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Sins of Angels #4
Wrath of Angels
She started a quest to free mankind from the departed angels’ dogma. Instead, she delivered mankind for judgment.The awakened angels took no time in reasserting themselves as the dominant species in the universe. As galactic powers vie for control of the angels’ battleship, the angels show them how inferior human technology is. As Rachel Jordan looks on helplessly, furious angels take out their wrath on the sinful human empires that sprang up in their absence.The only ones spared the angel’s judgment? The Redeemers.Rachel doesn’t want to live in a universe where those zealots are the standard of piety. But how can she defeat an enemy that ruled humankind with iron wings for millennia?Wrath of Angels is the fourth book of Sins of Angels, an epic space opera series set 3000 years after the fall of Earth. With the scope of Dune and the adventurous spirit of Indiana Jones, Sins of Angels delivers a conflict that spans galaxies and rests on the spirit of a single brave researcher.Follow the complete saga, and watch as the fate of our species hangs in the balance.
229 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 26, 2013
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About the author
Matt Larkin
101 books174 followersAlong with his wife and daughter, Matt lives as a digital nomad, traveling the world while researching for his novels. He reads approximately a bazillion books a year, loves video games, and relaxes by binge watching Netflix with his wife.
Matt writes retellings of mythology as dark, gritty fantasy. His passions of myths, philosophy, and history inform his series. He strives to combine gut-wrenching action with thought-provoking ideas and culturally resonant stories.
As a child, Matt read The Lord of the Rings with his parents. This sparked a lifelong obsession with fantasy and started him on a path of discovering the roots of fantasy through mythology. In exploration of these ideas, the Eschaton Cycle was born—a universe of dark fantasy where all myths and legends play out.
Matt writes retellings of mythology as dark, gritty fantasy. His passions of myths, philosophy, and history inform his series. He strives to combine gut-wrenching action with thought-provoking ideas and culturally resonant stories.
As a child, Matt read The Lord of the Rings with his parents. This sparked a lifelong obsession with fantasy and started him on a path of discovering the roots of fantasy through mythology. In exploration of these ideas, the Eschaton Cycle was born—a universe of dark fantasy where all myths and legends play out.
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April 21, 2016
It seems like I just finished the second book in the series.
You know, because I just finished the second book in this series.
Mr. Larkin is cranking these books out. Which would normally be disturbing. And, normally, I'd think that there was no way that these books could be up to his normal quality. But they are. Because Larkin is some kind of evil genius writing freak.
So basically I get high quality books quickly, so YAY MATT LARKIN IS AN EVIL GENIUS WRITING FREAK.
(I really do mean that in the best possible way)
What I liked:
Everything about Ezekiel Knight is amazing. Everything. He's like Dread Pirate Roberts level of cool.
Beyond that, I face the same issue I have every time I review a book well into a series. Trying to talk about what I loved without giving bits away. I'll try though.
Big things happened in book two, and in book three we have the fallout. And it's major fallout. The "oh ... that's a lot of people who are suddenly dead" kind of fallout. Which seems pretty standard for Space Operas and/or Matt Larkin.
...
Why am I friends with him again?
Oh right, the fact that I always find myself frantically turning pages, waiting for everything to JUST CALM DOWN FOR A SECOND but it never does. It never does. No instead things go from bad to worse, or at the very least more dramatic while my pulse races. And I got a blister on my thumb from changing the page so frequently.
Our favorite characters find love, themselves, question their beliefs and are ordered to breed as often as possible by a computer. I promise, that makes sense when you read it.
Which you should.
What I didn't like:
That it's over?
No seriously, I even got over the fact that the pairing I wanted didn't end up happening, so I really don't have any complaints.
Who I'd recommend it to:
Fans of Sci-Fi. Especially Space Operas. If you like BSG, Star Wars, and/or (the third example has been cut, since when I asked my husband his opinion it turned into a giant fight over the best example, the definition of space operas, and the fact that I haven't read Dune and he hasn't read this series. Yeah, we're nerds ... so what?)
You know, because I just finished the second book in this series.
