TY - ABST T1 - Archangel Protocol Y1 - 2001 A1 - Lyda Morehouse (b. 1967) KW - Female author KW - US author AB -

The first volume of a series of set in a theocratic dystopia in which everyone has the LINK, an interactive computer implanted. In this volume, cybernetic angels appear who claim to be sent by God, and throughout the series, figures from the Bible appear. Sequels include Fallen Host. New York: Roc/New American Library, 2002, which explores, among other questions, whether AIs have souls. In Messiah Node. New York: Roc/New American Library, 2003, the prophet Elijah appears together with numerous false messiahs. In Apocalypse Array. New York: Roc/New American Library, 2004 Armageddon begins with a female Antichrist. Resurrection Code. New Orleans, LA: Mad Norwegian Press, 2011 is a prequel that gives some background to the rise of the theocracy. Gender stereotypes are challenged throughout but particularly in the last volume. 

PB - New American Library/Roc CY - New York U5 -

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