Neal Stephenson
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
p2012
Physical Desc
11 audio discs (13 hr., 23 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fusing historical events with a gripping fictional narrative, this first book in the Mongoliad trilogy reveals a secret history of Europe in the thirteenth century. As the Mongols swept across Asia and were poised to invade Europe in 1241, a small band of warriors, inheritors of an ancient secret tradition, conceived a desperate plan to stop the attack. They must kill the Khan of Khans; if they fail, all of Christendom will be destroyed. In the late...
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Physical Desc
18 audio discs (ca. 1332 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shadow of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II hangs over the shattered Holy Roman Church as the cardinals remain deadlocked, unable to choose a new pope. Only the Binders and a mad priest have a hope of uniting the Church against the invading Mongol host. An untested band of young warriors stands against the dissolute Khan, Onghwe, fighting for glory and freedom in the Khan's sadistic circus of swords, and the brave band of Shield-Brethren who set...