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The Mongoliad: Book One
by Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Erik Bear
This book started in a way that made me think it was going to be more dark fantasy than historical fiction. Even though I was wrong on my initial impression the book ended up being quite enjoyable.
I have found Neal Stephenson books to be hit or miss. I really enjoyed Cryptonomicon but his other books felt a little too much like Neal was just trying to show everyone how much he knew instead of telling a compelling story.
I think, in this book, Neal's tendency to try and educate the reader has been tempered by the fact that this was a collaborative work. This restraint has been for the better. I really like the style of writing and the story being told. Plus, the characters are all pretty interesting.
My only real complaint with the story is that a character who blazes somewhat brightly in the middle of the story disappears for the remainder of the book. That characters story line was just getting interesting and it is a shame it is, probably intentionally, left in the dark for so long.
I have found Neal Stephenson books to be hit or miss. I really enjoyed Cryptonomicon but his other books felt a little too much like Neal was just trying to show everyone how much he knew instead of telling a compelling story.
I think, in this book, Neal's tendency to try and educate the reader has been tempered by the fact that this was a collaborative work. This restraint has been for the better. I really like the style of writing and the story being told. Plus, the characters are all pretty interesting.
My only real complaint with the story is that a character who blazes somewhat brightly in the middle of the story disappears for the remainder of the book. That characters story line was just getting interesting and it is a shame it is, probably intentionally, left in the dark for so long.