false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171406342m/97961.jpg 97961 4 And so it came to pass... Through science, faith and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived of as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other and the prospect of swift punishment if they disobeyed their laws. Fertile land that embraced a variety of climates and seasons. Angels to guard the mortals and mystics to guard the forbidden knowledge. Jehovah to watch over them all... Generations later, the armed starship Jehovah stills looms over the planet of Samaria, programmed to unleash its arsenal if peace is not sustained. But an age of corruption has come to the land, threatening that peace and placing the Samarians in grave danger. Their only hope lies in the crowning of a new Archangel. The oracles have chosen for this honor the angel named Gabriel, and further decreed that he must first wed a mortal woman named Rachel. It is his destiny and hers. And Gabriel is certain that she will greet the news of her betrothal with enthusiasm, and a devotion to duty equal to his own. Rachel, however, has other ideas... 3102308 1996 Archangel (Samaria, #1) total:1230|5:467|4:469|3:238|2:40|1:16| 1230 5021 1674 155 5 4 false false Sun Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 13:35:22 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 29 09:13:44 -0700 2008
Archangel is set on another worl...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 09:32:58 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 08:15:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 11:17:37 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 18:13:36 -0700 2008
Note - Archangel is not a Romance novel. This is a Fantasy novel with romanti...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Apr 09 21:56:27 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 21:57:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 15:10:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 15:10:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Thu Mar 22 03:55:08 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 22 03:58:32 -0700 2007
I leant this to a friend only to have it returned suddenly with comments that she couldn't read it because it was 'satanic'. I discovered that it was the work of t...more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Apr 23 08:34:28 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 15:14:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 08:34:28 -0700 2009 Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 15:58:40 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 17:23:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:16:13 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 05:37:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Apr 15 07:36:51 -0700 2007 Sat May 31 17:34:06 -0700 2008
But the best part is the worldbuilding. I really feel like she knows the geography of her worlds inside and out, like it's a...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:56:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 18:34:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jun 07 07:50:54 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 17:37:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 10:20:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 10:25:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 14:51:59 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 07:54:06 -0700 2009
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Wasted potential is draped all over this book. Shinn's ideas are really interesting, and I wanted her to do more with them. More of everything. She tries to tie in this sci-fi, technological element to a fantasy-ish story...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 21:43:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 21:47:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 05 18:30:38 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 19:00:28 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 19 13:36:39 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 19 15:47:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 19:30:35 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:13:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 18 17:33:16 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 17:34:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=97961