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Overview

Magic is about to get an upgrade

Ravirn is not your average computer geek. A child of the Fates -- literally -- he’s a hacker extraordinaire who can zero in on the fatal flaw in any program. Now that twenty-first-century magic has gone digital that makes him a very talented sorcerer. But a world of problems is about to be downloaded on Ravirn -- who’s just trying to pass his college midterms.

Great Aunt Atropos, one of the three Fates, decides that humans having free will is really overrated and plans to rid herself of the annoyance -- by coding a spell into the Fate Core, the server that rules destiny. As a hacker, Ravirn is a big believer in free will, and when he not only refuses to debug her spell but actively opposes her, all hell breaks loose.

Even with the help of his familiar Melchior, a sexy sorceress (who’s also a mean programmer), and the webgoblin underground, it’s going to be a close call...

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The protagonist of Kelly McCullough's debut novel, WebMage -- a blend of Greek mythology, contemporary fantasy, and cyberpunk -- is equal parts sorcerer and hacker extraordinaire (Harry Potter meets Neo from The Matrix). Prince Ravirn is the grandson of Lachesis, one of the Fates: the three immortal crones who spin, measure, and eventually cut every person's life thread. While disguised as a goth computer geek named Ravi Latcher and majoring in classics and computer science at the University of Minnesota, Ravirn is learning all he can about network security to aid the Fates, who have upgraded their magical craft to the digital world. But after supposedly checking his great-aunt Atropos's security for flaws, Ravirn uncovers a nefarious plot to eliminate chance and free choice forever. With the help of a sarcastic webgoblin named Melchior and his distant -- and beautiful -- cousin Cerice, Ravirn must find a way to save the world from a terrible fate…

McCullough's WebMage is a solid first novel; and with a shocker of a conclusion that turns Ravirn's entire existence upside down and sets the stage for a plethora of story lines, it will have new fans of Kelly McCullough clamoring to see many more sequels. Paul Goat Allen
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Remember the Fates, those ancient Greek spinners, weavers and snippers of life's threads? They're back in McCullough's original and outstanding debut, and still ruling destiny-but with their own digital web, based on a server called the Fate Core. Power-hungry as ever, they've coded a spell to eliminate human free will. Unluckily for them, one of their demigod descendants is a cheerfully rebellious hacker-sorcerer named Ravirn who, when not studying for college midterms, likes to mess around on their web with the help of his familiar, Melchior, who can change from a goblin to a laptop. Ravirn and Melchior, let loose in McCullough's delightfully skewed and fully formed world-much like our own, but with magic, paranormally advanced technology and Greek gods-set out to thwart Ravirn's "great-to-the-nth-degree aunt[s]," careening from one discovery to another, enlisting unlikely allies and narrowly evading destruction at the hands of both Fates and Furies. McCullough handles his plot with unfailing invention, orchestrating a mixture of humor, philosophy and programming insights that give new meaning to terms as commonplace as "spell checker" and esoteric as "programming in hex." Though a preponderance of techie-talk may put off some readers, this is the kind of title that could inspire an army of rabid fans; it's a good thing a sequel is planned for 2007. (Aug.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Ravirn is an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota where he is majoring in Classics, minoring in Computer Science, sharing a dorm room with a Toby Keith fan, and trying to study for midterms. He is also a first rate hacker with a knack for debugging any faulty computer program, or for that matter, any misfiring magical spell. It may also be worth mentioning that he is the umpteenth great-grandson of Lachesis, one of the three Fates of Greek mythology and a minor demigod in his own right. When his great-aunt, Atropos (she is the one who cuts the thread of human life) demands Ravirn's help with a spell that does not quite work the way it is supposed to, he discovers that the darkest of the three Fates is attempting to create magic that will completely do away with human free will. As an idealist, a hacker, and a general all-around smart-ass trickster, Ravirn is appalled by this plot and sets out to stop it, aided by his trusty combination Webgoblin and laptop, Melchior. Their quest evolves into a running battle with a variety of trolls, demigods, familiars, goddesses, Titans, and other supernatural entities. McCullough's first novel, written very much in the style of Roger Zelazny's classic Amber novels, is a rollicking combination of verbal humor, wild adventures, and just plain fun. The multitude of mythological allusions, however, as well as a modicum of sex mark the book as most appropriate for older readers. VOYA CODES: 5Q 4P S A/YA (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Broad general YA appeal; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed book recommended for Young Adults). 2006, Ace Books, 320p., pb. Ages 15 to Adult.
—Michael Levy
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In an unusual blend of ancient Greek mythology and high-tech Web hacking, this novel chronicles Ravirn's attempts to block one of the Fates from taking away human free will. Ravirn is the grandson of Lachesis, the Fate who measures out the lifelines. He and his blue demon sidekick, Melchoir (who also is his laptop computer), uncover the plot while hacking into the Fates' system. They face myriad difficulties in trying to thwart the plot, especially since Atropos places a spell on Ravirn so that no one will believe anything he says when he attempts to talk to them about the scheme, and she also sends the Furies to eliminate him. He falls in love with Cerise (which gets a little steamy) and in the end, Ravirn and Cerise work together (after Atropos kidnaps Cerise to get Ravirn to surrender) along with the other sentient computer program sidekicks that the Fates have trashed over the years as they upgraded to newer machines. A unique first novel, this has a charming, fresh combination of mythological, magical, and computer elements: "I turned back to Melchoir. He stood beside the completed hexagram…spat a netspider into the center…it paused…then vanished. It was back an instant later, and Melchoir scooped it up and popped it into his mouth. He made a face at the bitter taste. ‘Ltp link established,' said the webgoblin, ‘connecting to Mtp://mweb Weasel1@Atropos.web/server/core?'" The tale has various aspects that will enchant many types of readers.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780441014255
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 7/25/2006
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 830,348
  • Series: WebMage Series , #1
  • Product dimensions: 4.32 (w) x 6.80 (h) x 0.86 (d)

