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Original Title:	Angel-Seeker
ISBN:	0441012604 (ISBN13: 9780441012602)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Samaria #5, Samaria Chronological Order #3

Angel-Seeker (Samaria #5)

Sharon Shinn

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 512 pages

Rating: 3.92 | 3176 Users | 131 Reviews

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This is a somewhat disjointed romantic fantasy set after the events of Archangel.

There are two main plots. Each has interesting moments, but they're barely connected. That makes the jump back in time that Shinn often does when shifting between perspectives seem even more jarring than it usually is in this series.

One story is about a formerly wealthy young woman who wants to reclaim her earlier lifestyle by trying to bear an angel's child. The other is about an isolated Jansai whose chance encounter with an angel helps her realize how dissatisfied she is with her oppressive culture.

This book deals more with the Jansai than any of the previous ones, and I was looking forward to learning about their secretive lives. I hoped that they would end up being somewhat different from the way the other cultures view them, just as the angels and Edori aren't well understood by those who have had little contact with them.

Unfortunately there is no nuance to their portrayal, Shinn is determined to have them remain flat villains. All adult Jansai men are varying degrees of bad, and none have a problem with unthinkable brutality. One teenager shows compassion, but does so in a cowardly way that wouldn't have really helped without a stroke of luck. I hoped that the women would at least show some subtle forms of power and control in their own homes, but they're rigid, complacent, and casually abusive. One older woman was sympathetic, and several tried to finally take action at the end. But of course their attempts had to fail so that the helpless girl could be dramatically rescued.

A lot of my problems with the presentation of the Jansai could have been redeemed if they hadn't all been evil, weak, or ineffective. Even the heroine wasn't very admirable. She faced danger (one that she showed no signs of understanding) for love, but could not be motivated to really do anything for herself.

I kept hoping for the characters to come across a large-scale underground culture of subversive women, or a small mixed-gender group that smuggled "wayward" girls to safety. But instead, angels had to save the girl and scold the backwards culture. Everything came out okay thanks to a touch of luck and a strong-willed woman who was traveling with Edori (but not one of them).

Again.

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Title	:	Angel-Seeker (Samaria #5)
Author	:	Sharon Shinn
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 512 pages
Published	:	February 22nd 2005 by Ace (first published 2004)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Romance. Paranormal. Angels. Fiction

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Ratings: 3.92 From 3176 Users | 131 Reviews

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Samaria SeriesIf all romance books were like these, I might consider myself to be a fan of romance novels in general.The 'Samaria' series is primarily romance - but it's balanced with enough other plot elements that it doesn't get too tedious. They're even frequently... romantic!... in a way that doesn't (usually) make me want to strangle the characters! (They're never explicit/erotic, though.)I did read all five books back-to-back, which meant that some of the elements did get a little

The stories of an angel-seeker and a Jansai girl explore the forgotten corners of Samaria's worldbuilding. Insofar as Shinn's worldlbuilding draws from real world cultures, the social politics of these books is sometimes simplistic and never perfect; to explore the smaller, gendered aspects of the world brings some welcome depth but also runs directly into those limitations. It succeeds on the whole, mostly because the characters and central romance are sympathetic--the latter has some of the

I love coming back to the world of Samaria, and the fact that this book takes up the story of a beloved side character from the first novel Archangel and is set soon after the events of that novel is another reason I enjoyed this book so much.There is a moment in this book when all of the threads of this story come together, when every character meets at an extraordinary point at the height of their growth, and it is lovely and cinematic and everything that a sci-fi romance should be.I love

Originally posted here.I love the world that Sharon Shinn created with her Samaria books. I know there are a lot of series about angels out there but this one is really my favorite. I'm glad that Obadiah got his own story because he's a character that I really liked in Archangel. He is sent by the Archangel Gabriel to go to Breven and deal with the Jansai. The Jansai are merchants who have no love for angels, especially since Gabriel outlawed their main source of income - the slavery of the

With all my usual caveats about Samaria -- how fond I am of it despite its highkey problematic elements-- this is my favorite of the Samaria books. I absolutely adore Lighter And Softer sequels that focus on secondary characters as the aftermath of big dramatic events from the first book unfold, and this one very much fits the bill -- plus it unfolds and expands on races that are characterized with generalizations and stereotypes in prior books, in ways that don't totally fix those problems, but

This is a somewhat disjointed romantic fantasy set after the events of Archangel.There are two main plots. Each has interesting moments, but they're barely connected. That makes the jump back in time that Shinn often does when shifting between perspectives seem even more jarring than it usually is in this series.One story is about a formerly wealthy young woman who wants to reclaim her earlier lifestyle by trying to bear an angel's child. The other is about an isolated Jansai whose chance

This book takes place shortly after the events of Archangel, although I believe Sharon Shinn wrote it after she wrote books that take place later - and I'm really glad she came back to the time period to write it! For one thing, it resolves (well, partially) the Nathan/Magdalena storyline that she leaves hanging at the end of Archangel. I mean, we still don't know what's so special about their baby, but it was satisfying to get a little more of their story.But on to the major plot