the #1 Bestselling Author Conn Iggulden, Coauthor Of The International Sensation The Dangerous Book For Boys, Delivers A Masterful Novel Of The Mighty Mongol Conqueror—as Genghis Khan Sets Out To Unify An Entire Continent Under His Rule. For Centuries, Mongol Tribes Had Warred With One Another. But 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. Genghis Will Lead 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, He Will Crush Each Enemy In A Different Way—until His Army Faces 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.
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iggulden, Coauthor Of The Megaseller the Dangerous Book For Boys, Continues His Masterful Series On Genghis Khan (following genghis: Birth Of An Empire) With Another Vividly Imagined Chapter. In The Debut Volume, The Great Khan Rises From The Barren Plains Of Central Asia To Unify The Scattered Mongol Tribes Into A Nation. Here, Genghis Turns To The Conquest Of The Bloated, Wealthy Cities Of The Chin, Or Chinese, Kingdom. Aided By His Brothers Kachiun And Khasar, Genghis Strikes First Against The Xi Xia Kingdom South Of The Gobi Desert-a Route Into China That Circumvents The Great Wall. The Mongols' Insatiable Quest To Conquer Drives The Narrative, But Iggulden Deftly Weaves Several Intriguing Character-driven Subplots Into The Saga, Including Tales Of Sibling Rivalry Between Genghis's Two Eldest Sons And The Cupidity Of A Powerful And Enigmatic Shaman. Borrowing From History And Legend, Iggulden Reimagines The Iconic Conqueror On A More Human Scale-larger-than-life Surely, But Accessible And Even Sympathetic. Iggulden's Genghis Series Is Shaping Up As A Triumph Of Historical Fiction. (apr.)
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- Literature & Fiction
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- Historical Fiction
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Author : Iggulden, Conn
Language : English
Published :2008-03-25
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0385339526
ISBN-13 : 9780385339520
Item weight : 1.32 lb
Dimensions : 1.42 in x 6.06 in x 9.21 in
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