Mr. Larkin is cranking these books out. Which would normally be disturbing. And, normally, I'd think that there was no way that these books could be up to his normal quality. But they are. Because Larkin is some kind of evil genius writing freak.
So basically I get high quality books quickly, so YAY MATT LARKIN IS AN EVIL GENIUS WRITING FREAK.
(I really do mean that in the best possible way)
What I liked:
Everything about Ezekiel Knight is amazing. Everything. He's like Dread Pirate Roberts level of cool.
Beyond that, I face the same issue I have every time I review a book well into a series. Trying to talk about what I loved without giving bits away. I'll try though.
Big things happened in book two, and in book three we have the fallout. And it's major fallout. The "oh ... that's a lot of people who are suddenly dead" kind of fallout. Which seems pretty standard for Space Operas and/or Matt Larkin.
...
Why am I friends with him again?
Oh right, the fact that I always find myself frantically turning pages, waiting for everything to JUST CALM DOWN FOR A SECOND but it never does. It never does. No instead things go from bad to worse, or at the very least more dramatic while my pulse races. And I got a blister on my thumb from changing the page so frequently.
Our favorite characters find love, themselves, question their beliefs and are ordered to breed as often as possible by a computer. I promise, that makes sense when you read it.
Which you should.
What I didn't like:
That it's over?
No seriously, I even got over the fact that the pairing I wanted didn't end up happening, so I really don't have any complaints.
Who I'd recommend it to:
Fans of Sci-Fi. Especially Space Operas. If you like BSG, Star Wars, and/or (the third example has been cut, since when I asked my husband his opinion it turned into a giant fight over the best example, the definition of space operas, and the fact that I haven't read Dune and he hasn't read this series. Yeah, we're nerds ... so what?)
April 9, 2019
The Sins of Angels pentalogy continues, and the stakes are raised further. Note - this review is actually for Voices of Angels, the real book three in the series. Goodreads made a booboo.
Rachel has found the Ark, the craft that rescued humankind from doomed Eden, but Rachel isn't finished. As she develops an affinity with the Ark, she discovers the coordinates of the mythical home of humanity, and sets sail (not literally), looking for the answers she seeks. Eden is not what they expected. The ruins of humanity are obvious, vast empty cities dot the landscape, but are covered with plant life as Eden recovers over 30,000 years after a devastating war. But there is more. The ghosts (psychic impressions) of billions who were left behind remain, and that is no picnic for a couple of empaths. When Rachel and Mac leave, they discover the Arc holds more secrets - the Angels haven't left, they are in suspended animation in the heart of the Arc. As war between the Mizraim Empire and the Asheran Confederacy comes to the universe, can Rachel stave off the desire to free the Angels?
I'm working my way through the audio for the whole series, and the narrator is doing a stand up job throughout. The plot of the series, despite plenty of opportunities to meander, stays tight, thanks in no part to a relatively small main cast. There are the usual staples, space battles, love triangles and "evil" corporations, but the characters each have their own motivations, and regularly question them throughout. Great stuff so far.
4.25/5 stars
Actual review for Wrath of Angels (Book IV)
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, the Angels wake up and they are pissed. working to subdue mankind in a war of attrition, swatting their human opposition with ease. But there's more. David, while trying to escape from an angel attack, discovers something that not wanted, nor expected to ever really see.
See above for comment on how great the story and narrator are.
4.4/5
Rachel has found the Ark, the craft that rescued humankind from doomed Eden, but Rachel isn't finished. As she develops an affinity with the Ark, she discovers the coordinates of the mythical home of humanity, and sets sail (not literally), looking for the answers she seeks. Eden is not what they expected. The ruins of humanity are obvious, vast empty cities dot the landscape, but are covered with plant life as Eden recovers over 30,000 years after a devastating war. But there is more. The ghosts (psychic impressions) of billions who were left behind remain, and that is no picnic for a couple of empaths. When Rachel and Mac leave, they discover the Arc holds more secrets - the Angels haven't left, they are in suspended animation in the heart of the Arc. As war between the Mizraim Empire and the Asheran Confederacy comes to the universe, can Rachel stave off the desire to free the Angels?
