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Genghis: Birth of an Empire - (Khan Dynasty) by Conn Iggulden (Paperback)

Genghis: Birth of an Empire - (Khan Dynasty) by  Conn Iggulden (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, 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, Temujin's legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject all nations and empires to his will"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the author of the bestselling <i>The Dangerous Book for Boys</i></b><br> <b> </b><br>Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, 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. <p/>Through a series of courageous raids, Temujin's legend grew until he was chasing a vision: to unite many tribes into one, to make the earth tremble under the hoofbeats of a thousand warhorses, to subject all nations and empires to his will.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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, <i>USA Today</i> <p/>"Iggulden writes with sweep and immediacy...the novel races along as swiftly and inexorably as its main character."--<i>Christian Science Monitor</i><br><b><br></b>"Brilliantly imagined and addictive.... This is historical fiction of the first order."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/>"Compelling.... this is historical fiction writ large."--Military.com<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Conn Iggulden is the author of <b>Genghis: Birth of an Empire</b><i>, </i> the first novel in the series, as well as the Emperor<i> </i>novels, which chronicle the life of Julius Caesar: <b>Emperor: The Gates of Rome, Emperor: The Death of Kings, Emperor: The Field of Swords, </b> and <b>Emperor: The Gods of War</b><i>, </i> all of which are available in paperback from Dell. He is also the co-author of the bestselling nonfiction work <i>The Dangerous Book for Boys</i>. He lives with his wife and three children in Hertfordshire, England.

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