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The Baljuna Covenant
ISBN-13: 9780996842679 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 366 str.
James Andrews finally appears to be catching a break. After years of searching for Genghis Khan's tomb, he unearths a bone during a dig on Burkhan Khaldun, Mongolia's holy mountain. After tests suggest the bone belongs to Genghis Khan, Andrews and his colleague Abbey Conrad follow the strands of the bone's DNA back through time and begin to unlock the secrets of thirteenth century Eurasia.Mongolia is in the midst of turmoil. As the world's superpowers vie for control of it's vast resources and open lands, Andrews's quest takes center stage. Past and present collide, revealing ancient truths along with a web of deception that tears Andrews's life apart and pushes the world to the brink of war.Part historic fiction, part archaeological mystery, and part political thriller, The Baljuna Covenant tells stories of a poor boy's rise to the heights of world power, of two friends and unimagined betrayal, and of a secret kept for over half a millennia. Most of all it tells the story of a promise between Genghis Khan and his people, a promise kept until this day. REVIEWSThe Baljuna Covenant is an engaging and suspenseful read . . . Pelkey has written a rich and captivating novel.--US Review of Books http: //www.theUSreview.com/reviews/The-Baljuna-Covenant-by-Tim-Pelkey.html .Insightful . . . quick . . . A clever, complex tale that should pique readers' curiosity about Genghis Khan and leave them looking forward to the author's next book.--Kirkus Reviews https: //www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tim-pelkey/baljuna-covenant-sr/Featured Review in March 1, 2017 issue of Kirkus ReviewsFeatured in 2017 American Book Fest http: //www.americanbookfest.com/generalfiction.htmlAWARDS 2017 Eric Hoffer Award FinalistFinalist for 2017 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for Political ThrillerFinalist for 2017 29th Annual Independent Book Publisher's Association Benjamin Franklin Awards for First Novel, Popular Fiction, and Historical Fiction.Silver Medalist for The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: FictionSilver Medalist for Popular FictionSilver Medalist for Fiction: HistoricalRECOMMENDED READING LISTSKIRKUS REVIEWSUS REVIEW OF BOOKSSTEVOS BOOK REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET
James Andrews finally appears to be catching a break. After years of searching for Genghis Khan’s tomb, he unearths a bone during a dig on Burkhan Khaldun, Mongolia’s holy mountain. After tests suggest the bone belongs to Genghis Khan, Andrews and his colleague Abbey Conrad follow the strands of the bone’s DNA back through time and begin to unlock the secrets of thirteenth century Eurasia.Mongolia is in the midst of turmoil. As the world’s superpowers vie for control of it's vast resources and open lands, Andrews’s quest takes center stage. Past and present collide, revealing ancient truths along with a web of deception that tears Andrews’s life apart and pushes the world to the brink of war.Part historic fiction, part archaeological mystery, and part political thriller, The Baljuna Covenant tells stories of a poor boy’s rise to the heights of world power, of two friends and unimagined betrayal, and of a secret kept for over half a millennia. Most of all it tells the story of a promise between Genghis Khan and his people, a promise kept until this day. REVIEWSThe Baljuna Covenant is an engaging and suspenseful read . . . Pelkey has written a rich and captivating novel.—US Review of Books http://www.theUSreview.com/reviews/The-Baljuna-Covenant-by-Tim-Pelkey.html .Insightful . . . quick . . . A clever, complex tale that should pique readers’ curiosity about Genghis Khan and leave them looking forward to the author’s next book.—Kirkus Reviews https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tim-pelkey/baljuna-covenant-sr/Featured Review in March 1, 2017 issue of Kirkus ReviewsFeatured in 2017 American Book Fest http://www.americanbookfest.com/generalfiction.htmlAWARDS 2017 Eric Hoffer Award FinalistFinalist for 2017 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for Political ThrillerFinalist for 2017 29th Annual Independent Book Publisher’s Association Benjamin Franklin Awards for First Novel, Popular Fiction, and Historical Fiction.Silver Medalist for The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: FictionSilver Medalist for Popular FictionSilver Medalist for Fiction: HistoricalRECOMMENDED READING LISTSKIRKUS REVIEWSUS REVIEW OF BOOKSSTEVOS BOOK REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET
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