I saw A Flight of Angels a couple of weeks ago while at work. I've seen some of Rebecca Guay\s artwork on Magic: the Gathering cards and was immediately interested in reading this specifically to enjoy the art. And now that I've finished it, I have to say it is an incredibly pretty book.
A Flight of Angels starts when some faerie creatures see something fall from the sky. They go to investigate and find an angel has fallen from heaven. After discovering the angel lives, they decide to hold a tribunal to decide the unconscious angel's fate. And so those assembled tell stories about angels in order to decide this one's fate.
Besides that framing narrative, there are five tales told by the faerie creatures. Of all of them, I liked the first one best; it was a retelling of Adam and Eve (and the art from the cover is from this tale). The next two tales were about death. One had an angel who was bad at everything, and so found himself as an angel of Death. The next was about a woman who made a deal with an Angel of Death so he could not take her unless she invited him in. Both were okay. The fourth story was about a clumsy girl who caught the eye of an angel. And the final story was about the war of the angels, in which some were cast out of heaven.
As I said, most of the stories were alright. But the artwork was fantastic. So if your main interest is the art in a graphic novel, this one's for you.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Short Story: Nocturne
While working at the library the other day, I stumbled upon the brand new anthology Angels of Darkness. I was intrigued so I read the back. I'm not entirely sure why, but Sharon Shinn's story "Nocturne" caught my attention. So I took the book out specifically to read that story.I have to say, I'm really glad I did. "Nocturne" is the story of Moriah, a woman working in a school as a cook. She discovers a blind angel living in a building rumored to be haunted. So she takes it upon herself to push him out of his misery.
I had no intention of reading the other stories in the book. My plan was to simply read the one story and send the book back. But I loved that story so much, I bought Angels of Darkness for my Kindle. I don't know for sure that I'll read the other stories, but I have the option to should I one day decide to. All I know is I loved "Nocturne" so much I wanted a copy of it to enjoy in the future.
I also went today and bought Sharon Shinn's novel Archangel. I liked the world and was sufficiently intrigued by it, I want to learn more!
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