The Strange Angels: Book Two of Heretics in Occupied Eden

by Kenneth Alan Moe

The Strange Angels continues the saga begun in The Floating Boy.Cloud and Terp sojourn in Hawaii and Australia's Northern Territory before settling into domestic life in Aarizona.

450 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Glenn Hickie · Rating 4 out of 5]

still an intriguing story

This is a book that grabs your mind and makes you think about what you may have learned and either believe or cannot follow. Of course it is fiction but the mind still wonders.

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't like this book as much as The Floating Boy. I enjoyed it very much, but I felt there were too many characters and would have liked fewer whose stories were more developed. I also longed for a few characters who had more "normal" names. It was confusing to me trying to keep track of who was being talked about.
The theological theme was excellent. In a very gracious way, the flaws of the Church as we know it in present day were revealed. It showed what an open-minded Church could be like even if it weren't "Naturalist." I greatly appreciated the way the characters (especially Cloud) continued to question their faith throughout their lives and were always open to new insights. The openness of the Church in the story was admirable. They welcomed and integrated people of many different faiths, even non-Christian. I believe it mirrored the theology of the author which made it believable to me. All in all, I would recommend it to people who are interested in the paranormal and also to thinking people in the church. The theological emphasis might be difficult for the "average" population to understand, but for people who are used to thinking theologically, it was a breath of fresh air.