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Genghis

Birth of an Empire

By Conn Iggulden

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780440243908

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He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin’s young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a neighboring tribe and the abandonment of his entire family, cruelly left to die on the harsh plainContinue

He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin’s young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a neighboring tribe and the abandonment of his entire family, cruelly left to die on the harsh plain. But Temujin endured—and from that moment on, he was 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 against the Tartars, Temujin’s legend grew. And so did the challenges he faced—from the machinations of a Chinese ambassador to the brutal abduction of his young wife, Borte. Blessed with ferocious courage, it was the young warrior’s ability to learn, to imagine, and to judge the hearts of others that propelled him to greater and greater power. Until Temujin was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject unknown nations and even empires to his will.


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  • Bookreporter.com - GENGHIS: BONES OF THE HILLS by Conn Iggulden

    Genghis Khan had a little sister. The histories don’t say that much about her, and even in Conn Iggulden’s fictional trilogy (of which this is the concluding volume), she’s a supporting character at best. But think about it. Here you are, Genghis Kha ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010

  • Bookreporter.com - GENGHIS: LORDS OF THE BOW by Conn Iggulden

    Define “civilization” however you want, but there’s always going to be some amount of barbarism mixed in to whatever definition you can come up with. Only a truly technically advanced civilization could produce things like 50-inch high-definition pla ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010

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  • Pastoral Empire

    12th Century Mongolia on sea of grass, Temujin (aka Genghis Khan) was the first person to bring Mongolian together and out of Mongolia. Through their great skill of battle, they quickly conquered the territory that no one had done before.

    There are a lot of fighting and battle that are quite e ... (continue)

    12th Century Mongolia on sea of grass, Temujin (aka Genghis Khan) was the first person to bring Mongolian together and out of Mongolia. Through their great skill of battle, they quickly conquered the territory that no one had done before.

    There are a lot of fighting and battle that are quite entertaining, but I would like to see more on the sentimental side of the people to their heritage, ponies and belief.

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  • English Books
  • Mass Market Paperback 560 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0440243904
  • ISBN-13: 9780440243908
  • Publisher: Dell
  • Pub date: Feb 26, 2008
  • Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Others and eBook
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