Rumours -- Hiatus -- Invasion -- Displaced peoples -- Internal wars -- The conquered -- The next wave -- Intermediaries -- Stabilisation -- Trade routes and the balance of power -- Challengers -- Stagnation -- Epilogue : New world order

"The Mongol Storm is an epic account of violent conflict unfolding against the vibrant backdrop of the Seljuk Turks' magnificent garden palaces, mighty Crusader fortresses, Egyptian pyramids, Damascus' sprawling markets, and the vast Mongol wagon cities. Vividly written and vast in scope, it completely revises our understanding of the Mongols and the world of the Middle Ages"--