Sharon Shinn
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.95 | 4296 Users | 130 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Alleluia Files |
| ISBN: | 0441006205 (ISBN13: 9780441006205) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Samaria #3, Samaria Chronological Order #5 |
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Sharon Shinn wrote the Samaria books before angels were even a popular subject. I'm a big fan of Shinn, and after reading the first book in this series, Archangel, I fell in love with the world she has created. This is very much a science fiction series, with the inhabitants of Samaria being descendants of people from Earth who left to escape the destruction of the planet by technology. In The Alleluia Files, the people of Samaria have become much more technologically advanced -- some think this is a good thing, others think they are traveling the path that their descendants had tried to escape from.The book starts off with Tamar, a woman who has grown up with the Jacobites, a group of people who believe that the "god" the angels sing to for help is in fact a spaceship designed to respond to aural cues (music). I loved Tamar. Strong female heroines always win me over, and this girl has some fire in her! Despite being persecuted, hunted down, and beaten down by people from all over, she refuses to give up. She doesn't even complain about her lot in life; she just accepts it and does what she can to survive. If there's anything I hate, it's a whiny character, so I fell in love with Tamar rather quickly.
As all the Samaria books, The Alleluia Files has multiple viewpoints, so we don't just get Tamar's version of events, though I consider her to be the main character. We also get Lucinda, an angel who grew up on an isolated island, and Jared, a high-ranking angel who goes against the norm. They are all wonderful characters, but I think that Tamar was my favorite, followed by Lucinda.
While it was very good, I don't think this one was as good as the first two books of the series. For some reason, the romance didn't seem quite as satisfying. Also, the plot was fairly predictable. Although, I have to admit, once the climax hit, I couldn't stop reading, even though I was pretty sure of what was going to happen. This book is exciting, humorous, suspenseful, and heartwarming. Shinn's greatest talent is getting the reader involved in her characters' lives and their stories -- by the end, I felt like I had just gone through what they had gone through, and found myself sharing their emotions. For me, that is the sign of good writing.
The Samaria books are all connected; however, they are written in a way so as to make them stand-alone. On the one hand, I hate how we don't get to see characters from previous books, but on the other hand, I really like seeing how the world changes and progresses throughout the centuries. Obviously, reading the previous books will help your understanding of the finer points of the world and its history, but it's not necessary.
I recommend this series for any science fiction or romance lover. Keep in mind that there aren't hot and heavy scenes -- it's a sweet romance -- but the characters' interactions will make your heart flutter and put a smile on your face.
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| Title | : | The Alleluia Files (Samaria #3) |
| Author | : | Sharon Shinn |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 1999 by Ace Books (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Romance. Fiction. Paranormal. Angels |
Rating Based On Books The Alleluia Files (Samaria #3)
Ratings: 3.95 From 4296 Users | 130 ReviewsJudge Based On Books The Alleluia Files (Samaria #3)
3.5 starsWhile I enjoyed the characters and plot and sped through the book, none of these were as solid as the previous 2 books, and the book ended just as it got to the incredibly interesting social changes.A very good third installment in the Samaria series. It really does feel like watching a society advance and try to deal with revelations.
3.5ish? The first half 2.5 stars the second half 4.
I was trying to explain this book to my boyfriend and after I got through: world colonized way into the future by earthlings, the satellite aka "god/jovah" in the sky, and angels with wings grafted onto their backs to control the weather... he was like, "Will you listen to yourself?! This sounds crazy!" And, it is reactions like this, my friends, that makes me love sci fi/fantasy EVEN MORE.
I was trying to explain this book to my boyfriend and after I got through: world colonized way into the future by earthlings, the satellite aka "god/jovah" in the sky, and angels with wings grafted onto their backs to control the weather... he was like, "Will you listen to yourself?! This sounds crazy!" And, it is reactions like this, my friends, that makes me love sci fi/fantasy EVEN MORE.
This book has a large cast of characters. There's Tamar, a member of a rebel sect called the Jacobites that doesn't believe in God. There's Jared, an angel with a good heart who can't quite believe that Bael, the archangel, would go so far as to murder Jacobites. There's Omar, Bael's handsome and ambitious son. There's Lucinda, an orphaned angel whose no-nonsense Aunt Gretchen took her away from Bael's stronghold when she was a child and raised her on a tiny island far out at sea. There's
I can't believe how excellent all these books are (with the exception of Angel Seeker which is good but more filler and doesn't much move the plot forward). Jared is a wonderful character as is Tamar. Lucinda and her Edori lover Reuben were interesting too. I just love how dark this book got in places. Murder. So much murder. Tamar struggling on her own. Sexual assault. Putting dead babies in the arms of a corpse and shoving them out into the cold! More murder. Mild torture. Talking about
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