I'm working my way through the audio for the whole series, and the narrator is doing a stand up job throughout. The plot of the series, despite plenty of opportunities to meander, stays tight, thanks in no part to a relatively small main cast. There are the usual staples, space battles, love triangles and "evil" corporations, but the characters each have their own motivations, and regularly question them throughout. Great stuff so far.
4.25/5 stars
Actual review for Wrath of Angels (Book IV)
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, the Angels wake up and they are pissed. working to subdue mankind in a war of attrition, swatting their human opposition with ease. But there's more. David, while trying to escape from an angel attack, discovers something that not wanted, nor expected to ever really see.
See above for comment on how great the story and narrator are.
4.4/5
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 23, 2014
Another 5 star hit!! The evolution of the 8 or so main characters in this series amazes me. It feels so natural, and is hard to do with one or two characters, much less 8+
July 27, 2018
Well that certainly turned ugly in a hurry. Something to consider, don't wake the super powerful beings with a chip on their shoulders...
Anyway, as the name implies, the angels are ticked off and our heroes are smack in the middle. Lots of action. More character building and somewhere in the last few books, the universe these are playing out in is starting to make some sort sense. All in all a great read.
Anyway, as the name implies, the angels are ticked off and our heroes are smack in the middle. Lots of action. More character building and somewhere in the last few books, the universe these are playing out in is starting to make some sort sense. All in all a great read.
November 15, 2019
Still loving this series
Another book down and still going strong. I found this to still be entertaining. I came across a small number of grammatical errors but that’s fine. Overall the book holds up well and didn’t disappoint.
Another book down and still going strong. I found this to still be entertaining. I came across a small number of grammatical errors but that’s fine. Overall the book holds up well and didn’t disappoint.
December 31, 2025
As the battle for the Ark and Sefer-Raziel reaches its peak, Rachel Jordan does something that she has no idea of the consequences, she opens the cryo-chambers holding the Angels onboard the Ark. Thinking that this was her last hope of saving the Ark, and of redeeming Mankind, Rachel is in for the shock of her life.
Escaping the Ark with the bloody and beaten Raziel, the main crew of Rachel, Knight, David, Phoebe and Leah head off to try and save the Galaxy.
This book is where we see the Angels unleased in all their glory. Having seen others in the Ark attempting to use its power, there was the assumption that it was powerful, but no one had any idea, until the angels take control and unleash the Wrath of Heaven.
The Asherah are given an ultimatum to turn themselves over, devoid of their cybernetics, to which they refuse, and declare war on the Angels, and they feel the full fury of the Ark.
Without giving too much away, when the Mizraim try to offer their hands in peace, New Rome is wiped from the face of the galaxy.
Rachel is suddenly faced with the horror that she has awoken the Angels, thinking they would save her from the Conglomerate, instead, the Angels have begun a systematic eradication of humanity, punishing them for what they have done over the last 600yrs. And no one, not Asherah, nor Sentinels has the fire power to stand in their way.
This is again, another incredible story in the series, as we see further developments in the never-ending fight of humanity to be free of the hold of the Angels, not just physically, but mentally. The only group that is safe from the Wrath of the Angels are the Redeemers, who as the religious zealots that they are, the Angels see as having upheld the tenants of the codex that they left behind.
Rachel is torn between her love for David, and doing what is right for the Universe, the whole time, not sure what is actually right or wrong anymore and second guessing every action she makes. Her character is one of total turmoil, and her constant battle for understanding and stability in a galaxy that is being torn asunder by Angels of Wrath.
As with the previous books, the character work continues to be outstanding. Each of the main characters continues to be developed, with Knight being the standout as he grows from being the Killer for Hire into being a Sentinel, a Soldier of the Mizraim Empire, with a uniform and proper haircut. Further to that, he is also changing into something else mentally and physically, having been altered by Raziel, the Angel. He is one of the Nephil now, an altered being of immense powers, with increased physical and mental abilities.
David MacGregor is a brilliant character in these stories, a true Captain, struggling with the decisions he has to make. However as the war rages and more lives are lost, the character of David is faced with more and more difficult decisions, and it is extraordinary watching as his character changes under the pressure of these decisions, as he grows as a commander and a person. David is an incredible character, and his story just gets better each book.
