Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Genghis Khan: Conqueror Series #1)
by:
Conn Iggulden (author)
From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to...
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From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill before being killed, and to conquer enemies who could come without warning from beyond the horizon.Through a series of courageous raids, Temujin’s legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject all nations and empires to his will.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780385339513 (0385339518)
ASIN: 9780385339513
Publish date: 01-05-2007
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Pages no: 383
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Military,
Asia,
Action,
Fiction,
Historical
A weak-kneed three stars for this one, and that’s primarily because Mongol history holds a particular fascination for me. If this were a novel about the early years of the Sun King or the first Incan ruler, I’m not sure I’d continue.The writing isn’t bad, and sometimes approaches a level that makes ...