An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world.

?A rollercoaster of historical narration' History Today

'This is a history of epic scope that brings together the empires of the steppe land with the caravan cities of the Silk Road and imperial China' Martyn Rady, author of The Middle Kingdoms

'A sweeping account of forty-five centuries of nomadic tribes' Gillian Tett, Financial Times

'Flips the script to present the booted, felt-c...