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Ariadne's Web ( Book of the Gods, Vol. II )

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The beginning is a little slow and at times it seems it takes many pages for anything exciting to happen, but its still a good book overall. I can honestly say i wasnt hooked on this one like i was the face of apollo, but i HAD to read what happens to Jeremy Redthorn aka apollo. After i finished the book, I went right to amazon.com and bought the next one. Arms of Hurcules. I am currently half way through Arms of Hurcules and its worth reading adraines web just to understand more of Hurcules.

I read the 1st book of the gods and though it was a mite slow at first, it soon gathered speed and was a really enjoyable book with lots of adventure and action. But the 2nd installment was too confined for way too long and I found myself wondering if I was even reading the same author that I know and love for many years. But I hung in there and it got better but just not great. When he writes about a person changing into a god and mixing with all of the others, thats when he's at his best and its real interesting. Apollo made a guest appearance and that was one of the shining moments in the book, but overall it kind of left me flat and wondering what was this all about?

The second book in this series set in the world of Greek Mythology is a quick, entertaining read, but not as gripping as the first volume in the series, the Face of Apollo.

Character development is weaker than in the first volume, and the main character doesn't seem to have to struggle nearly as hard as the character who becomes Apollo did in the previous volume. Apollo makes an appearance in this volume, but his compatriots from the previous volume do not.

Adrian's web, Now this wasn't the best Saberhagen book, the I have ever read, but don't get me wrong, it was still very good. Compared to the first book, Adrians web is less wonderous, but it is still just as strong in the writing and the flow of words. The imaginative aspect of fantasy books is there and while these is no "Lord of The Rings" it is still a very well crafted and interesting tale, that all should read

I'm a Saberhagen fan from way back, but I had to force myself to finish this second part of the Gods series. It's a great concept, the use of 'faces of the gods' but I had higher hopes in it's execution. The story development is too broken up, goes out of it's way to be roundabout, and the characters I wished more of didn't pan out. Frankly, this is a good short story stretched way too long. No book three for me.

i'll admit the book was a bit slow at first but as i progressed on the evolution of the chracters and their changing interactions gave me a sense of flow. i'm willing to forgive the fact that the ending was a bit weak, i'll admit even the most creative writers have trouble blending wildly opposite elements into a single continous thread but the fact that the book jumped around and hardly gave room for any of the lead characters to move past their pasts and accept the future disappointed me just a bit. given that nearing the end it seems that ariadne and dionysus/alex seem to accept their situations it all seemed lumped together. not the best sequel to a series but an acceptable book nontheless