About Lords of the Black Banner by Starr Z. Davies:
In a nation torn apart by powerful men, one woman rises.
Mandukhai faces her toughest challenge yet — carving out her place in a political hierarchy ruled by men. And as the Great Khan’s life hangs on the precipice, the Mongol Lords prepare to raise the black banner of war. Secrets are revealed and dangers lurk in every shadow.
Who will survive the treacherous games of the Mongol court? Will this be the end of Genghis Khan’s royal Borjigin line? And who will end up on top when the dust finally settles?
Lords of the Black Banner is the second book in the award-winning Fractured Empire Saga, based on the gritty, dark, true story of Lady Mandukhai. The series draws you into a world of brutal Mongol steppe life, deadly political games, and the desperate will to survive.
⚠Please be advised: This book contains adult situations, graphic violence, and assault.
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Author Bio:
STARR Z. DAVIES lives in northern Wisconsin with her husband, two kids, and imaginary pets. She spends her days writing by the lake, dreaming up new ways to torture her characters. At night, she tends to binge-watch movies and television shows. Starr first realized she wanted to write when in 4th grade, when she wrote a scary story about a haunted house. Her greatest inspirations were authors like J. R. R. Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, and Robert Jordan (who continues to thread roots in all her work).
Starr is best known for her Powers Series, a YA Dystopian trilogy about a future world with superpowers. She also wrote the Fractured Empire Saga, an award-winning medieval Mongolian epic based on the true life of Mandukhai the Wise.