Thursday, July 27, 2006

Jovah's Angel by Sharon Shinn

Another wonderful book about the angels in Semorra. Couldn't put it down. This was about the Archangel Alleluia or Alleya, who reluctantly took up the highest role when Delilah was reckless and broke her wing. Alleluia is one of the few angels left whom the gods can hear, indicating something is not right in Semorra. Alleya with the help of her friend Caleb, an engineer, discover what is wrong and right it. This book reveals a lot of the history of this land or planet -how it came to be settled and what structure was set up for its continuing success. This is the first time I noticed how most of the names for places and characters are biblical in nature.
The book addresses themes of our relationship to each other and higher forces. As in the last book, I really liked the Edori, a gypsy-like group of people, who are the outcasts of the society, but bring a lot to the lives of everyone.

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