Conqueror E1: Born With Death in His Hand
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On the frozen steppes, the Wolf khan Yesugei cuts down a Tartar raiding party and rides home to a second son born clutching blood in his fist—a sign the boy will walk with death forever. Twelve years on, young Temujin scales a deadly red hill for an eagle's nest, only to learn that being a khan's son means the things you earn are never quite your own.
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