Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror) - Softcover

Iggulden, Conn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440243904 ISBN 13: 9780440243908

Publisher: Dell Pub Co, 2008

Synopsis

From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys
 
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.

About this title

Review:

“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.... 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"

“Brilliantly imagined and addictive.... This is historical fiction of the first order.”—"Publishers Weekly", starred review
“Compelling.... this is historical fiction writ large.”—Military.com

"From the Hardcover edition."

"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.... 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"
"Brilliantly imagined and addictive.... This is historical fiction of the first order."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"Compelling.... this is historical fiction writ large."--Military.com

"From the Hardcover edition."

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.... 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

Brilliantly imagined and addictive.... This is historical fiction of the first order. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Compelling.... this is historical fiction writ large. Military.com

From the Hardcover edition."

From the Publisher:

A major new series on Genghis Khan from the number one bestselling co-author of `The Dangerous Book For Boys'

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell Pub Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0440243904
• ISBN 13: 9780440243908
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 528