Sharon Shinn
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 4.04 | 9809 Users | 763 Reviews
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| Title | : | Archangel (Samaria #1) |
| Author | : | Sharon Shinn |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1997 by Berkley Publishing Group (first published May 1st 1996) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Romance. Science Fiction. Paranormal. Angels. Fiction |
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And so it came to pass... Through science, faith and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived of as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other and the prospect of swift punishment if they disobeyed their laws. Fertile land that embraced a variety of climates and seasons. Angels to guard the mortals and mystics to guard the forbidden knowledge. Jehovah to watch over them all... But an age of corruption has come to the land, threatening their peace and placing the Samarians in grave danger. Their only hope lies in the crowning of a new Archangel. The oracles have chosen for this honor the angel named Gabriel, and further decreed that he must first wed a mortal woman named Rachel. It is his destiny and hers. And Gabriel is certain that she will greet the news of her betrothal with enthusiasm, and a devotion to duty equal to his own. Rachel, however, has other ideas...List Books Toward Archangel (Samaria #1)
| Original Title: | Archangel (Samaria, #1) |
| ISBN: | 0441004326 (ISBN13: 9780441004324) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Samaria #1, Samaria Chronological Order #2 |
| Literary Awards: | IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (1996) |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 9809 Users | 763 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Archangel (Samaria #1)
Angel/human romance amid angel political conspiracies and power plays. "On hiatus" is a nice way of saying "this book was a DNF for me but I think I may go back and try to finish it sometime." If I didn't actually own this book, though, I'd probably just mark it DNF and give it up. When Sharon Shinn is on, she's a great fantasy author, but I'm finding that I don't care for everything she writes. Enough people like this that she's written at least 5 books in this series, so maybe it's just me.Fabulous book! Very creative and different. The characters were compelling and deep (but sometimes annoying). Great world building. I cant wait to continue on with this series. I couldnt put it down.Note - Archangel is not a Romance novel. This is a Fantasy novel with romantic elements, but do not expect your traditional Romance themes & behaviors you will most likely be disappointed.Another Note Ive heard some complaints about the religious elements in the book. That said the religious
The world building was interesting, the story drew me in and even when I wanted to give up, I held on hoping that things would get better. This story gets a three star rating because of the details and music description but that's about it.The story started off with Gabriel and Rachel being irritating. But as the story went on, I began to sympathize and feel so sorry for Gabriel. Rachel was a really immature shrew. Not once did she stop to consider Gabriel's point of view. I get that she had her
4.5 🌟🌟🌟🌟 "Only the strong are put through the fire" Josiah said. "And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty." I resented both Rachel and Gabriel at the beginning of the story, but ended up loving them in the end.The story kept me engaged till the very end and even though, most of the time, the 'what will happen' was pretty obvious, the 'how it will come to pass' was intriguing and beautiful.I loved the religion and the music. The structure of the society is original and
Originally posted here.Before I write anything else, I just want to ask what's up with the cover? I'm going to go ahead and assume that that's Rachel but what is she holding in her hands, a feather and a glowing ball of some sort? It's not part of the story at all. I'm glad I've heard so many good things about this book because otherwise, I wouldn't have picked it up based on the strength of its cover alone.I loved the worldbuilding in this book. The setting is a fictional country called
There was something so unpalatable about this story that I could not put my finger on. An undercurrent of something. And Im not talking about the very cringy writing or cheesy premise or the most unlikeable heroine ever. She verged on being despicable. I skimmed all through the book and was so glad when I could just close the book, for good. I disliked it immensely.
This series melds romance and f/sf world building very well. Each book tells the love story of its pair of protagonists, and also the progressive discovery of what this world really is, one generation at a time.(view spoiler)[On reread, I usually skip over description and plot point of people discussing their philosophy and faith re Jehovah. It's a war ship and not worthy of worship, and I fundamentally disagree with the "ignorance is bliss" philosohy that led to the original creation of this
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