About the Book: Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving and rather civilized empire"-The
Telegraph
"sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas
Morton, BBC History Magazine
Control the sea, and you control everything...a gripping tale of dynastic
rivalry and innovation, from the author of the classic work Genghis Khan and the
Making of the Modern World.
Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet
by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song
empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the