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Summary: Glorious Masterpiece Of Intricately Woven Fantasy
Review: The Darkangle is one of the best books I have ever read. This book has to offer a sort of cursed love between a Darkangle who knows no love or peace and whose past is covered by muddy waters. It is not untill he meets Aeriel, acctually, untill he captures her and makes her his slave, that he begins to show some small bits and pieces of the little goodness that still exists with in him. Aeriel knows that he is evil and that he must be destroyed but she can't bring herself to do it, kill him, because she instead has fallen, by accident, in love with him. With the help of magical friends she makes and secrets she uncovers she will undergo a dangerous mission to stop the Witch, mother to all the darkangles, before they can completly take over the world and maybe restore the humanity that was lost to the Darkangle she fell in love with. Filled with characters you are destined to fall in love with and remember forever, I recomend this and the other 2 volumes of this exciting trilogy to all who love fantasy novels and whole new worlds to explore.
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Summary: Incomparable language, slow pace
Review: The disparity in the reviews here seems to boil down to a question of what you're looking for in a book. The Darkangel is not an adventure novel. The pace is slow, so if you're looking for a faster paced book you're likely to find it boring. If you enjoy beautiful language that floats you through the (admittedly kind of thin, but with some great moments) plot, this book will make a big impression. The pace picks up in the two sequels (A Gathering of Gargoyles) without losing the magic of the language, and Aeriel does gain more character as they progress. Have some patience and enjoy the scenery and this is a lovely book.
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Summary: A good likable read
Review: The story gave a new nuance for me. I am fond of reading YA books and so far, this is totally different from other vampire's book. The setting, which at the beginning kind of confusing, started to make sense if we imagined ourselves living on the moon (another new idea, vampire - night - moon).
This vampire, the "Darkangel" who stole Eoduin, to be his bride and Aeriel, to be his brides' maid, was a halfmade vampire. He still had soul dan a trace of goodness that made Aeriel (and me still) loved him. Instead of taking revenge for having made Eoduin and the previous 12 brides into wraiths, she decided to save and free him from the White Witch that intended to make him a "darkangel" son.
With the guidance of the first of three stanzas of the Lady Ravenna, Aeriel started her journey to save the ones she loved and ultimately, the world.
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Summary: Wonderful and Enchanting
Review: This is my favorite book of all time. The writing is beautiful and lyrical, the plot is captivating and well-thought-out, the characters are fully three dimensional and memorable, and the style is sincere and elegant. A wonderful unusual fantasy that few authors can mimic and few readers will find elsewhere.
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Summary: An Enthralling Fantasy for All Ages
Review: This magnificent work of fantasy combines high magic, archaic and beautiful language, and completely believable characters to weave a tapestry of "a dream of the Moon." The lands Aeriel the slave hails from are but a thinly disguised Moon, with Oceanus/The Planet as an obvious Earth. A whole world has been created on the Moon, a world where lorelei, icari, and other fantastic creatures live, dwell, and rule. Aeriel vows to kill the darkangel when her friend Eoduin is snatched from a hilltop near their home. As the darkangel's servant for a full year, she plots and plans his downfall with the aid of the Wardens of the planet, a dwarfish mage, and the darkangel's own wives. But at the end of the tale, a surprising twist gives a message of redemption and hope. Give this book to your children, and read it yourself. You won't regret it.
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