This book is a very fun and fast paced read. It has just the mix of fantasy/mythology and modern or futuristic setting that I really like. This story navigates through a cyberpunked version of Greek mythology where the fates run giant magical computer networks to keep track of all the threads, and the fury's are Necessitiy's system admins for reality.
If there is anything that I don't like about this book it is the fact that you don't want to put it down to go to sleep at night. There is always something going on in the book and it kept my interest the whole way through to the point that it was hard to find a good place to stop. Be warned you may want to have the time to finish this book in one or two sittings if you are anything like me. Thankfully the book is not too long.
The main character in this story is named Ravirn. He is literalally a descendant of one of the fates, and he is a hacker of reality. He has a webgoblin familiar that helps him with his magic or code named Melchior that can shape shift from goblin to laptop. Ravirn's special bit of divinity is to find the loopholes, and cracks in any spell or code, which makes him a great hacker but his clan matriarchs(the fates) see him as the ultimate debugger. When Atropos asks him for help he has no choice but to see what she wants. It turns out she has a bug in her latest program to remove that pesky free will from the world which would make the fates jobs much easier. Before he can say no and send out a warning she lays the Pandora curse on him as the ultimate non disclosure clause. Sure he can tell people whats going on but nobody will believe him. So he sets off to save free will with Melchior and the few friends who will help him no matter what. In his quest to save free will Ravirn bounces all around the multiverse and makes a lot of enemies and a few friends along the way. In the end its hard to catch or stop the demigod of loopholes, and with the help of Eris and a webgoblin underground he manages to save the day.
In my opinion this book is appropriate for anyone who likes a great adventure story with a few exceptions that I can see. First science fiction or fantasy fans who don't like to see the two genre's mix are not going to like this. Second people who are fans of Greek mythology will either love it or hate it depending on their perception of who and what the Greek gods are. Ravirn does not treat the gods with much reverence, but to him they are family so it makes sense to me. Most of us don't revere our great uncles and aunts very much either.
This book can be bought in print or in e-book form at www.amazon.com or check your local bookstore and ask them to order it.
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