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Angelica (Samaria Published Order #4)

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Two hundred years ago, the god Jovah created a legion of land-dwelling angels, led by an appointed Archangel. Now, Jovah has a new appointee: Archangel Gaaron. For his life-mate, his Angelica, Jovah has chosen a woman named Susannah. Slowly, an unspoken affection develops between the two. But there is a terrible threat besetting the land--and the true hearts of Archangel a...more

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Published February 24th 2004 by Ace (first published March 4th 2003)

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Mar 07, 2012 Shoshana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, fantasy, romance

This one was cool. The mysterious invaders are a great way to up the ante from the traditional variety of Samaria plot. I like Susannah and Gaaron (except for his name) and that they're a little more grounded than, say, Rachel and Gabriel or Rebekah and Obadiah or Elizabeth. And they're a good grounding for a flighty, emotional cast of supporting characters too, which characters I nonetheless like and think are a strong backbone for the book. Miriam's evolution might actually be my favorite aspe...more This one was cool. The mysterious invaders are a great way to up the ante from the traditional variety of Samaria plot. I like Susannah and Gaaron (except for his name) and that they're a little more grounded than, say, Rachel and Gabriel or Rebekah and Obadiah or Elizabeth. And they're a good grounding for a flighty, emotional cast of supporting characters too, which characters I nonetheless like and think are a strong backbone for the book. Miriam's evolution might actually be my favorite aspect of the entire book. I really appreciate Shinn's focus on developing Susannah's relationships with everyone in the Eyrie, and her longer exploration of what it's like to leave your lover and your home (at the same time!) and try to adapt to the foreign.

Even though Angelica takes place 150 years or so before the time of Rachel and Gabriel in Archangel, you definitely learn stuff about the world that you don't learn in Archangel (although it reveals nothing you don't pick up one book after Archangel in Jovah's Angel, which I'm about to review), and I definitely hold with Shinn's recommendation that if you're reading this series for the first time, you should read them in the order she wrote them: Archangel, Jovah's Angel, The Alleluia Files (which in my opinion function as a trilogy even though they have no overlap of living characters), then Angelica and Angel-Seeker.

The weakness in this book is the hasty resolution of Susannah and Gaaron's relationship after the more exciting (and, in the second half of the book, dominant) plotline about the invaders concludes. It worked in Archangel, because it felt a little slower and a little more emotionally true. In Angelica it feels rushed, and I don't totally buy Susannah's hardline stance. In fact, it sort of feels as if she manipulates Gaaron into telling her he loves her (not a spoiler, because you know it's going to happen all along; the Samaria books bear - in a good way - some of the tropes of a more traditional romance novel), and so their resolution just doesn't feel real or earned.

But that's a small quibble; I really enjoyed most of the book.(less)

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Jun 13, 2011 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2007, bookcrossed-or-otherwise-set-free

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Apr 18, 2011 Jenn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sharon Shinn returns to the planet called Samaria, with a new tale of an earlier time... Legend has it that the original settlers of Samaria were carried there by the loving hands of the god Jovah. To keep the peace, he created a legion of land-dwelling angels, led by an appointed Archangel. Now, two hundred years later, Jovah's latest appointee is the Archangel Gaaron, whose dependability and allegiance to the people of Samaria make him a wise choice. And for Gaaron's life-mate, his Angelica, J...more

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Sep 24, 2010 Christine rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, romance

This is the 4th book in the series, but it goes back in time to take place before the beginning of the 1st book. It stands alone as a romance between Garon, the next chosen archangel, and Suzannah, his chosen Angelica.

After thoroughly enjoying the previous two books in the series and at least finding myself inspired by the world building and politics of the original book, I was very disappointed with this one. It began more slowly than any book to date, spending an entire chapter boring me with...more This is the 4th book in the series, but it goes back in time to take place before the beginning of the 1st book. It stands alone as a romance between Garon, the next chosen archangel, and Suzannah, his chosen Angelica.

