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A series of three books, with three more on the way, by [[Conn Iggulden]] which tell the story of the Mongol Empire. So far, it includes:

* '''Wolf of the Plains''' (2007) ([[Market Based Title|Published in America]] as ''Genghis: Birth of an Empire''): Follows Temujin, son of Yesugei, as he is banished from his tribe and goes on to not only survive, but begin to unite all the people of Mongolia, becoming [[Genghis Khan]].

* '''Wolf of the Plains''' (2007) ([[Market-Based Title|Published in America]] as ''Genghis: Birth of an Empire''): Follows Temujin, son of Yesugei, as he is banished from his tribe and goes on to not only survive, but begin to unite all the people of Mongolia, becoming [[Genghis Khan]].

* '''Lords of the Bow''' (2008): Having crushed the Tartars and united the Mongols into a single nation, Genghis Khan turns his attention to the tribes' traditional oppressors, the Xi Xia and Chin empires in what is now northern China.

* '''Bones of the Hills''' (2008): Xi Xia and Chin are under Mongol domination, but Genghis Khan's ambassadors to Khwarezm are tortured and killed. The Mongols move against the Arabs in revenge, and their armies reach as far west as Russia.

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** The killing-one's-enemies part is still seen as honourable nowadays...

*** The exact extent of this trope depends on who you talk to.

** Codes of honor differ and the [[Hordes From the East]] even at their best would hardly have behaved like a fairy tale [[Knight in Shining Armor]]. Being able to [[Rape Pillage and Burn]] without your enemy being able to do anything about it would likely have been considered a way to show off what a [[Badass]] [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Warrior]] you were by [[Take That|rubbing in your enemy's face]] what an incompetent [[Papa Wolf]] he was. They would likely have thought it "honorable". It was evil but unfortunately often times not only are [[Humans Are Warriors|humans warriors]], they are often [[Humans Are Bastards|bastards]]. And before someone mentions it, yes that is a disgusting thought.

** Codes of honor differ and the [[Hordes From the East]] even at their best would hardly have behaved like a fairy tale [[Knight in Shining Armor]]. Being able to [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]] without your enemy being able to do anything about it would likely have been considered a way to show off what a [[Badass]] [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Warrior]] you were by [[Take That|rubbing in your enemy's face]] what an incompetent [[Papa Wolf]] he was. They would likely have thought it "honorable". It was evil but unfortunately often times not only are [[Humans Are Warriors|humans warriors]], they are often [[Humans Are Bastards|bastards]]. And before someone mentions it, yes that is a disgusting thought.

* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Genghis and Hoelun hit the airag pretty hard after {{spoiler|Temulun}} dies.

* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Genghis Khan, and all but one of his children.

* [[False Retreat]]: One of the Mongols' favourite tactics.

* [[Final Battle]]

* [[First Name Basis]]: Variant - By the second book, Hoelun is the only person willing to refer to Genghis Khan as Temujin

* [[First-Name Basis]]: Variant - By the second book, Hoelun is the only person willing to refer to Genghis Khan as Temujin

* [[Five Man Band]]

* [[Five-Man Band]]

** [[The Hero]]: Temujin/Genghis

** [[The Lancer]]: Kachiun

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* [[Rape As Drama]]: Borte is gang-raped by the Tartars.

* [[Reassigned to Antarctica]]: Everybody as Yinchuan fort.

* [[Shut UP Hannibal]]: Genghis and Tsubodai do this to the Old Man of the Mountains.

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Genghis and Tsubodai do this to the Old Man of the Mountains.

* [[The Strategist]]: Tsubodai

* [[Take a Third Option]]: Can't break through the Great Wall of China? Unwilling to retreat? Send men over the even higher mountains.