Katherine Villyard reviewed Resurrection Code by Lyda Morehouse
Review of 'Resurrection Code' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I preordered this book and stayed up all night finishing it. This is not typical behavior for me, since I'm an overworked sysadmin.
It was worth it.
There are a lot of little things in here that made me squee: From the faux book excerpts (love epistolary stuff!) to Morningstar to Dee going with Mouse. But for me, it's the themes of redemption and forgiveness. These are themes that run through Morehouse's work, which may be why she deals with religion so often. These are also the themes that draw me to her work, and to Mouse. The moment that completely undoes me in [b:Fallen Host|71414|Fallen Host (LINK Angel, #2)|Lyda Morehouse|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170760916s/71414.jpg|69158] is the moment when Mouse forgives Page. The scene that undoes me in [b:Messiah Node|71415|Messiah Node (LINK Angel, #3)|Lyda Morehouse|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170760916s/71415.jpg|69159] is the scene where Mouse risks his life and sacrifices his freedom to save a woman who, a …
I preordered this book and stayed up all night finishing it. This is not typical behavior for me, since I'm an overworked sysadmin.
It was worth it.
There are a lot of little things in here that made me squee: From the faux book excerpts (love epistolary stuff!) to Morningstar to Dee going with Mouse. But for me, it's the themes of redemption and forgiveness. These are themes that run through Morehouse's work, which may be why she deals with religion so often. These are also the themes that draw me to her work, and to Mouse. The moment that completely undoes me in [b:Fallen Host|71414|Fallen Host (LINK Angel, #2)|Lyda Morehouse|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170760916s/71414.jpg|69158] is the moment when Mouse forgives Page. The scene that undoes me in [b:Messiah Node|71415|Messiah Node (LINK Angel, #3)|Lyda Morehouse|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170760916s/71415.jpg|69159] is the scene where Mouse risks his life and sacrifices his freedom to save a woman who, a short time before, pointed a gun at him.
I don't mean to make Mouse sound like some boring old saint. He's also a liar, a sneak, and a very funny thief.
So, in this book, Mouse goes to Egypt seeking forgiveness for the sins of his youth. And here's where the spoilery part comes in, so if you really don't want to know, stop reading here.
Are you still reading?
It's actually Morningstar that undoes me in this one. Not that Mouse doesn't have his moments of grace and not that I don't want to scoop him up and cuddle him, but...
And I still feel like I'm not coherent enough to write a review, so I may tweak this review later. Or not. We'll see.
ETA - I really wish Morehouse had been at WisCon this year. There was a panel called, "The Future's Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed." That's probably the defining motif of the AngeLINK universe, and strongly and explicitly addressed here. There's always inequitable distribution of resources, class, and privilege, but this universe is particularly unfair in that regard. And Mouse is their technological Robin Hood.