Not an enemy's hand, but a fall from a horse leads to the slow death of Genghis Khan - a disgraceful thing for a rider lord. In his last hours, however, in confused and blood-red dreams, the ruler of a great empire relives his past, remembers his successes and defeats, his childhood, his growing into his intended role, his faithfulness, his wives and his love. A historical novel about a myth of history: Genghis Khan, the legendary Mongolian ruler, rides again.