After thoroughly enjoying the previous two books in the series and at least finding myself inspired by the world building and politics of the original book, I was very disappointed with this one. It began more slowly than any book to date, spending an entire chapter boring me with details of a perfectly ordinary life in an Edori camp before anything marginally interesting happens.

Structurally, this is more a romance than any of the books to date, although each has centered around a romance. And with the exception of the first book, I thought the romance subplots were fine. In this book, however; the structure of the romance was very reminiscient of the romance in the first book -- two people chosen to be together, who barely spend any time together or talk much, who love each other and for inexplicable reasons decide the other feels differently without even bothering to check first. There was no inspirational courtship, passion, or anything else. The characters themselves were likeable enough, and sympathetic, but if a book is primarily a romance, even one that takes place on another planet, I would think we'd want a number of scenes with the two of them actually together.

But that wasn't the only weakness. Aside from a romance, this book attempted to create a dangerous world situation in the form of attackers from another planet. These attackers were unconvincing in both motive and strategy, and I found the end to this subplot entirely unsatisfying...even lame. (Would go into details but would prefer to keep this spoiler free.)

We also had to spend a number of excrutiating chapters in the POV of a spoiled brat, Garon's sister, who I hated and who never fully redeemed herself in my eyes, even after she learned a few hard life lessons. She went beyond rebellious. She was a selfish girl who actively set out to hurt other people and then acted surprised by their injuries.

Possibly the worst issue I had with this book, however; was that it managed to undermine some of the love I felt for the world from the first three books. This book takes place a mere 250 years after the settling of the planet and yet their language has already evolved to the point where they cannot understand the language of the settlers at all. I'm no linguist, but while I'm sure I'd have no clue what an Egnlish-speaker from 1,000 years ago was saying and would have to struggle with the ones from 500 years ago, I think I could come up with quite a bit of common ground talking to someone from the mid-1700's. What force would cause a language to change so quickly? I don't know.

I also found the extreme differentiation of the tribes after 250 years to be a little odd. The ship had 700 people on it, which is a small enough group that I'd expect them to have a lot of cultural similarities at that time. Differentiation will certainly occur, but I have trouble reconciling the differences between the Jansai and the Edori, for instance. These groups seemed to have sprung out of the spaceship the way they were and in both culture and genetics (skin and hair coloring) are far more distinctive than I would expect after a mere two and a half centuries.

Perhaps some of these things were issues in the first 3 books, but I overlooked them, partly because I liked a lot of what the author was doing with the world, partly because more time had elapsed since the founding of the planet which could explain the cultural drift, and partly because the plots were more interesting and didn't give me as much time to nit pick.

I can't honestly recommend this book, even to those who have enjoyed the series.(less)

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Apr 02, 2013 Kelsey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, romance

The first three books of the Samaria series have a special place in my heart (I especially love The Alleluia Files), but Angelica doesn’t quite live up to its predecessors.

This book is set farther back in time than the other three (before Archangel). An odd choice, but I was willing to roll with it. Also, like the others in the series, it revolves around a romance—and therein lies the sticking point for me. Susannah, who is Edori, a member of the freedom-loving nomadic tribes, is called as the A...more The first three books of the Samaria series have a special place in my heart (I especially love The Alleluia Files), but Angelica doesn’t quite live up to its predecessors.

This book is set farther back in time than the other three (before Archangel). An odd choice, but I was willing to roll with it. Also, like the others in the series, it revolves around a romance—and therein lies the sticking point for me. Susannah, who is Edori, a member of the freedom-loving nomadic tribes, is called as the Archangel Gaaron’s new Angelica. You would think this would create some great tension between the two. And it did…sort of. Susannah was sad to leave her tribe and she was lonely in the Eyrie, as expected. But I was extremely surprised by how willing she was to leave her people and how quickly she accepted her fate of marrying a man she had never met, especially when the Edori do not believe in the institution of marriage nor are as strict about religious decrees as the angels. Her readiness to leave was attributed to her breakup with her long-time lover, Darren, but this didn’t feel like a good enough reason to abandon everything she knew, especially when she could’ve simply gone back to family’s tribe if she wanted to avoid Darren.

