Polostan

Well, it's one third of a Stephenson novel. I'm guessing his publisher decided to split this one up to make 3 times the revenue from it.

It's really not a story at all, but a setup. There's not even a lazy version of “hero's first adventure” really. We know one character at the end of it and she hasn't yet done anything.

But I like his novels and I'm sure the full novel (series) will tell a fun story!