Demon

This is the final volume of the Gaea trilogy by John Varley. I found it totally a worthwhile read and the characters were fleshed out enough to be their own and likeable. My one and only downer on this was my own failing. I've not read many trilogies and hardly ever back to back to back, and I became a bit like someone that had a visitor that has over stayed. I began to be ready to move on to something else, yet I was too involved with this story. I never considered dropping it.

This series is probably considered science fantasy. I walked into this series with no preconceived notion of what it was about and I found that it was just as well. I think this is the kind of story (spread over three self contained novels) that one should explore and let it work its magic on each and every reader willing to do some exploring. I did find it interesting and an excellent time well spent. John Varley uses his narrative scalpel with a deft hand and he flashes his keen sense of humor enough to lighten up an already good read.