3.5
Ruler of the Sky
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In 1167, in the harsh homeland of Mongol tribes, a child was born who was to change the course of human history. His father named him Temujin, but the world knows him as Genghis Khan. Set amid the barbaric splendor of the Mongol hordes,
tells the tale of the warrior who forged one of the greatest and most terrifying armies the world had ever seen, and conquered the world from Peking to Persia. Not only is this the story of Genghis Khan, it is also the story of those who were closest to him, especially the women who played such an important role in his life. From the windswept plains of Mongolia to the opulence of the Chinese court,
is unforgettable.
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“Sargent tackles an epic task, the life and career of Genghis Khan, so it doesn't seem unreasonable that it should take 700 odd pages to get it done. The man conquered most of Eurasia, had dozens of wives, who knows how many children, and endured innumerable intrigues throughout his life. Unfortunately it all became a little numbing. The author attempts to tell the tale primarily through the women in his life beginning with the abduction of his mother on her wedding trip by his father. But with so very many women in his life, from a bewildering variety of backgrounds, it becomes very difficult to learn their details and relationships as each is introduced and even more difficult to keep them all straight as they begin to pile up. Then there is the brutality, endless rapes, genocide, torture, etc... I'm not sorry that I read this book but I wish that it could have been condensed quite a bit.”
About Pamela Sargent
Pamela Sargent has won the Nebula and Locus Awards and was honored in 2012 with the Science Fiction Research Association’s Pilgrim Award, given for lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship. Her many novels include
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About
, Sargent’s historical novel of Genghis Khan, told largely from the points of view of women, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has commented: “Scholarly without ever seeming pedantic, the book is fascinating from cover to cover and does admirable justice to a man who might very well be called history’s single most important character.” The
has called Sargent “one of the genre’s best writers,” and Michael Moorcock has said of her work: “If you have not read Pamela Sargent, then you should make it your business to do so at once. She is in many ways a pioneer, both as a novelist and as a short story writer. . . . She is one of the best.”
Sargent is the editor of the Women of Wonder anthologies, the first collections of science fiction by women. Her novel
, set in the United States after the Civil War, was a finalist for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and her novel
has been optioned by Paramount Pictures. Melissa Rosenberg, the scriptwriter for all five Twilight films, is set to write and produce the movie through her company Tall Girls Productions.
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