The ancient Greek gods are still around, but with a difference. Necessity is not only the mother of invention, she's the mother of the MWeb, the magical network through which the Gods and Powers now do their magic, from MTP (think FTP, only it's transferring themselves electronically, rather than files) to releasing spells of destruction. However, the MWeb is starting to act like a virus infected hard drive, and whenever that sort of problem happens, everyone looks to Raivern as either cause or solution... or both.

Raivern already has enough problems of his own. The Fates and Furies only begin the list of people out to get him. His girlfriend Cerice's -and that's another problem, right there: what IS the status of their relationship?- webgoblin (a sort of magical familiar hooked into the Mweb) is lost in Hades. While most of the Gods and Powers see Webgoblins as just another magical tool - and Cerice is badly in need of what's in Shara's memory - for Raivern and Cerice they're their best friends. Raivern knows it's mad, but he feels responsible for the situation, and hey Orpheus dared Hades' gates for the sake of love and lived to tell about it, so why can't he do the same... All of which barely scratches the surface of what's going on inside the pages of Cybermancy.

The science fantasy concepts behind the book are enjoyably original and well developed, the action fast paced and interesting, but the best ideas in the world won't work without the right kind of writing to present them, and McCullough nails it. It's smoothly readable, vivid, and fun - Raivern's very good company and you've got to love the sort of mind that names a bridge-playing Cerberus's three heads Mort, Dave and Bob - but also has the substance to handle the deep changes Raivern and his world are going through, without being heavy handed about it. Highly recommended.