Title: Resurrection, Inc.
(Amazon, Goodreads)
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
(Amazon, Goodreads, Website)
Series: None
Publisher: WordFire Press
Genre: Sci-Fi;
Format: Kindle eBook
Source: Amazon
(Amazon, Goodreads)
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
(Amazon, Goodreads, Website)
Series: None
Publisher: WordFire Press
Genre: Sci-Fi;
Format: Kindle eBook
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
In the future, the dead walk the streets—Resurrection, Inc. found a profitable way to do it. A microprocessor brain, synthetic heart, artificial blood, and a fresh corpse can return as a Servant for anyone with the price. Trained to obey any command, Servants have no minds of their own, no memories of their past lives.
Supposedly.
Then came Danal. He was murdered, a sacrifice from the ever-growing cult of neo-Satanists who sought heaven in the depths of hell. But as a Servant, Danal began to remember. He learned who had killed him, who he was, and what Resurrection, Inc. had in mind for the human race.
Review:
I can’t recall where I heard about this book; maybe another review or on a list of books coming out, but I was not disappointed with this book.
The detail put into developing not only the story at the point the reader picks up, but also the back story of Resurrection, Inc, the neo-Satanists, and the servants is impressive. While the story progresses quickly, you’re not rushed through events, and yet it doesn’t drag when revealing the back story.
The characters all have depth and those gray areas which make them much more human. Some of the characters I didn’t really understand the need for, or why there was so much focus on them during certain points. A good example is Supervisor in the lab as she seems to play an important role in the downfall of certain people, but then even though her disappearance is explained later on, she just drops from the story. She is certainly a minor character overall, but as you read you get the feeling she was supposed to play a bigger part but cut during the development process.
Filled with compelling twists, this book is certainly never boring. The final twist I didn’t come up with until Anderson revealed them. That is fantastic writing in my book. Most twists I’ve figured out before the characters and to have missed such an important link (Anderson did leave little hints along the way) so that I was as surprised as the characters is amazing.
If you are a fan of sci-fi and dystopian tales, I highly recommend this book.
