PDF⋙ Heaven's Favorite: Book One: Ascent: The Rise of Chinggis Khan by Tom Shanley
Heaven's Favorite: Book One: Ascent: The Rise of Chinggis Khan by Tom Shanley Heaven's Favorite: Book One: Ascent: The Rise of Chinggis Khan by Tom Shanley PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad "If he sends me into fire or into the ocean, I will go. I'll go for him." Temujin rose from exile and slavery to conquer the world. This is his story. In the same spirit as Shogun, James Clavell's epic historical novel of feudal Japan, Heaven's Favorite tells the tale of Temujin, the Mongol outcast who swept all before him to become Chinggis Khan, the founder of an empire six times larger than Rome's. Book One relates the story of his rise and the foundation of the Mongol empire. In 1167 A.D., eastern Asia is dominated by three powerful empires. Manchurian invaders, the Jurchen, have controlled northern China for more than a century, and the Chinese Sung dynasty reigns in southern China. To the west, the Tibetan Xi Xia empire has ruled the area south of the Gob...