Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim - Hardcover

Rice, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0676978088 ISBN 13: 9780676978087

Publisher: Random House of Canada Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Anne Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades with this new novel — the first book in a new series called “Songs of the Seraphim.”

Angel Time is a dark, suspenseful novel about angels, reluctant assassins and a journey of redemption.

Toby O’Dare — a.k.a. Lucky the Fox — has fallen far from grace. He is a contract killer who carries out violence whenever and wherever he is told, a soulless soul who takes orders from someone he calls “The Right Man.” When a mysterious stranger comes into Lucky’s nightmarish world and offers him a chance to save lives rather than destroy them, Lucky seizes the opportunity to escape the darkness. He is lifted in (angel) time and carried back through the ages to the primitive and treacherous world of thirteenth-century England, where Jews live an uneasy existence. He begins a journey that leads him from the medieval villages of England to the cities of London and Paris as his quest becomes a story of danger and flight, loyalty and betrayal, selflessness and love.

About this title

Review:

"Thrilling. . .divinely entertaining."
--PEOPLE magazine (3 1/2 stars)
"Full of provocative moral reflections. . . Readers will revel in Rice's colorful recreation of the historical past and in her moving depiction of characters struggling to reconcile matters of the heart with their personal sense of faith."
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"Readers looking either for a convincing story of faith rediscovered or simply an exciting read will be pleased by Rice's compelling tale, and many will hope for more books featuring her fascinating and utterly sympathetic new hero."
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"Time travel, ultraviolence and medieval madness--divine intervention rendered fantastically by Rice. . . With t

"Thrilling. . .divinely entertaining."
--PEOPLE magazine (3 1/2 stars)
"Full of provocative moral reflections. . . Readers will revel in Rice's colorful recreation of the historical past and in her moving depiction of characters struggling to reconcile matters of the heart with their personal sense of faith."
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--"Publishers Weekly"
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"Readers looking either for a convincing story of faith rediscovered or simply an exciting read will be pleased by Rice's compelling tale, and many will hope for more books featuring her fascinating and utterly sympathetic new hero."
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"Time travel, ultraviolence and medieval madness--divine intervention rendered fantastically by Rice. . . With two marvelous reimaginings of the Gospels and a spiritual autobiography recently extending her range, Rice revisits the shadows of her vampire classics; now however with her return to Catholicism, her sinners vie for redemption

"Thrilling. . . . [Readers] will feel divinely entertained." "--People
""Veers delightfully into vintage Rice."" --Elle
""Intriguing. . . . A richly enveloping atmosphere." "--The Times Picayune
""Rice brings an energy and sincerity to her story." "--USA Today
""Rice takes her writing from the dark into the light, and does so stunningly, without losing any of her spark." "--Dallas Morning News
""A masterpiece that both invites and provokes." "--L.A. Examiner
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Thrilling. . . . [Readers] will feel divinely entertained. " People
" Veers delightfully into vintage Rice. " Elle
" Intriguing. . . . A richly enveloping atmosphere. " The Times Picayune
" Rice brings an energy and sincerity to her story. " USA Today
" Rice takes her writing from the dark into the light, and does so stunningly, without losing any of her spark. " Dallas Morning News
" A masterpiece that both invites and provokes. " L.A. Examiner
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Thrilling. . . . [Readers] will feel divinely entertained. People
Veers delightfully into vintage Rice. Elle
Intriguing. . . . A richly enveloping atmosphere. The Times Picayune
Rice brings an energy and sincerity to her story. USA Today
A masterpiece that both invites and provokes. L.A. Examiner

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Book Description:

Anne Rice, on top form, returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a dark gothic novel of suspense about assassins and angels, set in worlds past - the first in a new series called The Songs of the Seraphim.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House of Canada Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0676978088
• ISBN 13: 9780676978087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 273