Genghis Khan

“[Khan's] was an extraordinary, epic story and Frank McLynn does it full justice in a vivid, page-turning biography.” —The Spectator (UK)

A definitive and sweeping account of the life and times of the world’s greatest conqueror — Genghis Khan — and the rise of the Mongol empire in the 13th century

Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols and Genghis Khan’s rise from boyhood outcast to world conqueror. McLynn provides the most accurate and absorbing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have ever lived.

“With this compelling history of a brilliant, complex leader and ruthless master of warfare, McLynn has done his man proud.” —Sunday Times (UK)

“A sensitive and immensely detailed portrait of an extraordinary leader.” —The Times (UK)

“McLynn knows the terrain and the times so well that he writes about 12th- and 13th-century history and culture as if it were yesterday.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Sweepingly ambitious and persistently intriguing.” —Publishers Weekly

“[McLynn] bring[s] the skill of a seasoned scholar to produce a readable, credible work, usefully illustrated with maps and pictures.” —New York Journal of Books