The Mongoliad (The Mongoliad Series Book 3)

The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 3

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It seems like Neal Stephenson and company lost focus after writing book 1. I thought that book 3 would never end because all you ever read is the battle and killings. There is very little plot behind the battles. The election of the new pope was interesting, but the story gets lost in the constant wars. The series just gets tiring to read because its very one sided with way too much action and not enough storytelling.

I would read the first book and skip the rest.

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I did listen to this entire series. The prequels that were written by one author are quite good, and I looked forward to the series. Listening to the series was like trying to overhear a conversation of many people and know what was being said. It was not concise at all. Luke Daniels performance was excellent as always, but even that could not make up for a loosely stringed together story line.

I found myself having to go back and re listen on numerous occasions just to figure out where I was and who we were talking about. Fairly clean ending, but they left a few open ends just in case they want to continue the saga.

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I love the long stories with the deep characters, the people start to become real and there are just enough references to history that some part of you thinks that this might have just really happened. I was hoping for another cerebral, exciting, entertaining adventure like the quicksilver series, but this series keeps devolving to more and more gory fight scenes with little else to keep the plot together. I bought the whole series at once on faith - that was a mistake.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 3 to be better than the print version? I haven't got the print version. What other book might you compare The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 3 to, and why? Another historical fantasy book with great characters.

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All the Mongolian books are riveting. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I have been following the Mongoliad series. This book is something I really won't to listen to because of that. I am looking forward to the next one. I've not read the book version but I've read most other Neal Stephenson books in paper format so I can appreciate how long his works are. The scene's in Rome made me thing of The Borgias.

Fight scenes are ever-so-slightly long winded - you can tell the authors spend far too long recreating the fights!

Excellent voice with brilliant characterisation - though I did get confused about who he was supposed to be at times. Nope, I've not enough time to listen to it all in one go, but it was brilliant as part of my commute to work and back. Worth listening to if you're a fan of Neal Stephenson or have an interest in history. Kept me entertained for ever-so-many hours!

The Mongoliad - Wikipedia

The serialized edition was intended to be distributed primarily as a series of applications "apps" for smartphones , which the Subutai Corporation viewed as a new model for publishing storytelling. As well as speculative fiction authors Neal Stephenson chairman of Subutai , Greg Bear , Nicole Galland , Mark Teppo and others, collaborators include filmmakers, computer programmers, graphic artists, martial artists and combat choreographers, video game designers, and a professional editor.

Once the project developed momentum, the Subutai Corporation envisioned fans of the work contributing, expanding and enriching the narrative, and the fictional universe in which it takes place. According to Jeremy Bornstein, president of the Subutai Corporation, the genesis of the project was in Stephenson's dissatisfaction with the authenticity of the early modern swordfighting scenes he had written into his series The Baroque Cycle.

The serialized project ran from September 1, until January 25, New chapters, as well as supplemental materials, were released on a semi-regular schedule. A parallel plot line takes place in Rome, and includes highly detailed depictions of a papal conclave. The novels incorporate historical events in Poland, Rome, Russia and central Asia that ran concurrently with the last major events of the Mongol invasion. The authors construct a fictional narrative that connects all these events of the year , describing some earlier historical events and adding other entirely fictional events and characters.

Some medieval mythology is also included in the later books, especially the Holy Grail and elements of Norse mythology. The Siege of Kiev and other events in the Mongol invasion of Rus and Europe are described in by a survivor, as a group of the novel's fictional characters pass through the ruined city.

Several religious orders of knights formed during the Crusades and their leaders , including the Teutonic Order , Knights Hospitaller and Livonian Brothers of the Sword are involved in the narrative. Alexander Nevsky 's campaign against German and Estonian invaders is a major subject of Book 4, including the climactic Battle on the Ice. In my attempt to write a fanfiction for Kindle Worlds I was very interested in following the story of Hakkon, but after a chapter or two he is mostly forgotten- not dead though, the last mention is that Ongwe Khan delivered him to his father and he is now on the road with the Khagan and Gansukh and Lian, but with the focus in that area shifted off of him, he becomes invisible background.

I started reading this thinking I was going to mainly get a story of the fighting Shield Brethren, but this ended up being more about the political intrigue in the Vatican and the romance of Gansukh and Lian and woefully little was said about the people I wanted to read about. Also, the back cover blurb once again has a false sell, suggesting more of a connection between the people in Rome and the travelers on the Silk Road than is actually demonstrated. I can only hope the third installment brings everything together better than this book did.

Book Three could have been more satisfying and This is a 4 book series and a collaborative effort lead by Neal Stephenson. The writing is tight and even though there are different authors the story flows properly and they have observed each others styles. Books One and Two are the best.

Book Three could have been more satisfying and felt kind of choppy as they explored a particular part of the story line. I though Book Four to be the weakest of the series, but they were trying to tie up a lot of loose ends and that is the risk for such an undertaking. Overall a good read.

Maybe stop after Book Two and wonder what happened. If you are considering part two of the Mongoliad, then you have certainly read part one.

The Mongoliad: Book Three

If not, I would do so, before picking up the succeeding volumes. I purchased all three Mongoliad novels, so feel compelled to finish them. Had I only purchased the first one, I likely would not have purchased parts two and three. These are not awful novels, but they are utterly mediocre, with little to recommend them.

Part two continues the story threads introduced in part one while introducing a new one centered on Rome and a contentious papal election. The Teutonic Knights continue their quest and the court of the Mongol Khan continues with little change.

As you would expect in any part two of a trilogy, little is resolved. I feel compelled to comment upon one scene from the Mongol court thread.

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