★★★☆☆ The Mongoliad, by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo
Confusingly eclectic
The Mongoliad
Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo
Confusingly eclectic
I read this book ten years ago (27-Aug-2012). I don't remember much detail -- just some confused mental images of battles in Asian deserts and forests. I picked it up because of Neal Stephenson. However, it is a multi-author work, and didn't really feel like a typical Stephenson novel to me. Stephenson is not to everyone's taste, so that could be a good thing.
This was a more conventional adventure and war story. There are many pieces. I generally felt that each piece worked well on its own. They didn't always fit together in a way that made obvious sense to me.
Bottom line -- I enjoyed it, but it's never going to be a favorite. I didn't go on to read any of the other books in The Foreworld Saga, which tells me that I wasn't impressed.