Mongoliad, The: Book Three (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
This is a loooong trilogy, and that's coming from someone who quite enjoyed Stephenson's Quicksilver trilogy. The Mongoliad makes the Quicksilver trilogy look simple and concisely written. There are interesting characters and stories being told, but even so it gets really slow going and felt like an epic achievement to make it through to the end. And the end itself is highly disappointing too, just fizzles out. So although some of the characters were interesting and I liked the way both sides were sympathetic instead of having cookie-cutter baddies and goodies, I really don't think the effort to get through the trilogy was worth it. Nice finale to the trilogy. Action flowed nicely and historical aspects seemed accurate although Ogodei is supposed to have died in a drunken binge versus a shamanistic hunt, but then that would have been a boring ending :) The battle scenes were vivid and the character development was so well done that you couldn't help but feel pangs of loss for those that died along the way. Actually very well written and just had a great flow to it--moreso than the first two books. Would recommend this book to anyone, although it would be very difficult to follow if you hadn't read the first two. Go ahead and give the Mongoliad a try. Solid 4 stars.
What do You think about Mongoliad, The: Book Three (2013)?
cliff hanger ending? I thought this was the last book of the saga?
—ninanb
Thrilling conclusion, with lingering threads.
—dragonfirer123456
