The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

Very much NOT a Neal Stephenson book.

Some of the hard science parts seem to have his fingerprints on them and the cliff-hanger sort of ending (along with the clever planting of parallel universe clues) are also strong hallmarks. One does have to wonder if there's going to be a sequel in order to tie up loose ends.

But it's clear to me that the characterization and the majority of the writing went to Nicole Galland... and to good effect. The women are much more normal. The romance is more sensible.

And generally it's a reasonably good read.

My biggest complaints are around the “found document” format and the generally predictable plot.