Combined with Susannah’s passivity is the fact that I didn’t feel a spark between Gaaron and Susannah at all. What I love about Sharon Shinn’s books are how well-written her romances are—I usually am completely absorbed in their toe-tinglingness. The two in Angelica obviously respect each other, but there is a strange dynamic between them where Susannah sees Gaaron through a lens of almost reverence and Gaaron sees Susannah as a necessary duty to the god and Samaria—not exactly this most romantic setup. It could’ve been salvaged if we, the readers, had seen evidence of their budding romance, but they spent so much of the novel apart and off-screen (off-page?) that I had a hard time understanding how and why they were falling in love. The lack of chemistry is even more obvious given the similarity between the plots of Angelica’s and Archangel’s, with Archangel completely hitting it out of the park.

When the relationship at the heart of a romance book doesn’t ring true it is hard for the book to reach its full potential. I would still recommend Angelica to fans of the series (it’s always nice to be back in Samaria), but it isn’t the strongest of the bunch.
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May 25, 2010 Lin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, worst-covers, jjp

This book flicks back several hundred years to times before the events of Archangel to tell the story of the Edori Angelica (mentioned before as a book read by Tamar in The Alleluia Files).
Susannah, an Edori dedicated with two Kiss's finds she is to be Angelica to the angel Gaaron. After an argument with her Edori lover she agrees to go with him to serve her god. Gaaron is a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Soon he will be archangel, but men who disappear at will have been dest...more

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May 07, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Much better than The Alleluia Files, this book goes back in time to visit Samaria just before Gabriel takes over as Archangel - alongside his Edori bride.

Samaria is under attach from mysterious "black men" who are destroying remote farmsteads and campsites of the Edori & Jansai, with no apparent motive. Gaaron (Gabriel Arron's nickname) is trying to figure out who these men are and how to stop them without violating the rule set down in the Librera against weapons. Meanwhile, his Edori bride...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Althea Ann rated it 4 of 5 stars

Samaria Series

If all romance books were like these, I might consider myself to be a fan of romance novels in general.
The 'Samaria' series is primarily romance - but it's balanced with enough other plot elements that it doesn't get too tedious. They're even frequently... romantic!... in a way that doesn't (usually) make me want to strangle the characters! (They're never explicit/erotic, though.)
I did read all five books back-to-back, which meant that some of the elements did get a little repetiti...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-romance

If I was going to re-read this series I would start with Archangel then read Angel-Seeker,then Angelica then Jovah's Angels,The Alleluia Files. I like things to have order and this isn't even the time order but if you read Angelica first it gives too much away but in a time line it happens first.I liked this book better than others in the series. I have gotten wrapped up in this world and love it. Sad it is over but I know there are short stories of Samaria out there.I liked learning more about...more

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May 18, 2011 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, fantasy, favorites

Sharon Shinn you're amazing! I love this story. I love everything about it. Each character had such a distinct personality, and felt so real to me, that I wished they were my friends. Shinn has such instinct with relationships. Her talent to write about human nature moves me. I feel as if she has her own special magnifying glass, peering into the core of our souls, allowing her to write stories that warm our hearts. I read Angelica at a difficult time in my life, and had I not had this uplifting...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Loralee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Women trouble: A woman from the wandering Edori tribe gets chosen to be the wife of the new Archangel, a jealous friend complicates things, and a spoiled girl from the angel's hold must learn a new way of life. The plot for this book turns out to not be too different from Archangel, which has more going on and which I thought was better. But I've been on a Sharon Shinn kick, in part because her characters are well-drawn and the land feels so real that I enjoy immersing myself in it even when har...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Corinne rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, angels, science-fiction, swapped

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Apr 28, 2012 Christina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: to-buy

Plot: 6/7

I adore the Samaria books. The sweet romances, the conflicts, the multiple intertwining plot lines, it's all so very well done. This book is no exception! I really like the character of Miriam and her story, and while I wish there was a bit more wooing/romance between Gaaron and Susannah, their story was pretty fascinating too. (view spoiler)...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Melanti rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, 2012

This book isn't as bad as my 2 stars seems to say. If one were reading it as a stand-alone novel, it works better. But taken as part of a series, it has much to be desired.

