Books I've Read (2008): Cybermancy
Bleh, the month of virtually no free time whatsoever has caught up with me and I've caught something. Sore throat, mostly. I did find enough time to finish a book last night however.
Cybermancy (Ravirn #2), by Kelly McCullough: This was a quick, little read (hence being able to read it in two days despite a lack of free time), and the best description I can come up with for the series is Computers + Sorcery + Greek Mythology = Awesome. Both Cybermancy and WebMage (the first book) are really fun to read, which is my main criteria for choosing reading material. The only thing that keeps me from loving these books completely and utterly is that occasionally McCullough is a little too enamored of how cool he thinks Ravirn is. (I will be disappointed if every attractive woman who meets Ravirn wants to get it on with him. It's close to going that way, but I'm waiting to see if this trend is continued in Codespell or not.) Oh, and the line "you can count her ribs from fifteen feet" does not make me think sexy thoughts.
But that's really a minor complaint. The story arc about the webgoblins (and other magic technology) and their sentience is one I'm finding really interesting, the Greek mythology is snazzy, and the books move along at a fast clip without being a whirlwind.
Cybermancy (Ravirn #2), by Kelly McCullough: This was a quick, little read (hence being able to read it in two days despite a lack of free time), and the best description I can come up with for the series is Computers + Sorcery + Greek Mythology = Awesome. Both Cybermancy and WebMage (the first book) are really fun to read, which is my main criteria for choosing reading material. The only thing that keeps me from loving these books completely and utterly is that occasionally McCullough is a little too enamored of how cool he thinks Ravirn is. (I will be disappointed if every attractive woman who meets Ravirn wants to get it on with him. It's close to going that way, but I'm waiting to see if this trend is continued in Codespell or not.) Oh, and the line "you can count her ribs from fifteen feet" does not make me think sexy thoughts.
But that's really a minor complaint. The story arc about the webgoblins (and other magic technology) and their sentience is one I'm finding really interesting, the Greek mythology is snazzy, and the books move along at a fast clip without being a whirlwind.