6/7/2023 0 Comments Archangel by sharon shinn![]() I always think it’s best to read the Samaria books in the order in which they were written: Archangel, Jovah’s Angel, The Alleluia Files, Angelica, and Angel-Seeker. That’s actually the scene I had in my head most clearly before I started writing the book, so it’s the scene that I worked backward and forward from as I came up with t e rest of the story. The one where Rachel wakes up under Gabriel’s wing. I was singing Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” in a community choir while I was writing this book, which is clearly where I got the inspiration for all the choral sequences. One of the reasons I was nominated for the William Campbell Award for best new writer for two years in a row. Available in British and German editions as well. Published as a trade paperback in 1996 and a mass market paperback in 1997. But Gabriel, the Archangel-elect, finds himself constantly feuding with Rachel, the bride who has been chosen for him by Jovah-and he is slowly coming to realize that the aging Archangel Raphael has no intention of giving up his power, even if it means all of Samaria could be destroyed. ![]() ![]() The new Archangel is introduced during a great musical chorale to honor the god Jovah. “Taut, inventive, often mesmerizing, with a splendid pair of predestined lovers.”-Kirkus ReviewsĮvery twenty years, a new Archangel is chosen to govern the land of Samaria. Samaria: Archangel, Jovah's Angel, The Alleluia Files, Angelica, Angel-Seeker ![]()
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