It's a very marshmallowy book. Kind of sweet, but not a huge amount of substance to it. It seems especially marshmallowy since a lot of the plot has been recycled from the first book. And I much preferred Rachel's fiery spirit to Susannah's passivity. There were several plot threads that would have been resolved MUCH earlier i...more This book isn't as bad as my 2 stars seems to say. If one were reading it as a stand-alone novel, it works better. But taken as part of a series, it has much to be desired.

It's a very marshmallowy book. Kind of sweet, but not a huge amount of substance to it. It seems especially marshmallowy since a lot of the plot has been recycled from the first book. And I much preferred Rachel's fiery spirit to Susannah's passivity. There were several plot threads that would have been resolved MUCH earlier if she just talked back every once in awhile.

Unfortunately, somewhere along the line, I've labeled this series as Sci-Fi in my mind, which means I hold it to higher standards in terms of logic and believability.

In this book, it's roughly 250 years after colonization and 100 years before the events of Archangel. Yet, there's already been such lingual drift that the original records are almost incomprehensible. This just doesn't make sense to me. As a general rule, you might get shifts in pronunciation, spelling and word choice over time, but unless there's some sort of conflict, most changes take a LOT of time. It took the Norman conquest to change the English language from Old English (eg. Beowulf) to Middle English (eg. Chaucer). While it may take a scholar to read the original Beowulf (around 800 yrs old), Chaucer (around 600 yrs old) can still be read in the original with a bit of effort and Shakespeare is still a great favorite even after 400 years. So we're supposed to believe that in 250 years, the colonist's language changed as much as it did in 800 years on Earth, when there's been little to no war or conflict? I find this VERY unbelievable. I would have loved it if they'd talked about the colonist's records much as we do about Chaucer - comprehensible but headache inducing. To me, that would have shown a continuity in the timeline - something sort of in between the state of the colonization and the society in Archangel. The only way I can see this making sense is if the original colonists wrote in a different language – say Hebrew – that was quickly forgotten due to lack of use. And this doesn’t seem to be supported by the text.

There's a lot of similar missed opportunities. The only real thing I saw as being in a state of flux was them building a city that is featured in another book. But on the scale of things, it’s not very big. There’s a lot more cultural changes between the previous books than between this and Archangel. It seems society was held static for those hundred years. And I find this both unlikely, and a shame.

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I knew this was going to be a fluffy marshmallow book going in to it. That's just the sort of book Shinn writes and really, there's nothing wrong with marshmallows once in awhile. But having a bit of continuity and variation to the timeline and story would have added chocolate and graham crackers, and then it would have been a s’more.(less)

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Sep 16, 2010 Summer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: demons-angels, sci-fi-futuristic, romance

In Angelica, Gaaron is next in line to become the Archangel. I didn't read the previous book in the series but I hear Angelica takes place at some time before it. Gaaron has a lot on his plate with the Gloria coming up in less than a year. He calls on the oracle to ask Jovah who is to be his angelica. The oracle gives him the name of an Edori woman named Susannah to be his bride. But things don't go exactly as Gaaron planned. Susannah has just ended a long relationship on bad terms and neither h...more

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Sep 22, 2010 Alicia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Alicia by: Angie

Shelves: happiness

So first of all, I have to say that I love Sharon Shinn. She creates such wonderful worlds that I keep wanting to return to time and time again.

