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The Tiger Queens

by Stephanie Thornton
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In the late twelfth century, across the sweeping Mongolian grasslands, brilliant, charismatic Temujin ascends to power, declaring himself the Great, or Genghis, Khan. But it is the women who stand beside him who ensure his triumph....
 
After her mother foretells an ominous future for her, gifted Borte becomes an outsider within her clan. When she seeks comfort in the arms of aristocratic traveler Jamuka, she discovers he is the blood brother of Temujin, the man who agreed to marry her and then abandoned her long before they could wed.
 
Temujin will return and make Borte his queen, yet it will take many women to safeguard his fragile new kingdom. Their daughter, the fierce Alaqai, will ride and shoot an arrow as well as any man. Fatima, an elegant Persian captive, will transform her desire for revenge into an unbreakable loyalty. And Sorkhokhtani, a demure widow, will position her sons to inherit the empire when it begins to fracture from within.
In a world lit by fire and ruled by the sword, the tiger queens of Genghis Khan come to depend on one another as they fight and love, scheme and sacrifice, all for the good of their family...and the greatness of the People of the Felt Walls.

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    November 4, 2014

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781101607688

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      • ISBN: 9781101607688
      • File size: 1799 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      November 15, 2014
      As a young girl living with her family on the Mongolian grasslands, Borte has become accustomed to a certain way of life. The same long caftans are worn by men and women, food and drink are simple and predictable, and daily routines rarely change. When Borte's mother, a respected soothsayer, predicts a series of ominous events in her future, Borte understands she's destined to lead a very unusual life. Once a traveler returns to Borte's house to collect on an arrangement made long ago, Borte is swept up into the violent, passionate household of Genghis Khan. With multiple wives and children all jostling for attention and inheritance, the ever-shifting internal politics of domestic life mirror the violence on the Mongolian steppes. A fictionalized account of the women in Genghis Khan's life, The Tiger Queens blends Thornton's impressive amount of historical research and her narrative skill. With its broad scope and dedication to its subject matter, The Tiger Queens is an immersive, enlightening epic. Fans of Anne O'Brien and Thornton's previous work will delight in the novel's intrigue, romance, and strong, willful heroines.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)

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