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The Darkangel: The Darkangel Trilogy, Volume I [Paperback]

Meredith Ann Pierce (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: Mar 18 1998 | Series: Darkangel Trilogy (Book 1)
A young woman's unlikely love saves the soul of an evil vampyre in Meredith Ann Pierce's classic fantasy. "Easily the year's best fantasy."--The New York Times "Seductive . . . bewitching . . . unique. A brilliant fantasy."--Boston Globe

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An innovative fantasy...The Darkangel surely is a story which knows no age limits. - Madeleine L'Engle --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Meredith Ann Pierce is the author of a number of acclaimed fantasy novels: The Dark Angel Trilogy, The Firebringer Trilogy, and The Woman Who Loved Reindeer. Her most recent novel is Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood.

She received both a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Florida and an M.L.S. from Florida State University, and spends her days as a librarian. By night, she writes. Her hobbies include composing music and playing the harp. She lives in the woods south of Micanopy, Florida, in a house powered by solar energy. 
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5.0 out of 5 stars Close my eyes and.... Dec 30 2012
By Sarah TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
I close my eyes and I can remember the many dark, seductive moments from this book.
I must have read this book about 12-14 years ago but I can still remember moments from the protagonists life when she meets the dark angel and is taken to his home.
This book had a profound effect on my childhood including some other books that I had read.
I can visualize this book and the characters from the book because the story was written in such a magical way that I was so drawn to it.

As a child, I didn't have funds to buy books and I had borrowed the trilogy from the library. After all these years, I still remembered this book so I decided to purchase it online last year to add to my book collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A childhood favorite Jun 21 2004
By Caradae Linore
Format:Paperback
I read this when I was twelve and fell in love with it. I love the characters, especially Ariel. She's so flawed in the beginning: an insecure, frightened slave. In the end, she has grown into a strong, beautiful woman, and she's no longer enchanted by the vampire who once held her captive. Yet she sacrafices a part of herself in order to help him become human again. The _Darkangel_ is a beautifully written story for young adults, though it's not as fast-paced or as funny as Harry Potter. (It's still pretty good, though.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fey and enchanting Jan 22 2004
By selkie1964
Format:Paperback
I re-read this trilogy (The Darkangel, A Gathering of Gargoyles, and The Pearl of the Soul of the World) every so often and even though I know exactly what's going to happen, every time I find myself enchanted all over again. However, Meredith Ann Pierce doesn't explain everything to the nth degree. Instead, you have to listen to her language and figure things out for yourself. This trilogy isn't for your run-of-the-mill fantasy reader who looks only for a thinly disguised re-hash of Tolkien. It's startling and original, fey and luminous, absolutely enchanting.

As for the negative reviews: (1) those of you who find these books "boring" must have no ear for language or no sense of the numinous, or your ideal fantasy is something of the "sword and sorcery" genre; (2) a whole lot of you don't seem to get that this trilogy takes place in the *way far* future ON THE MOON!!! That's what the "daymonth" and "earthlight" things are about. Re-read it if you don't believe me -- particularly the parts about the ancients "who had first fallen from the sky in fire to quicken this, a then-dead world, the moon of Oceanus, into life.." then returned whence they came, back to Oceanus (the Earth). "Oceanus hung, a swirl of blue and white, almost directly ahead of her..." Doesn't that put you in mind of that famous photograph (I think it's called "Earthrise") taken of the Earth by one of the astronauts?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful
I was finished the third book in this series before I realized that these novels were meant for a teen audience. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2008 by A. Ferland
4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
It was just a normal day for Aeriel, a servant, having to complete her chores. This time she was with her mistress, Eoduin, collecting flowers upon a mountain. Read more
Published on Sep 5 2008 by TeensReadToo
4.0 out of 5 stars Young Adult
By reading the description of this book, I had no idea it was for young adults. So, needless to say, for an adult, i found it very slow and unable to hold a reader. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Why did I buy this?
It SOUNDED promising, but this book is one of the most boring things I've ever read. There is no emotion, the plot is frustratingly simple, and it's hard to deciede who's stupider-... Read more
Published on Sep 26 2003 by "moonsongwolf"
1.0 out of 5 stars As deadly as having your soul sucked dry...
Upon reading the positive reviews I borrowed a copy of this book, for I am a fan of Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's fantasy novels. Sigh. What can I say? Read more
Published on Sep 14 2003 by W. Chen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This series definatly ties with Meredith Pierces' other series, 'The Firebringer Trilogy', for the best fantasy books I've ever read. Read more
Published on Aug 6 2003 by Rebecca R. Wake
4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Beautiful
This book first struck me as just a little neat book with some made up words for every day objects, any other fantasy book. Read more
Published on July 8 2003 by Lauren
2.0 out of 5 stars How to become a co-dependant racist heroine
Okay.I LOVE fantasy. Good ones. This isn't badly written and the world is intriguing but Meredith, you should be using your powers for good! Read more
Published on Jun 6 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars An AmaziNg Book from a PhonomInaL Series
After I had finished reading The 4th Harry Potter book, my english teacher just handed me this book out of the blue and said, "Here, read this. Read more
Published on May 17 2003 by "walternygaard"
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm 25 and LOVED this story!
I didn't realize at first when I bought this book it was a young adult book! Why do all the young adults get some of the best stories these days? Read more
Published on April 7 2003 by Lazuli
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