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  • Samaria, Book 1
  • Written by: Sharon Shinn
  • Narrated by: Tamara Marston
  • Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Archangel

Written by: Sharon Shinn
Narrated by: Tamara Marston
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Publisher's Summary

A tale of the distant future by the author of The Shape-Changer's Wife brings listeners to a world in which the fate of all life rests on the voice of an angel.
©1997 Sharon Shinn (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
Classics Science Fiction Epic Fantasy
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"Next in line to become archangel in the angel-led dominion of Samaria, Gabriel must lead the next chorale praising the god Jovah, which means he needs a wife - fast - to sing beside him. Guided by the local oracle and the light emanating from the Kiss of the Gods (a homing device in his wrist), he finds his Jovah-selected fiancee in a common Edori slave girl named Rachel. The marriage proves, however, anything but romantic....With place-names such as Gaza and Jordana, she tantalizingly hints at her Samaria's connection to an ancient Israeli past, and she tempers the angelic milieu with talk of her angels' technological heritage in an entertaining sf-fantasy blend that should please fans of both genres." ( Booklist)

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Sci-fi masquerading VERY CLEVERLY as Biblical Fiction?!

I picked this book up thinking it would be exactly what sounded like. Then it slowly and cleverly turned into a sci-fi setting involving a AI run malfunctioning colony ship in the role of God that had been programmed to EXTERMINATUS this world if the people didn’t perform rituals showing the population wasn’t getting along. It’s brilliant how hits of technology forgotten by the population have Been dropped so they feel out of place and make you wonder what is going on.

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Fabulous story!

This whole series by Sharon Shinn is complex and delightful. Really enjoyed the books in this series

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