The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan

De: Rita Ritchie

Narrado por: Kamran Khan

"You must not speak of the Golden Hawks! Word easily flies down the caravan trails to the ears of the Mongols in the land of Genghis Khan. And then, Jalair, the Mongols will come and slay you!"

With this warning from his grandfather, Kurush, the summer of 1218 in Samarkand begins for young Jalair. He has always been told that Mongols slew his father, Darien--the greatest hawker of the empire--and robbed him of a spectacular breed of hunting bird that Darien had perfected. Since then the Mongols have searched relentlessly for the son of the slain hawker. A broken promise and mysterious circumstances cause Jalair to risk the journey eastward to recapture the Golden Hawks. Striving at all costs to conceal his identity, the boy arrives at Karakorum, the city of Genghis Khan. There he finds not only the Golden Hawks but also a deepening of the mystery surrounding them and his father. Affectionately adopted into a Mongol family, Jalair continues to seek the answers he needs until finally, after treachery on a faraway caravan trail and a desperate struggle to save the last of the Golden Hawks, he finds the truth--in the presence of Genghis Khan himself.

Public Domain (P)2015 Bethlehem Books

Fabulous book!

A book with heart, adventure, truth, difficulties and triumph. Fabulous for any age! A great read-aloud for families wanting to spur important discussions about racial prejudices, finding and following your passion, the poisonous effects of revenge and lies, and the power of paradigm shifts through personal experiences. Loved it!!

An outstanding book

This great book has many surprises and cliffhangers. It also goes over falconry and Hawks a lot, which is really neet. This book is definitely recommended for ages 9-16 it's also enjoyables for adults

Twist and turns galore!

The Golden Hawks of Genghis Kahn is so well written and it is incredibly read! I found myself in the story, on the edge of my seat. Both young and old will thoroughly enjoy this story. I highly recommend this book and all the Historical Fiction book published by Bethlehem Books! Thank you Audible for having these available. Long car trips go by quickly and you want to be in the car to hear what happens next!

the book was great

love I loved it It was amazing and so very very very very very amazing

Amazing story!!

Listened to this book as a family to supplement our History study and this was one of the best stories we have read/listened to!!!

A good(but not great) story

This story was ok, not my favorite. It was a bit difficult to follow along with the authors thoughts at times, and I probably would not reread, but overall, it's just good.