A new title in the series created for the modern reader, introducing the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of the world.The tale of the legendary Mongol General Genghis Khan is as phenomenal as the man himself.Probably the greatest conqueror in history, he ruled vast swathes of land in the early 1200s, vanquishing people across Asia and Europe, so that by the mid-1200s the Mongol Empire covered over 12 million square miles of land. From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction FLAME TREE 451 offers tales, myths and epic literature from the beginnings of humankind, through the medieval era to the stories of imagination and dark romance of today.