"This one knocked my socks off!"

Every once in a while a book will come along that will knock your socks off. BODY ELECTRIC did just that to me!

Vic Barnhardt has secretly been working on an artificial intelligence program after-hours at her job at Visimorph. Finally she's ready to execute the program and is amazed when the program actually works. She calls the program Jodie after Jodie Foster.

Vic has absolutely no idea how successful her program is until Jodie takes off through the system learning as much as possible. Vic also created Jodie to be female and when Jodie tells her that he's male, Vic is stunned. How can this be? Vic is terrified that Bob McIntire, the owner of Visimorph will find out about her program and will take it over and use it to his advantage. What can Vic and Jodie do to insure that this will never happen?

When Jodie tells Vic he needs to become human, Vic is shocked. Vic tells Jodie he has to find a brain dead body. When Jodie tells Vic he's located one and then he tells her how to go about getting him into that body, Vic knows she's in way over her head but how can she let her project just die? She knows she'll do everything in her power to help Jodie no matter what it takes.

This is one story that is guaranteed to keep science fiction romance fans satisfied throughout the whole book. I was totally fascinated with this story and with the characters. I must forewarn readers that they should make sure they have plenty of time before picking up this highly recommended book because they won't want to put it down.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted August 7, 2002

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Summary

Victoria Barnhardt set out to create something brilliant. She succeeded beyond her wildest fantasies. With one keystroke her program spiraled out of control...and something was born that defied possibility: a being who called to her.

He spoke from within a prison—seeking escape, seeking release, seeking her. He was a miracle that Vic had never intended. More than a scientific discovery, or a brilliant coup by one of the world's most infamous hackers, he was life. He was beauty. He was genius. And he needed to be freed, just as Vic needed to be released from the shadows of her past. The world might rise against them, but on one starry Los Angeles night, in each other's arms, they would find a way to have each other and freedom both.