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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent character development over an extended time period,
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This review is from: Samaria Trilogy: 3: The Alleluia Files (Angel) (Mass Market Paperback)
This trilogy truly lives up to the potential of the first book, a rarity in publishing. I was very much impressed by Shinn's characterizations as well as her ability to balance historical perspective with individual beliefs. The growth of faith and the ultimate transition from a theocracy to a technocracy was amazing. The lapse of time, a couple hundred years, between each book allowed Shinn to explore sociological changes in a highly personalized context. It also gives ample demostration of how historical remembrance shifts to fit the needs of the current time. Her plotting is excellent, her dialogue realistic and her descriptions evocative. All in all an excellent book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Traditional SF in a Series Known for Romance,
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This review is from: The Alleluia Files (Ace Science Fiction) (Paperback)
This book is different than the other two but just as good. It focuses more on the ways technology changes society than on the romance and "secret mysteries" of the planet. The theme change may upset some people who were hoping to read the same book over again with different characters. Pay no attention to them. It's a very well done book, written in the same clear, vivid prose that made her other two angel books so great. The characters are no more poorly developed than in a lot of other SF, and this book is clearly meant to be more traditional SF. Appreciate it on its own terms rather than comparing it to its predecessors and you will not be disappointed.
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This review is from: Samaria Trilogy: 3: The Alleluia Files (Angel) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book brought tears to my eyes - mesmerising. It stands close to the first book Archangel and Sharon Shinn makes you feel so familiar with the characters and how they are feeling. Desparately romatic with a thrilling understory which kept me hooked. Well worth reading if you like the first two books.
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