- Mass Market Paperback: 389 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; Ace mass-market ed edition (31 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441005195
- ISBN-13: 978-0441005192
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 996,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘A delight and a comfort to discover’
– Peter Beagle
‘I was fascinated by Archangel. Its premise is unusual, to say the least, its characters as provocative as the action. I was truly, deeply delighted.’
– Anne McCaffrey
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Fantasy with a difference: Angels, mortals and Biblical events in a truly extraordinary fantasy world.
Samaria has suddenly and inexplicably been hit by a series of vicious hurricanes. Crops and villages have been destroyed and, for the first time, the Angels’ intercession has proved fruitless. Jovah appears to be deaf to all pleas.
The Archangel Delilah has been sorely wounded and none can heal her: now she sings for her supper in a local tavern. There a young craftsman called Noah falls in love with her. He is in the process of building a miraculous, motorized ship…
The storms continue unabated. Clearly, Jovah must somehow be placated. But how, if He no longer heeds the Angels’ prayers or songs? Then a cryptic message is received from God. A mission must set forth to find Him: but when they do, how will the people of Samaria react to the knowledge that the Lord they have worshipped for centuries is, in fact, an intelligent spacecraft?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I totally fell in love with Archangel, and this is a worthy follow up to that. Set 150 years after Archangel, it's fascinating to see how the world of Samria has changed, especially in relation to events that happened in the first book. Whilst Archangel was largely focussed on the characters, Jovah's Angel deals a lot more with explaining some of the "mysteries" of the world, the angels, and the God, Jovah. I won't give away any spoilers, but certainly, I was very satisfied with what was set out. The plot is excellent, well paced, the characters and dialogue very well done.
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was just because it seemed to not quite have the same emotional impact as the first book did, for me. But this is certainly a truly worthy read.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This trilogy gets better with books two and three. The story is great and surprisingly original. At first glance I thought the names of the characters and places weren't at all imaginative and that it was going to ruin the story, but I was so pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this book. I took the trilogy on a girlie holiday and we all read and enjoyed them so much. When I returned home my family devoured them. I can honestly say everyone that I know that has read them Loved them!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The Best Kind of SF Storytelling
22 July 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Having read (and loved) Shinn's first book about the planet Samaria, I was thrilled to find a sequel. Back to a world where angels fly and their song fills the skies, many years after the exciting and romantic events of Archangel. In Jovah's Angel, the weather patterns on meteorologically-unstable Samaria are deteriorating, and the only voice that seems to be hearable by Jovah, the overseeing "deity" of the planet, is that of shy, scholarly Alleluia, now forced by circumstance to play the role of Archangel, taking the place of a brilliant, injured predecessor. And political brilliance is sorely needed on Samaria, as the different factions jockey for top position, as technological advances are made (and resisted), and the weather worsens (and worsens), as knowledge is lost (and regained). Shinn is, as always, excellent in her society-building---she postulates a set of circumstances and characters and then rings the changes, inviting us along to see what happens...and it's a wonderful trip, really an engaging and wonderful book. Not dissimilar to Anne McCaffrey's Pern books, in its basic premise, but rather stronger in its depiction of a social-religious- political cultural matrix. And her depictions of the glories of human song are amazing and original. Very well done!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A good read, but nowhere near as good as "Archangel"
16 Jun 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I saw the paperback edition of "Jovah's Angel" at my local bookstore and snapped it up. I really enjoyed "Archangel" and was hoping for a similar experience with this book. As with most sequels, I was ultimately disappointed. I enjoyed the return to Samaria, but I thought the plot and characters could have been much stronger. Delilah and Alleya were caricatures instead of characters: the stormy dark angel and the quiet blond. Caleb was drawn a bit better, but Noah was also a cardboard cutout of a character. I will give Ms. Shinn credit for finally resolving the mystery of what Jovah really is.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Enjoyable, but hard to top Archangel!
24 July 1998
Format:Paperback
At first I found the jump of 150 years from the time of Archangel difficult to adjust to. Once into the book I did enjoy the return to Samaria & learning of the changes that had occurred. While I did find this book good-I can't help but wish for a return to the lives of Rachael & Gabriel. Perhaps Ms. Shinn will decide to take us back in an upcoming novel & allow us once again to share in the lives of the characters' lives we became a part of in Archangel. I'm looking forward to reading The Alleluia Files. Ms. Shinn has a great talent with words!
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