![]() ![]() This is historical fiction of the first order. Building on the fragments of Genghis's life, Iggulden weaves a spellbinding story of an exotic and "unforgiving land" and the enigmatic young man-charismatic, a brilliant tactician and capable "of utter ruthlessness"-who sets out to tame it. Genghis: Birth of an Empire: Book summary and reviews of Genghis: Birth of an Empire by. ![]() As his fame spreads, Temujin launches an ambitious campaign to unite the Mongol tribes "after a thousand years of warfare" into a single people, defeat the Tartars and invade China. ![]() After assembling a core of these "men scorned by all the others," Temujin begins raiding Tartar camps. Left behind without resources when the tribe migrates, the family struggles to survive the harsh environment, and Temujin dreams of gathering similar outcasts-wanderers and herdsmen-into a new tribe. 'I am the land and the bones of the hills. When his father is killed by Tartar raiders before Temujin reaches manhood, a rival claims the tribe and banishes Temujin's family. Conqueror Description : Wolf of the Plains The first book in the bestselling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. Future conqueror Temujin-"a man of iron"-is born to the khan (ruler) of a fierce Mongol tribe that roams central Asia's steppes in the 12th century. Author of the bestselling Emperor series on the life of Julius Caesar, Iggulden turns to another of history's great conquerors, Genghis Khan, for a new series of brilliantly imagined and addictive historical fiction. ![]()
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