Review: Geek magic!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2014
Geekomancy is one of the very few books I know of that has more geek goodness and pop-culture references than my book does. His editor has a more liberal attitude about such things than mine does, and I do envy him for it. A bit.Ree Reyes is a coffee barista with a very cool power: Genre Emulation. Let her watch half an hour of 'The Matrix', and she gains all of Trinity's baddassery - for ten minutes or so. Any movie, any character, any power. Need a quick power-up? Tear up the right rare Magic card. Grab a toy phaser or lightsaber, and the collective emotional investment of the relevant fan base makes the item real, at least until the charge runs out.The sequel, Celebromancy, introduces the powers wielded by celebrity icons, as Ree's dream of becoming a screen writer comes true. Best new geek power: bringing movie monsters to life and letting them eat people.A third book is on the way, and I'll be preordering it as soon as I can.