This is an outstanding series, one of epic scale, with astounding world building, such intricate detail, so much detail about the Angels, the planets they have terraformed, the different human species that they made for different environments, not to mention all the tech that there is (There is so much wonderful technology in this series).
The Authors must have done a lot of research, and had a lot of notes put together for the series.
It makes for a wonderful read, one that you really can’t put down once you get into it, and no matter if you like Sci-Fi, a good thriller, or just a really good story, this series has something for you. Get into it, you won’t be disappointed!!
Escaping the Ark with the bloody and beaten Raziel, the main crew of Rachel, Knight, David, Phoebe and Leah head off to try and save the Galaxy.
This book is where we see the Angels unleased in all their glory. Having seen others in the Ark attempting to use its power, there was the assumption that it was powerful, but no one had any idea, until the angels take control and unleash the Wrath of Heaven.
The Asherah are given an ultimatum to turn themselves over, devoid of their cybernetics, to which they refuse, and declare war on the Angels, and they feel the full fury of the Ark.
Without giving too much away, when the Mizraim try to offer their hands in peace, New Rome is wiped from the face of the galaxy.
Rachel is suddenly faced with the horror that she has awoken the Angels, thinking they would save her from the Conglomerate, instead, the Angels have begun a systematic eradication of humanity, punishing them for what they have done over the last 600yrs. And no one, not Asherah, nor Sentinels has the fire power to stand in their way.
This is again, another incredible story in the series, as we see further developments in the never-ending fight of humanity to be free of the hold of the Angels, not just physically, but mentally. The only group that is safe from the Wrath of the Angels are the Redeemers, who as the religious zealots that they are, the Angels see as having upheld the tenants of the codex that they left behind.
Rachel is torn between her love for David, and doing what is right for the Universe, the whole time, not sure what is actually right or wrong anymore and second guessing every action she makes. Her character is one of total turmoil, and her constant battle for understanding and stability in a galaxy that is being torn asunder by Angels of Wrath.
As with the previous books, the character work continues to be outstanding. Each of the main characters continues to be developed, with Knight being the standout as he grows from being the Killer for Hire into being a Sentinel, a Soldier of the Mizraim Empire, with a uniform and proper haircut. Further to that, he is also changing into something else mentally and physically, having been altered by Raziel, the Angel. He is one of the Nephil now, an altered being of immense powers, with increased physical and mental abilities.
David MacGregor is a brilliant character in these stories, a true Captain, struggling with the decisions he has to make. However as the war rages and more lives are lost, the character of David is faced with more and more difficult decisions, and it is extraordinary watching as his character changes under the pressure of these decisions, as he grows as a commander and a person. David is an incredible character, and his story just gets better each book.
This is an outstanding series, one of epic scale, with astounding world building, such intricate detail, so much detail about the Angels, the planets they have terraformed, the different human species that they made for different environments, not to mention all the tech that there is (There is so much wonderful technology in this series).
The Authors must have done a lot of research, and had a lot of notes put together for the series.
It makes for a wonderful read, one that you really can’t put down once you get into it, and no matter if you like Sci-Fi, a good thriller, or just a really good story, this series has something for you. Get into it, you won’t be disappointed!!
December 30, 2017
Wrath of Angels
Larkin and Morin together are unstoppable. This series and this episode in one word...Wow! They show that evil can be stopped if just bit by bit. Heartache by heartache. Then there can be competing joy. It hard to think that people 3 millennia in the future could be just as ruthless and just as fallible as people now. I cuss in this sense Rachel was right about the Angels. I can't believe I've come to the last book in this series. I can only imagine how these two talented authors will end it.
Larkin and Morin together are unstoppable. This series and this episode in one word...Wow! They show that evil can be stopped if just bit by bit. Heartache by heartache. Then there can be competing joy. It hard to think that people 3 millennia in the future could be just as ruthless and just as fallible as people now. I cuss in this sense Rachel was right about the Angels. I can't believe I've come to the last book in this series. I can only imagine how these two talented authors will end it.
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