A review by antij
Lord of Mountains: A Novel of the Change by S.M. Stirling

3.0

Still an interesting read, though it has lost some of the excitement of discovery of the earlier books. The first three books dealt with the repercussions of the Change and the struggle to survive. Then book four jumped ahead to the next generation and we could see how things have evolved. Then the next couple of books showed us what had happened across the northern part of the country, but this book introduced nothing really new. The only real new wrinkle it showed was at the end and if Stirling pursues it, it could be interesting. I also found the last few chapters a little too happy seeing as how the main threat is still out there. There was no sense of danger or urgency compelling me to find out what happens next. I don't have any problem sticking with these characters, for the most part I enjoy them, or having a slow pace, but it would be nice if there was a greater sense of plot progression. The last two or three books have felt like we're just hanging out at the same point.