A novel set during the reign of Genghis Khan and his Mongol Empire
from the acclaimed author of Ghost on the Steppe, "a master
storyteller" (Houston Chronicle).
Cecelia Holland's historical fiction is well known for its immersion in
exotic cultures, and Until the Sun Falls, one of her most successful
books, takes the reader into the heart of the Mongol horde during the
conquest of Russia and eastern Europe in the thirteenth century.
Genghis Khan had told his people they were destined to rule the world,
and by his death they had made an impressive start. His four sons
followed him to the leadership of the enormous new empire and continued
the expansion. His eldest son, Batu, launched the conquest of the
West--Russia and Europe. In a few years of devastating warfare, the
Mongols reached as far as Vienna, mowing down every army that dared face
them, like an irresistible force of nature.
Until the Sun Falls stars a Mongol general, Psin, whose battles
against the enemies of the Kha Khan sometimes seem easier than his
struggles with his wives and his son. Wise, brave, and bloody-minded,
Psin embodies the passions and dreams of the greatest conquerors the
world has ever seen, at the height of their power.
