A Plague of Angels
Atop a twisting, canyon-climbing road, a witch lurks in a fortress built strong to keep out dragons and ogres. In another part of the countryside, a young orphan is maturing into a beautiful woman in the enchanted village that is her home. Somewhere nearby, a young man is seeking adventure...
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Atop a twisting, canyon-climbing road, a witch lurks in a fortress built strong to keep out dragons and ogres. In another part of the countryside, a young orphan is maturing into a beautiful woman in the enchanted village that is her home. Somewhere nearby, a young man is seeking adventure after running away from his family's small farm. Suddenly a strange and terrible prophecy sets off a chain of events that will bring these three together in the heroic, romantic, and thrilling tale of an age-old battle.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553568738 (0553568736)
Publish date: November 1st 1994
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 588
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Adult,
Environment,
Feminism,
Speculative Fiction,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic
Series: Plague of Angels (#1)
My second Tepper read was succulently good! I wanted to savor the book, so I took my time with it. I am sharing my favorite parts of the book here like I do in most reviews. However, this time, I have chosen 6 quotes that sum up how I felt about the book. Quote # 1 Sometimes, it was the way the au...
It is hard to describe this book, honestly it is just one of those books you have to read to understand. I have read a Tepper book before, and she does have a way to build a story.This starts as fantasy, but nothing is as it seems. No it is this strange mix of fantasy and sci-fi and Tepper does it s...
I liked this novel quite well, but I am not prepared to articulate why. Usually when I feel that inarticulateness I don't bother to write a review at all, but this time I do feel compelled to say something about genre classification. I prefer science fiction over fantasy, but if you look at my books...
There was way too much going on in this book for my taste. And I found it to be overlong. It was a vaguely dystopian fable with a huge cast of characters and some creaky plot devices. I finished it, but it was a slog. It was cluttered up with so much extra stuff that there were two, maybe three nove...
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