The Cruel Age

The great steppe has long been a source of conflict among the tribes inhabiting it. And the countries bordering the territories of the steppe dwellers skillfully used these conflicts to strengthen their influence. But one day a man emerged who... was able to unite the eternally rival tribes, not only putting an end to their perpetual discord but also subjugating other states—over a vast expanse from the Great Wall of China to Eastern Europe. He entered history under the name Genghis Khan.
The historical novel "The Cruel Age" by Soviet writer Isai Kalashnikov, first published in 1978, is an epic tale of Genghis Khan, the story of the transformation of the audacious teenager Temüjin into the Conqueror of the Universe. The story of a slave who became a master. Today, this remarkable work, created over nine years, can rightfully be called an outstanding epic about the founder and the first great khan of the Mongol Empire.