I loved this book, that said there were a few problems I had with it. First of all, the story line with Miriam? In the beginning of that I was SO CONFUSED as to why the story was taking this detour to see where she was going and what she was doing. I definitely didn't see the point until much later and then it made sense and I was okay with it, but I wa...more

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Sep 28, 2007 Erin rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: sci-fi/fantasy fans; laid-back Christian fiction fans

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

It took me a little longer to get into this book. I kept thinking it was supposed to be set in Palestine because the names are similar, but it's set on some other planet. Once I figured that out, the book went much more smoothly, and I really enjoyed it. It's not as gripping as "Mystic and Rider," etc., but it's pretty interesting trying to figure out what is really going on.

The basic premise is that there are angels (who don't seem to be immortal, just really healthy and with big wings) and reg...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sharon Shinn is the author I read when I need a nice bit of romantic fluff. She is probably the only author I read for romantic fluff. I like the fantasy world with a sci-fi backstory (Samaria). (There are more of the sci-fi elements in Angelica than most of the other Samaria books.) I like the different races of Samaria. I like the predictability of the main romantic relationship. The writing is good, and the descriptions of the main characters' interactions are very good. The Samaria books are...more

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Nov 29, 2011 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: serious-fiction, serious-fiction-sci-fi

Really enjoyed the fleshing-out of one of this world's cultures. The Edori have figured in all three of the previous books, but this book really spent some time with them. Also, the Bigger Questions in this book focused more on relationships instead of the issues of faith explored in the other books. However, I thought the ending was weak. 500 pages of set up and less than 50 pages of resolution over three plot threads makes for an unsatisfactory finish.

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May 22, 2008 Claire rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I was impressed that, as a prequel, Angelica was able to present new and interesting aspects of Samarian society while respecting the constraints of the time period (no looming discovery of god-as-spaceship, no technological revolution), and the characters and communities were, as always, layered and sympathetic. The thing that kept me from entirely enjoying the book was that the scary violent space invaders were black. Samaria has always been a fairly whitewashed world, but as long as it stays...more

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Sep 18, 2011 Zara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Great read! It kept me from having to actually interact with my family over Christmas break! My boyfriend at the time loaned it to me. We did a swap of our favorite books. I can see why this book was a favorite! I love the way the author weaves in religion and hierarchy with the underlying theme of racism. I believe she portrayed the coming together of two cultures well and made us believe that how it happened works.

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Feb 07, 2009 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book started out really slow. I'm glad I plugged through it. It does get better further along although I felt that there were several threads that were just dropped that the author could have done some amazing things with. I was surprised that she didn't further some situations frankly as it could have been a more keep you on the edge of your seat page turner kind of book instead of predictable and easy going. Still, it did get better as it went on so I give it three stars instead of two as...more

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Jun 16, 2011 Siobhan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-sf

Another strong story from Shinn, though much in the same mold as her others, with pairings among people from different worlds. Sympathetic charactters and fear and wonder, but yeah, very similar to her other books. It was a bit odd that the Miriam point of view suddenly shows up in the middle of the story, but I liked the foil of her communication with Jossis against Gaaron (ugh, hate that nickname) and Susannah.

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Apr 02, 2009 kaoyler rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another book about Samaria and angels. This one concerns a threat to the land in the form of people who suddenly appear and destroy communities. Gaaron is about the become the new archangel and when he finds Susannah, his new bride, she was one of the survivors of one of these attacks. Together they set out to discover who they are and how they can be defeated.

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Mar 11, 2013 Mary Lauer rated it 4 of 5 stars

this books grows on me more every time I read it. I like Gaaron's (Gabriel Aaron) solidity and streadfastness. He is everyone's "Soft place to fall" but he needs one too. And he knows that if his fails, more is lost than jsut his heart. Thankfully, Susannah is the steadfast,reliable, but still lovable person who can be that for him. I love this book!

