What began as a social experiment between a group of authors was turned into a trilogy called The Foreworld Saga. The Mongol horde is ravishing Eastern Europe. A group of former Crusaders called the Shield Brethren is trying to stop them though vastly outnumbered. The Brethren are being guided by C'Nan, a young Chinese woman who is usually a messenger. While this is happening, assassins are trying to kill the Khagan, Ogedei who is Genghis Khan's successor. In addition, one poor Mongol warrior named Gansukh has been sent by Ogedei's brother to to keep the Khagan from drinking too much. Gansukh becomes enamored of Lian, a slave in the Khagan's household who is assigned to teach him court protocol. Add fifty other characters and you have an uneven, rather confusing tale. I haven't decided if I'm going to continue with the trilogy although, while I wouldn't call it a cliffhanger, the story ended unresolved.
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