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The Courage of Others

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prune, July 26, 2008 (view all comments by prune)
This is book 2 of the Ravirn series (after Webmage). Per my usual habit, I bought Webmage used; I didn't wait with Cybermancy and Codespell (book 3). Sequels are often a disappointment; this series is still strong after three books and leaves me anxiously awaiting the next installments.
A blend of mythology, technology, and criminology, this book has it all (yes, we also get romance, power, sex, and swashbuckling physical combat). All the characters have fatal flaws: but which will be the telling points in this turn of the wheel? Mccullough brings the ancient gods alive in ways that Bullfinch never managed. As the gods breathed life into mortals, the author has, at long last, breathed life into the gods -- and it's both suspenseful and funny.
In this episode, Ravirn is outcast from his ancestral house, but has been given an identity of his own: a "House of One". His lady love, Cerise, is still with him, still in the good graces of her own family, although quite jealous of the attentions some of the Higher Powers are paying him.
Oh, yeah -- the forces of the gods are now mostly on line, maintained by the "Magic Web" -- even gods have their limits of ability and attention, and six-plus-billion humans are just too much to handle personally. Someone seems to be hacking into the root code. Ravirn and Cerise are the two best-trained mWeb manipulators in existence: she's the systems analyst; he's the hacker / debugger. Their methods and abilities are sometimes complementary, sometimes at odds, and sometimes draw far too much attention from their elders and superiors.
Still, through it all, Ravirn would go through Hell for Cerise -- but will he make it back as himself?

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780441015382

Author:

Mccullough, Kelly

Publisher:

Ace Books

Author:

McCullough, Kelly

Subject:

Fantasy - Contemporary

Subject:

Computer hackers

Subject:

Wizards

Subject:

Fantasy fiction

Publication Date:

October 2007

Binding:

Mass Market Paperbound

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

278

Dimensions:

6.76x4.26x.80 in. .31 lbs.