Follows a formula similar to Percy Jackson but less enjoyable. I thought I would really like it because I've always had an interest in Egyptian mythology, but I lost interest quickly and haven't read the sequels.

This about sums it up:
http://www.xkcd.com/1536/

Fun and entertaining. Victorian-ish nanotech. It was sort of like steampunk but with neither steam nor punk. It's also heavy on low-level computer science topics, which have a special place in my heart.

Really memorable, creative, original fantasy novel