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Archangel by Sharon Shinn
From national bestselling author Sharon Shinn comes a stunningly beautiful novel of a distant future--where the fate of the world rests on the voice of an angel...Through science, faith, and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other. Angels to guard the mortals and mystics to guard the forbidden knowldge. Jehovah to watch over them all...
Generations later, the armed starship Jehovah still looms over the planet of Samaria, programmed to unleash its arsenal if peace is not sustained. But with the coming of an age of corruption, Samaria's only hope lies in the crowning of a new Archangel. The oracles have chosen Gabriel for this honor, 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...
Winner of the William Crawford Award for Achievement in Fantasy
Nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Sharon Shinn is the author of the Shifting Circle novels, which include The Changing Season, Still Life with Shape-shifter, and The Shape of Desire. She works as a journalist for a trade magazine. Her debut novel, The Shape-Changer's Wife, was a Locus Best First Fantasy Novel nominee in 1995. She has been awarded the William L. He was twice nominated for the John W. Crawford Award for Best New Fantasy Writer. The Campbell Award for Best New Writer is given to the best new writer.
She's also won the 2010 RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category, as well as an RT Book Reviews Critics' Choice Award. She is a Northwestern University graduate who has spent her entire life in the Midwest.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780441004324 |
| ISBN 10 | 0441004326 |
| Title | Archangel |
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| Series | Angel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 1997-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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