For centuries, the Mongol tribes fought with each other. But in the year of Fire and the Tiger, a leader appeared who united the warring clans. He sent the people of the steppes to battle with an external enemy - a powerful empire with beautiful cities, deep rivers and blooming gardens. He led his warriors to glory across the great Gobi Desert. His name was Genghis Khan. And this is a novel about how China was conquered and how the Qing Empire fell.