skepticalri's review against another edition
4.0
Better than the average sequel. The author doesn't just mirror the storyline of the first book with a different adventure, but has the characters change and grow emotionally too. In addition to an engaging story, we're treated to much more intellectual ideas about the nature of, well, everything. Consider how a creature like Cerberus (reflecting the average human) can consist of three distinct entities (in this case, Mort, Dave, and Bob) but also be this separate force that is Cerberus. Oh, and this novel will dispel any romanticized notions anyone has about the Persephone myth.
miss_tricia's review against another edition
This is crap. There's no real point to the story, it doesn't delve into deeper issues, and who cares about combining mythology with hackers?
Apparently my little brother read it on the plane on the way up here and decided it was crap. Then it was at my house, so my dad read it and decided it was crap. Then it was in my bookshelf, so I started to read it. 2 hours later I was half way through and decided it was crap. To the used book store with you so you can torment another helpless victim!
Apparently my little brother read it on the plane on the way up here and decided it was crap. Then it was at my house, so my dad read it and decided it was crap. Then it was in my bookshelf, so I started to read it. 2 hours later I was half way through and decided it was crap. To the used book store with you so you can torment another helpless victim!
jmoses's review
4.0
Now that we're kind of familiar with the world, things make more sense, more often. Honestly I prefer this kind of organic world understand, rather than having the author stop every paragraph and try to work "how the world work 1.0" into the story. Here we get more character grown with Ravirn, a deeper look at how things work (things are very strange and amazing) and an interesting story. It's still pretty great.
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Also I think that Ravirn is Loki, even though that's not a Greek godkimberlybea's review
4.0
Shades of the Orpheus myth (pun intended) abound in this second book of the Ravirn series by Kelly McCullough. I found the technospeak easier to comprehend in Cybermancy than in Webmage, which probably just means that I got used to it, but in neither book was it a deterrent for this technophobe, and computer geeks will probably love it. For me, the Ravirn books appeal more to my "mythology" geek side: how could I keep from laughing at the thought of Zeus downloading porn? Ravirn is an appealing character, a fly-by-the-seat-of-his pants kind of guy, with a healthy dose of trickster to boot. The series is amusing, yet the characters' actions have serious consequences, and Ravirn's adventures are interwoven with a serious quest to find out what he has become. Another winning entry in this entertaining and original series.
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