Archangel
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4.3 • 54 Ratings
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- $3.99
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Publisher Description
From national bestselling author Sharon Shinn comes a stunningly beautiful novel of a distant future—where the fate of the world rests on the voice of an angel...
Through science, faith, and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other. Angels to guard the mortals and mystics to guard the forbidden knowldge. Jehovah to watch over them all...
Generations later, the armed starship Jehovah still looms over the planet of Samaria, programmed to unleash its arsenal if peace is not sustained. But with the coming of an age of corruption, Samaria's only hope lies in the crowning of a new Archangel. The oracles have chosen Gabriel for this honor, 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...
Winner of the William Crawford Award for Achievement in Fantasy
Nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Customer Reviews
Good read
It’s a really good book, although it could have done with more grammatical editing. There are also a few words that have come to have multiple meanings and can confuse some people. Overall I really enjoyed reading this book, it’s perfect for a casual read when you want to relax.
Enemies to lovers, S-L-O-W burn
I often enjoy the marriage of convenience trope and found this off a Reddit list. I’d claim this falls more under arranged marriage, but it’s a similar category.
Heroine - 4 Stars
Hero - 4 Star
World Building - 4 Stars
Spicy Scenes - 1 chili pepper
Romantic Chemistry - 4 Stars
BFF - 2 Stars
Villain - 2 Stars
Worst: Personally, I was expecting more foreshadowing or symbolism through the spiritual elements that are pervasive in the book. For example, there is a reference to a character named Jezebel but she is not a temptress or evil character. Well known symbolic biblical names or ideas were neither utilized to tell the story nor subverted to make a point. Wouldn’t shock me if the author just used a Bible baby name book, and once I decided there likely wasn’t deeper meaning I could look past it.
Best: Enjoyed the strong emphasis on musical talent and the ability to bring about miracles and harmony through song as part of the world building. I do not have a music background, and I wonder if those who’ve studied music theory might struggle since it did not appear to contain technical descriptors.
Awesome..highly recommend
Wonderful book. Loved all the characters, settings, writing... the cover is awful though, it looks like it would be an erotica book. Not a fan of the author herself but I do love her writings.