The Tiger Queens by Stephanie Marie Thornton

Thornton's third book 'The Tiger Queens' is a knockout. I first became acquainted with her Empress Theodora, which I was delighted to blurb, and then went on to Pharoah Hatshepsut - but the women of Genghis Khan are the best yet. I've never met Stephanie Thornton in person, but boy, do I want to, because her brand as an author is unapologetically kick-ass women of the ancient world. 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.

And Sorkhokhtani, a demure widow, will position her sons to inherit the empire when it begins to fracture from within. Fatima, an elegant Persian captive, will transform her desire for revenge into an unbreakable loyalty. Their daughter, the fierce Alaqai, will ride and shoot an arrow as well as any man. Temujin will return and make Borte his queen, yet it will take many women to safeguard his fragile new kingdom. 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. But it is the women who stand beside him who ensure his triumph.Īfter her mother foretells an ominous future for her, gifted Borte becomes an outsider within her clan. In the late twelfth century, across the sweeping Mongolian grasslands, brilliant, charismatic Temujin ascends to power, declaring himself the Great, or Genghis, Khan.

The Tiger Queens by Stephanie Marie Thornton