bfls 's review for:

The Mongoliad: Book One by Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Erik Bear

3.0

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Given the cast of thousands that makes up the author list of this book I was worried about how it would turn out. It was better than I expected, but then my expectations were low. The individual pieces were well done but they really don't fit together very well. Switching viewpoints between chapters can work, provided there is a clear overarching story line. This is lacking here. In fact, a new viewpoint character appeared two thirds of the way through, lasted a few chapters, and then appears to have been dropped. Then, a few chapters later, the book just stops. Be warned. This is not book 1 in a trilogy. It is volume 1 of a single story told in multiple volumes.