Meet the Author

Kelly McCullough has sold short fiction to publications including Weird Tales, Absolute Magnitude, and Cosmic SF. An illustrated collection of Kelly's short science fiction, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of InterActions in Physical Science, an NSF funded middle school science curriculum. He lives in western Wisconsin.

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No time for second thoughts now

 Scorched Earth is not a spell that can be aborted halfway. Ultimately, all spells draw power from the same source, the primal chaos that churns between the worlds. But my family mostly uses the predigested forces my grandmother and her sisters channel into the net via their mainframe webservers. Scorched Earth isn’t like that. It taps directly into the interworld chaos. That means it’s both very dangerous and very powerful. It also means I don’t have to have web access to run it. Melchior’s voice interrupted my train of thought.
 “There’s no carrier wave and no Mweb line,” he said. “I think we just took the entire net down, Boss.”
 “Sweet necessity,” I murmured. “What have I done now?”

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 1, 2011

    Terrific

    Exciting, clever, fun, sexy, entertaining, erudite, educational. Excellent, unusual series. I am enjoying them immensely. Wow!

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  • Posted April 18, 2010

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    Overall Great Book

    I mean this novel has a lot of action and great suspense, but lacks the discussion part of the genre. There are network phrases that are weird, but coincide well with the novel. First page of the novel was like, "What?", because the author jumps right in and gives explanations later. However, grasping the characters aren't difficult.

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  • Posted August 10, 2009

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    Very Creative, but

    McCullough's merg of magic and technology is new and very refreshing. His characters are well written, and his writting style just needs better timing, i found the stories timing wierd as if McCullough cut out a big chunk of the book. He built up the characters and the story line but flew through the end. When i finished i was like, thats it...

