Review: Brent Weeks lite - very lite
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2014
Games have progress but no plot. Game heroes have rules, not character. Game heroes develop skills but not emotional depth. Books written by gamers impersonate games, not literature."Attack the Geek" is one attack on one bar on one evening in one long take. We are given a few paragraphs of "what has come before" at the beginning and a jolting change-of-pace setup for the follow-on book at the end. In between, a half-dozen people use their geekomancy (the ability to draw arcane powers from art) to zap hordes of gnomes etc. who are trying to get in the door. That's it. Page after page after page. The fun of trying to identify the pop culture refs wears off pretty quickly.For those with wide reading experience, this series is Brent Weeks lite. The Luxlords draft from light, geekomancers from art. Weak imitation.The cover artist did not read the book. Rees should be dressed all in black for working in the bar.It is clear that Mr. Underwood does not know Elric.I received an advance review copy of "Attack the Geek" by Michael R. Underwood (Pocket Star Kindle Edition) through NetGalley.com. This review was updated from the original.