Cry of Justice, by Jason Pratt
pros: thoughtful author; good ideas and situations; some very likeable characters; lots of things happening; Seifas
cons: special terms were too similar to Spanish or Latin words and felt awkward; a bit preachy or pedantic; some characters were annoying; choppy rhythm due to use of journal entries and alternating POV; too many descriptions and explanations – the story would have been shorter and the flow would have worked better with less dissertation
misc: Seifas; Jian; Portunista; philosophical; redemption; responsibility; really big birds; mysterious origin/purpose of good guy (Jian)
ISBN 0977888401; 480pp; pub. 2007
Messiah Node, by Lyda Morehouse
pros: continuation of an excellent series; tends to tie previous 2 stories together; threat of impending apocaplyse feels real and drives plot very well; AI as a messiah; Maizombies; angel characters; dragon AI developments; good ending; more of Mouse and Page
cons: not many; Michael is still annoying; would have liked to see more of angel Gabriel and Dee; ended too soon
ISBN 0451459296; 352pp; pub. 2003
Fallen Host, by Lyda Morehouse
pros: continuation of an excellent series; AI is one of the main characters; different spin on Lucifer as a fallen angel and his relationship with God; different spin on Inquisitors; consistent development on idea of organized, established religions as goverment; great heroine; angel characters; Mai and her polka band, Yakuza, the mob; street society in general
cons: characters from previous story are only bit players; Lucifer is a little overdone; I’d like to have seen more of the other angels and Mecca; certain characters die; Page and the dragon AI tend to upstage everyone else
ISBN 045145879; 352 pp; pub. 2002
Archangel Protocol, by Lyda Morehouse
pros: fast-paced, exciting story; unusual spin on familiar angel idea; likable characters; interesting world and premise (Medusa bomb, glass city, mutated humans); Mouse’s AI; use of AI as a character; virtual angels; LINK society and unLINKed computing and people; excellent, unusual series; each title in series has different viewpoint
cons: Michael was a little annoying; didn’t like the ending; religions as evil or bad guy; unsatisfying resolution to virtual angels threat; Out of print
ISBN 0451458273; 352 pp; 2001
Bloodring, by Faith Hunter
pros: fast-paced; likable characters; interesting premise; well-visualized; good blend of fantasy and science (more fantasy than hard science)
cons: obviously a set-up for a series; relationships are established but not developed very well; cliff-hanger ending; heroine’s dilemma/danger seemed weakly developed, there was a lot undefined or possibly inconsistent details; mage heat idea seemed silly and contrived to me
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