The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan Book Review and Giveaway

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.

I didn't know much about Mongolian history when I agreed to review this book but I do enjoy learning about other cultures. This book was about the women who bound the clan together. It was brutal, it was intriguing, and it incredibly well written. There are some books that stay with you a long time after you are finished reading them and this is surely one.

The Tiger Queens was a long and intense book but it read quickly and you won't want to put it down. I would recommend this for a book club because there is sooo much to talk about.

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