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Jan 16, 2010 Mauri rated it 4 of 5 stars

Excellent story, though I am disappointed by the cover - somebody obviously hasn't read the story close enough to catch the author's repeated descriptions of the Edori as dark-skinned, with Susannah herself described as a bronze-complected beauty, nowhere near resembling the creamy white figure depicted on the cover (well, okay, they got the hair right).

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May 20, 2010 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

I was a little disappointed in this book at the beginning because I wanted to see the aftermath of the big reveal from the last book and this one is set in the time before the first book of the series. Once I got past that I did enjoy this one. I loved getting to know more of the Edori lifestyle. I loved how Miriam was a handful for Garron and do think she ended up in the right place. Garron was interesting, with his upbringing emotions were such a foreign concept to him. Having being paired wit...more

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Feb 18, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

After reading the other books in the series, I revise my review to say this is the best of the 5 and one I would re-read over and over. The characters are the most compelling and the story is the most vivid. Definitely my favorite.

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Aug 18, 2009 Lydia Presley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, scifi

So I enjoyed it - but a lot of this book reminded me of the first book - although more interesting, but still much of the same story. I did enjoy it enough to read through it very quickly, however - so it's definitely worth the read.

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Jan 28, 2013 J.H. Walker rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, sci-fi-and-fantasy

This is the fourth book in the Samaria series and it doesn't disappoint. You know what they're about. This is just another one and it's wonderful. If you didn't like fantasy, you wouldn't be reading this review. This is fantasy at its best. Just read the book.

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I’ve been writing stories and poems since I was eight years old. My first poem was about Halloween: "What is tonight? What is tonight?/Try to guess and you’ll guess right." Perhaps this inauspicious beginning explains why it took me till I was in my thirties to sell a novel. It occurred to me early on that it might take some time and a lot of tries before I was able to publish any of my creative w...more I’ve been writing stories and poems since I was eight years old. My first poem was about Halloween: "What is tonight? What is tonight?/Try to guess and you’ll guess right." Perhaps this inauspicious beginning explains why it took me till I was in my thirties to sell a novel. It occurred to me early on that it might take some time and a lot of tries before I was able to publish any of my creative writing, so I pursued a degree in journalism at Northwestern University so I’d be able to support myself while I figured out how to write fiction.

I’ve spent most of my journalism career at three trade and association magazines—The Professional Photographer (which, as you might guess, went to studio and industrial photographers), DECOR (which went to frame shop and art gallery owners), and BizEd (which is directed at deans and professors at business schools). My longest stint, seventeen years, was at DECOR. Many people don’t know this, but I’m a CPF (Certified Picture Framer), having passed a very long, technical test to prove I understood the tenets of conservation framing. Now I write about management education and interview some really cool, really smart people from all over the world.

I mostly write my fiction in the evenings and on weekends. It requires a pretty obsessive-compulsive personality to be as prolific as I’ve been in the past ten years and hold down a full-time job. But I do manage to tear myself away from the computer now and then to do something fun. I read as often as I can, across all genres, though I’m most often holding a book that’s fantasy or romance, with the occasional western thrown in. I’m a fan of Cardinals baseball and try to be at the ballpark on opening day. If I had the time, I’d see a movie every day of my life. I love certain TV shows so much that knowing a new episode is going to air that night will make me happy all day. (I’m a huge Joss Whedon fan, but in the past I’ve given my heart to shows all over the map in terms of quality: "Knight Rider," "Remington Steele," "Blake’s 7," "Moonlighting," "The Young Riders," "Cheers," "Hill Street Blues," "X-Files," "Lost," "Battlestar Galactica"...you can probably fill in the gaps. And let’s not forget my very first loves, "The Partridge Family," "Here Come the Brides" and "Alias Smith & Jones.")

I don’t have kids, I don’t want pets, and all my plants die, so I’m really only forced to provide ongoing care for my menagerie of stuffed animals. All my friends are animal lovers, though, and someone once theorized that I keep friends as pets. I’m still trying to decide if that’s true.

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