The Cruel Age: Genghis Khan's birth and rise

This true story depicting the rising of Genghis Khan catapults the reader into the immersive medieval setting of the Mongolian nomad life.

While rivaling nomad tribes are fighting each other over the territorial sovereignty in the steppe, the boy Temujin grows up, and - overcoming the cruelest of blows, slavery, and intrigues - finally rises as Genghis Khan to unite the tribes for peace.
In order to depict the historical happenings and the vivid characters and nomad life as accurately as possible, Isai traveled to Mongolia, studying medieval texts and scholars' work. As a result, the characteristics of the individual heroes have been preserved as closely as possible. The main facts and figures are in accordance with the ancient book “The Secret History of the Mongols” written in the 13-14th centuries by an unknown author.

This historical novel lets you follow Temujin’s fate from birth. Who were his parents, and in what conditions did he grow up? Who were his childhood friends and his first love? What fate motivated him to gather warriors and rise against his adversaries as a last resort? Knowing Temujin’s surroundings will let you judge him and his deeds for yourself. It will show the reader the formation of the persona of Genghis Khan. The reader will immerse himself in Temujin's life's true story, starting with his parents’ life. Find out how the son of a nobleman became a slave and was reborn again like a phoenix.