Genghis Birth Of An Empire: A Novel of Genghis Khan

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. from The Hardcover Edition. publishers Weekly 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. 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. When His Father Is Killed By Tartar Raiders Before Temujin Reaches Manhood, A Rival Claims The Tribe And Banishes Temujin's Family. 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. After Assembling A Core Of These Men Scorned By All The Others, Temujin Begins Raiding Tartar Camps. 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. 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. This Is Historical Fiction Of The First Order. (may) copyright 2007 Reed Business Information Conn Iggulden's novels are grand historical tales of conquest and vengeance, cruelty and greatness. Now the acclaimed author of Genghis: Birth of an Empire delivers a masterful new novel of the mighty Mongol conqueror--as Genghis Khan sets out to unify an entire continent under his rule....He came from over the horizon, a single Mongol warrior surrounded by his brothers, sons, and fellow tribesmen. With each battle his legend grew and the ranks of his horsemen swelled, as did his ambition. For centuries, primitive tribes had warred with one another. Now, under Genghis Khan, they have united as one nation, setting their sights on a common enemy: the great, slumbering walled empire of the Chin. A man who lived for battle and blood, Genghis leads his warriors across the Gobi Desert and into a realm his people had never seen before--with gleaming cities, soaring walls, and canals. Laying siege to one fortress after another, Genghis called upon his cunning and imagination to crush each enemy in a different way, to overcome moats, barriers, deceptions, and superior firepower--until his army faced the ultimate test of all.In the city of Yenking--modern-day Beijing--the Chin will make their final stand, setting a trap for the Mongol raiders, confident behind their towering walls. But Genghis will strike with breathtaking audacity, never ceasing until the Emperor himself is forced to kneel.From the Hardcover edition. 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. Chronicles the rise to power of Genghis Khan, a Mongol ruler "who transformed the world map from China to Europe and became one of the most ruthless conquerors in history, born as "Temujin, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe." This first in a series of Genghis Khan novels ends with the murder of his father Chronicles the rise to power of Genghis Khan, one of the world's most powerful and fearsome rulers, from his tragic beginnings, to the murder of his father, to his legendary exploits as a feared warrior who conquered much of the known world