24 Bones

by Michael F Stewart

[inlibrisveritas]

I really wanted to like this more. I adore Egyptian history and mythology, and I thought for sure that a story set in modern times centered around the careful balance that is maintained by it's gods. But in the end I was kind of bored.

Much of the story has some really great ideas, and some of the imagery is fantastic...but I found the writing to be somewhat dry and stiff in areas and where the imagery of magic and set dogs were strong points the characterization suffered. I also found some of the ways that story jumped from different characters to be a bit jarring, especially in the second half where even more players are introduced.