reasie's review
2.0
Whenever I see a book that says "By Famous Author - with Some Guy You Never Heard Of" - I assume that the guy you never heard of did all the writing and Famous Author just put their name on it. Or maybe offered some ideas over coffee. Call me cynical.
In this case, I hope it's true, because much of the magic of Cherryh's Heroes in Hell is gone. There are battles and chases galore in this book, and yet nothing really happens. I felt like the author had some plot in mind, but never revealed it. Also there were far too many hints of actual supernatural crap, and what I loved about Heroes in Hell was the very mundanity of Hell. The Devil did his dirty work by messing with the power grid so your computers crashed all the time. This book has oracles - mother luvin' oracles! BAH!
I still might read more of the series, though, since I am madly in love with the concept of setting up a world where you can just play with all your favorite historical characters.
In this case, I hope it's true, because much of the magic of Cherryh's Heroes in Hell is gone. There are battles and chases galore in this book, and yet nothing really happens. I felt like the author had some plot in mind, but never revealed it. Also there were far too many hints of actual supernatural crap, and what I loved about Heroes in Hell was the very mundanity of Hell. The Devil did his dirty work by messing with the power grid so your computers crashed all the time. This book has oracles - mother luvin' oracles! BAH!
I still might read more of the series, though, since I am madly in love with the concept of setting up a world where you can just play with all your favorite historical characters.
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