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3.38 of 5 stars

Swooping in from both heaven and hell, the new generation of angels portrayed in Visitants is youthful, immortal and powerful. The... read full description


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Jan 31, 2011
Pamela rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Fallen angels and Heavenly hosts—what better subjects for a genre anthology of short stories? There are plenty of collections with stories about vampires, werewolves and demons out there, but this is something different, something fresh. So when I got this in the mail, I dove right into it.
Visitants has a variety of stories that vary in angel kind, from those from in the Christian Bible and Hebrew works to those spiritual beings from the Qur’an to Kabbalah and even to even New Age m More...
Jan 24, 2012
Claire rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Most of the stories were intense and rather dark, some less so, but all of them were rhetorically effective +thought provoking. The last one was the best (I read this book over half a year, so of course I'd say that)
Apr 15, 2011
Leila rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Intriguing shorts from a bevy of modern day authors. Some new takes on the angelic concept. Not all winged supernaturals have your best interests at heart!
Jul 21, 2011
Julie rated it: 2 of 5 stars
An odd anthology. Interesting writing styles; cool subject/idea...but, the content just rubbed me the wrong way.
Jan 24, 2012
Sandy rated it: 1 of 5 stars
I realize that I like positive stories about angels and tend to cringe when reading the darker tales of fallen angels and evil. I am going to skip to the stories within in this book that are more inspiring and then close it and return it the library. The other short stories are the kind that will keep me awake at night!
Feb 19, 2011
Colleen rated it: 2 of 5 stars
I liked Neil Gaiman's short story with only a couple gross exceptions. I only read the first 1/3 of the book, but the stories didn't grab me. I'm abandoning it for now. I'll return to the book another time.
Jan 21, 2012
S.l. rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Wonderful! Highly recommend!
Feb 09, 2012
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Jan 08, 2012
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Jan 07, 2012
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Dec 17, 2011
Pete marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2011
Sabrina rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Dec 06, 2011
Ulysses rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Nov 17, 2011
Brandon marked it as to-read
Nov 14, 2011
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Nov 07, 2011
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Oct 17, 2011
Nancy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Oct 06, 2011
Jackie marked it as to-read
Oct 05, 2011
Jasmin marked it as to-read
Sep 28, 2011
Colleen rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Sep 27, 2011
Kether rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Oct 23, 2011
Isabelle rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 14, 2011
Patti rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 21, 2011
Meril rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Nov 30, 2011
Kino marked it as to-read
Sep 04, 2011
Scott marked it as to-read
Aug 28, 2011
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Aug 27, 2011
Pamela marked it as to-read
Aug 26, 2011
Heather rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Aug 01, 2011
Courtney marked it as to-read