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Angelica (Hardcover)

by Sharon Shinn (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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In Samaria angels and mortals share a peaceful world. Guided from on high by a watchful, interactive presence, different tribes live in cities and aeries, or wander the plains by the river Galilee. One wanderer is Susannah, an Edori who loves every aspect of her life and clan, including her lover, Dathan. But when she discovers Dathan's unfaithfulness on the same evening that archangel-to-be Gaaron announces that the god has elected Susannah to be Gaaron's Angelica--his bride--she packs her bags, brokenhearted, and departs to Gaaron's aerie to discover the heart of the reserved but powerful angel leader. She befriends Gaaron's flighty sister Miriam, unknowingly providing means of escape when Miriam does something from whose consequences Garron can't protect her. Meanwhile, Samaria is mysteriously threatened by powerfully armed figures who vanish at will, leaving charred farms in their wake. Resuming her Samaria series, Shinn blends romance and sf gracefully enough to satisfy fantasy fans, too, especially if they adore Catherine Asaro or Orson Scott Card's Ships of Earth series. Roberta Johnson
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Two hundred years ago, in order to keep the peace in Samaria, the god Jovah created a legion of land-dwelling angels, led by an appointed Archangel. Now, Jovah has a new appointee: Archangel Gaaron. And for his life-mate, his Angelica, Jovah has chosen a woman named Susannah. With trepidation, she bows to the will of Jovah and an unspoken affection slowly develops between the two.

But there is a terrible threat besetting the land-black-clad strangers who call fire down from the sky, leaving death and destruction in their wake. And the true hearts of Archangel and Angelica may never be known, as the future of the planet hangs in the balance...

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2.0 out of 5 stars Probably good for real Samaria fans, Jun 23 2004
By J. Johnson "Lotsabooks" (Palmdale, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelica (Mass Market Paperback)
Sharon Shinn's world of Samaria was an interesting concept in Archangel, and her blend of romance and SF did pretty well for the first few books. I think it's pretty much run its course by now. I won't bother to re-summarize the plot here, others have done it well already. I will say that there's nothing new here to keep us interested in this world. Shinn spends a lot of time setting up the characters and the danger they're in, but solves it in an unsatisfying rush at the end. And while these books can be read as stand-alones, unless you've read at least the first two you'll be totally confused by the ending. I like Shinn's characters and think she has a nice ear for dialogue and good skills in character-building, but she needs a new idea for this world. Die-hard Samaria fans will be happy to spend more time here, and I will give her next book a chance, but I hope it has more to offer than Angelica.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great read, Jun 14 2004
By Ms. H. Sinton "dragondrums" (Ingleby Barwick. U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelica (Mass Market Paperback)
Angelica is the fourth of Sharon Shinns books about Samaria and it's inhabitants. This story however, is a prequel to the other three books, being set in earlier times than the others. Although these books are not a series and can be read in any order, I would recommend reading the others first.
Samaria is a world populated by the Mandaavi (merchants), Jansaii (crafty, secretive traders), Edori (peaceful nomads), mortals and lastly, angels (lofty and proud). All believe that the original settlers of their world were carried to Samaria in Jovah's own hands from their war torn homeworld. Jovah (their god) forbids technology as it could lead to the development of weapons and therefore war.
The Angels are the intermediaries between man and god. They raise their voices in song to pray for such bounty as medicines, rain, sunshine etc which god then provides. Every twenty years the god appoints a new Archangel, to guide the inhabitants of this land. Jovah also selects a spouse for the new archangel.
In this novel the new archangel is Gaaron (Gabriel Aaron). His bride is to be Susannah, an Edori woman who feels trapped in the angels Eyrie having spent all of her life wandering with her people and she is none too happy at being selected as the new Angelica.
To add to Gaarons troubles, there are problems in his peaceful world. Reports come in about mysterious men who appear and disappear at will and who are destroying whole camps of travellers. With no weapons they are helpless to fight back. While some are arguing for the creation of weapons others are fearful that Jovah's wrath will destroy them if they do develop them.
Sharon Shinn has created a series that is a mixture of romance, fantasy and science fiction. She has managed to produce something different from the usual tales in these genres and for anyone who appreciates something a little different I would highly recommend this.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, May 26 2004
By Seth_Saoirse (Jacksonville,FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Angelica (Mass Market Paperback)
I honestly enjoyed Ms. Shinn's Samaria series. The plots were interesting, and the characters varied, although she started slipping after Archangel, they were still readable. Angelica is just terrible, and took way too long to accomplish its goal which was to get Gaaron and Susannah together. As hard as I tried I could barely finish and finally just skipped to the ending in frustration. Before reading this I was tempted to pick up Angel Seeker, I doubt I will now. Lif is too short to read boring books.
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