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  • Posted June 6, 2009

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    Disappointed

    I love mages. So I bought this book about a new kind of mage, a webmage. The main character is supernatural and has the ability to create magic through technology. His laptop turns into his familiar. The story didn't hook me though, and I found the writing cumbersome. It was a chore to finish reading it. I'm very disappointed. If you want a book about mages, try Karen Chance's take on warmages or Jim Butcher's Dresden.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 5, 2006

    Out-freaking-standing!

    Magic has kept up with the times, changing as the world does. So of course magic has gone digital. The three Fates are sisters. Lachesis is the absolute dictator of the Fate family. She measures each life thread. Clotho is the spinner of destiny. She decides the destiny of each. Atropos is the cutter of threads. When her shears cut a thread, the life depending upon it dies, cut off from life. .................. Prince Ravirn, of the House of Lachesis, is a junior in Classics and Computer Science and his college midterms are looming in the near future. As a child of a Fate, descended from Lachesis's blood line, he is far from your average computer whiz. He is a wizard at hacking viruses and programs. He can zero in on any flaw and manipulate it to his desires. That talent is what causes Great Aunt Atropos to summon him. ................. Atropos is out to crush free will of mankind. To do this she has spelled a digital virus called Puppeteer. She needs Ravirn to debug the program before she downloads it into the Fate Core. The Fate Core is the place where the destiny of every living thing is laid out. From inside you can rewrite that destiny. However, Ravirn is all for free will. He not only refuses to debug the spell, but actively opposes her. ............... By Ravirn's side is Melchior 'Mel', his webgoblin/familiar. Mel can shapeshift into a sleek lap top or into a blue goblin form. Also with him is Cerice, a sexy sorceress who happens to also be a mean programmer. With Cerice is her webgoblin/familiar, Shara. Problem is that no matter how Cerice feels about Ravirn, there are times she must wonder if Ravirn is working with dysfunctional motherboard for a brain. Lastly, there is the webgoblin underground. But to go against all three Fates, as well as the Furies and other relatives is difficult, to say the least. Ravirn's destiny is now uncertain and it may take all the power of Orion to stop Puppeteer. .................. ***** It has finally happened. Someone has crossed the genres of sci-fi and fantasy to create a magical world that has modern (futuristic) computer hackers. Since I love to play online RPGs and mess around with computers (never mind how), reading this novel was a MUST! I am happy to say that I am in no way disappointed. Author Kelly McCullough has taken characters out from the darkness of mythology and brought them into the light of the modern digital age. Deciding to use a child of the Fates is not unique however, this magical/digitalized twist is. Out-freaking-standing! *****

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 6, 2006

    A fabulous fantasy

    In the twenty-first century, magic has gone digital with spells being coded on the Mweb and familiars being computers that turn into trolls and goblins. Instead of using the more dangerous chaos energy to cast a spell, powerful sorcerers program their magic leaving it to hackers like Ravirn to find and remove the bugs so that they work properly. Ravirn is a college student who is studying to refine his skills for his family¿s use.----------------- His kin is descended from the Three Fates and he is a demideity who never ages. When his Great-Aunt Atropos asks for his help on a spell that would replace the chaos of free will with order he refuses. She puts a spell on him that insures no one believes anything he says when he talks about his aunt¿s endeavor still he plans to stop the powerful Atropos with his only allies being his cousin with an nth degree of separation Cerice, his familiar Melchior the beautiful computer webgoblin and a didcarded webtroll. Ravirn and company have no chance against his relative, one of the Three Fates but he will die trying because free will means that much to him. ---------------- Fans who enjoy the fantasy The Warlock In Spite of Himself and its myriad spin-offs will thoroughly appreciate the madcap and whimsical WEBMAGE. The combination of computer technology with magic spells makes for a whimsical tale of action, adventure, and romance. Ravirn is a charming hero an idealist fighting for what he believes is worth battling for inside a comedic quirky fantasy. Kelly McCullough shows great promise as a fantasy writer and the audience will hope there is a sequel for this spellbinding book.------------ Harriet Klausner

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