In this splendid review of the life and times of the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, master storyteller Jacob Abbott once again succeeds in retelling history in a breathtaking format which will take the reader on a broad sweep of a historical process which ultimately had a major impact upon faraway Europe as well. He lives with his wife and three children in Hertfordshire, England.Description: Genghis Khan, or Temujin, famous in the West for his and his descendants' incursions into Eastern Europe, conquered far more territory and achieved greater political deeds in Asia than anywhere else. He is also the co-author of the bestselling nonfiction work The Dangerous Book for Boys. this is historical fiction writ large.'Ībout the Author Conn Iggulden is the author of Genghis: Birth of an Empire, the first novel in the series, as well as the Emperor novels, which chronicle the life of Julius Caesar: Emperor: The Gates of Rome, Emperor: The Death of Kings, Emperor: The Field of Swords, and Emperor: The Gods of War, all of which are available in paperback from Dell. This is historical fiction of the first order.'- Publishers Weekly, starred review 'Compelling. Invigorating.'-Deirdre Donahue, USA Today 'Iggulden writes with sweep and immediacy.the novel races along as swiftly and inexorably as its main character.'- Christian Science Monitor 'Zesty historical fiction, the kind with plenty of unbridled combat, accurate research, rampaging hordes and believable characters from very different cultures whose motivation rings true across the centuries. 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.

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. Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. About the Book First published: New York: Delacorte Press, 2007.īook Synopsis From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys

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