Query: Novels set in the Yuan dynasty or Mongolia
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Lords of the Bow
Ghostwritten
Wolf of the Plains
The Ten Thousand Things (Spurling novel)
Bones of the Hills
Empire of Silver (novel)
The Journeyer
Treasure of Khan
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
The Return of the Condor Heroes
Evidence from documents: The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Set in China towards the end of the Yuan dynasty, the story revolves around a pair of allegedly unrivalled weapons, the Heaven-Reliant Sword and Dragon-Slaying Saber, which are coveted by many martial artists.
Lords of the Bow: '''''Lords of the Bow''''' (known as '''''Genghis: Lords of the Bow''''' in America) is the second book of the ''Conqueror'' series, based on the life of Mongol warlord Genghis Khan by Conn Iggulden. The book follows Genghis' completion of the consolidation of the disparate Mongol tribes and subsequent campaigns against the Western Xia and Jin empires.
Ghostwritten: Though unaware of their true origins, they follow a lead by transmigrating through rural Mongolia in search of answers.
Wolf of the Plains: a historical novel from English author Conn Iggulden. It is the first book in the Conqueror series based on the Mongols of the Asian steppes. It is titled ''Genghis: Birth of an Empire'' in the United States.
The Ten Thousand Things (Spurling novel): '''''The Ten Thousand Things''''' is a historical novel by author and playwright John Spurling, based on life of 14th-century Chinese artist Wang Meng during the Yuan dynasty. It was published by Duckworth Overlook in 2014 and won the Walter Scott Prize in 2015. Spurling worked on the book for over fifteen years and in the process his work was rejected by 44 publishers.
The book narrates the life of artist Wang Meng, and life in general of people during the Yuan dynasty. As the Yuan dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire, was the first foreign empire to rule a large part of China, the themes of loyalty and a non-native ruler form major parts of the novel. Spurling describes the dilemmas in the minds of Wang and other artists, including Wang's maternal grandfather Zhao Mengfu, regarding loyalty towards the foreign ruler.
Bones of the Hills: '''''Bones of the Hills''''' (known as '''''Genghis: Bones of the Hills''''' in America) is the third book of the ''Conqueror'' series, based on the life of Mongol gurkhan Genghis by Conn Iggulden. It focuses mainly on the Mongol invasion of Islamic Central Asia, the war against Shah Muhammad II of Khwarezm and his son Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu and the brutal massacres at Urgench and Merv.


Genghis Khan, powerful leader of a nation united from the tribes, is victorious in the long war against the Chin, the Mongolians' ancient foe. Now trouble arises from another direction: his embassies to the west are rebuffed, his ambassadors murdered.
Empire of Silver (novel): the fourth book of the ''Conqueror'' series, based on the life of Mongol warlord Genghis's son Ogedai by Conn Iggulden. It focuses mainly on the Mongol attacks on Russia, the problems of succession and the building of Karakorum.
The Journeyer: When he is falsely accused of murdering the husband of his lover, he is exiled from Venice and travels east with his father and uncle to the court of Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor of the orient.
Treasure of Khan: The book is about a Mongolian oil tycoon and his attempts to gain control over the world petroleum markets. It also has a secondary plot of a search for the treasures in the tombs of Genghis Khan and Khublai Khan.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Guo Xiaotian's pregnant wife, Li Ping, wanders into Mongolia, where she gives birth to their son, Guo Jing, who grows up in Mongolia under the care of Genghis Khan
The Return of the Condor Heroes: Yang Guo serves his native land by helping the ethnic Han people of the Song Empire resist invaders from the Mongol Empire.