too many hints, not enough words in this short-ish installment. This is precisely the flaw of the story though. The redevelopment of an old religion is another pervasive theme, with two rival gods, and hints of opposing worship practices. There are characters who sacrifice power for love, and those who risk everything for power. Spiderwork is potentially a complex story, with good characterizations, including a capricious god who has no compunction against making an example (killing) her loyal followers for their very human foibles. Rigel has a lot of plates spinning in the air. In a twist of reader irony, Spiderwork's being more than a simple love story, is what frustrates me the most about this novella (perhaps the series?) even though I loved it. There are bigger themes at work here – the breakdown of humanity and its rebuilding, with tyrants, political intrigue, city-states, manipulations, and the resurgence of old gods and ancient religion. The author of Spiderwork (In Flagrante Apocalypto #2) calls her series a romance, but I think that's doing it an injustice.
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