His Kiss, which is a crystal embedded in his arm that speaks to Jovah, says his wife is Rachel, who is one of the Edori, who live nomadic lives almost completely separate from Jovah.

If the singing does not happen, Jovah will first smite the mountain, then the rest of Samaria.

Every year the disparate nation tribes gather in harmony and the archangel and spouse open the ceremonial singing. I read Archangel, which is about the archangel Gabriel on the eve of his becoming archangel, and he's looking for a wife, who will sing next to him on the Plain of Sharon. But sometimes the divine music of the angels is not enough to prevent conflict among mortals-and sometimes the god can’t even hear the angels singing. Because their ancestors fled centuries ago from the violence of a war-torn planet, harmony is prized among all people. In Samaria, angels raise their beautiful voices to intercede with the god Jovah on behalf of humans. Here's the series description from her website: I both enjoyed them and am loling greatly. Chronologically, “Flight” would take place shortly before Archangel, “Fallen Angel” directly after Angel-Seeker, and “Nocturne” about seventy years after that.I have to review some of Sharon Shinn's Samaria novels. There are also three novellas set in Samaria. But I know some readers have enjoyed reading them according to the chronology of the stories: Angelica, Archangel, Angel-Seeker, Jovah’s Angel, Alleluia Files. I always think it’s best to read the Samaria books in the order in which they were written: Archangel, Jovah’s Angel, The Alleluia Files, Angelica, and Angel-Seeker. That’s actually the scene I had in my head most clearly before I started writing the book, so it’s the scene that I worked backward and forward from as I came up with t e rest of the story. The one where Rachel wakes up under Gabriel’s wing. I was singing Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” in a community choir while I was writing this book, which is clearly where I got the inspiration for all the choral sequences. One of the reasons I was nominated for the William Campbell Award for best new writer for two years in a row. Available in British and German editions as well. Published as a trade paperback in 1996 and a mass market paperback in 1997. But Gabriel, the Archangel-elect, finds himself constantly feuding with Rachel, the bride who has been chosen for him by Jovah-and he is slowly coming to realize that the aging Archangel Raphael has no intention of giving up his power, even if it means all of Samaria could be destroyed. The new Archangel is introduced during a great musical chorale to honor the god Jovah. “Taut, inventive, often mesmerizing, with a splendid pair of predestined lovers.”-Kirkus ReviewsĮvery twenty years, a new Archangel is chosen to govern the land of Samaria.

Samaria: Archangel, Jovah's Angel, The Alleluia Files, Angelica, Angel-Seeker

Archangel by sharon shinn