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The Alleluia Files (1998)

av Sharon Shinn

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Serier: Samaria Publication Order (3), Samaria Chronological Order (5)

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"It has been one hundred years since the Archangel Alleluia and the mortal Caleb discovered the truth about the god of Samaria. Legend says that they left a record of that truth, though no document has ever been found. In time, an underground cult arose, seeking to find again what Alleluia found. But the reigning Archangel Bael called down the wrath of Jovah upon the cult, and hundreds died in a hail of thunderbolts. Yet some still survive..." "Among them is the woman Tamar, child of cultists, raised in captivity among the angels. Tamar believes that the Alleluia Files - the actual disc on which the legendary Archangel recorded her experience - exist. She is determined to find it, and free the people of Samaria from their fear of Jovah, and the rule of the angels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (mer)
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This episode of the Samaria series takes place about 100 years after the events of JOVAH'S ANGEL though it isn't essential to read that one first.

In those hundred years a cult has been born. The Jacobites believe that there is not god. What others see as a god is a spaceship orbiting the planet and demanding evidence of harmony. They are sure that Alleluia - former archangel and oracle - left a record that proves this and are they are determined to find that record. Tamar is a young woman who was raised in the cult and is a staunch supporter.

The Archangel Bael is just as determined to hold to traditional values that say Jovah is their ever-present god who responds to angel's prayers. He is a fanatic determined to execute all of the Jacobites and has enlisted the Jansai to carry out his purge. When Jared, an angel in charge of one of the angel holds, learns of Bael's vendetta, he doesn't believe it. He has never like Bael but has trouble seeing him as a fanatic. Jared is challenged by one his friends - a wealthy business owner - to find this Alleluia File to either prove or disprove the Jacobites' claims.

Meanwhile, the angel Lucinda has been taken by her aunt to be raised on a small island far out in the ocean in order to keep her away from angel politics and especially to keep her away from Bael. When she finally convinces her aunt to take her to the annual Gloria, she is back on Bael's radar and is pursued by Bael's son Omar who thinks to use her to cement his own power.

Jovah hasn't named Bael's successor and Bael has only one year left in his twenty-year reign, speculation is rife about who will be the next archangel and Bael and Omar are scheming to hold onto power.

It is a time of great turbulence on Samaria. Technology developed by engineers is Ysrael is creeping into society despite Bael's determination to keep it out. And the growing wealthy and middle classes are pushing at the angels to change things.

There are two romances in this story. Jared falls in love with Jacobite Tamar and angel Lucinda falls in love with the Edori Reuben. Neither of the romances is easy or smooth as they face cultural differences and pressures from their societies.

I enjoyed this episode and look forward to reading more in the series. ( )
  kmartin802 | Mar 16, 2022 |
As I mentioned for 'Jovah's Angel', I read the Samaria series in publication order and felt terribly disappointed. So I strongly recommend reading this one last.
It is actually a very interesting story, but I can't agree that it should be 3rd in the series, even if that's how Shinn wrote the story. There are too many 'spoilers'. In re-reading the series recently, I liked this dénouement and it was great as the final book. There were of course some implausible aspects, but I recommend you just go with the flow of a fantasy. ( )
  SandyAMcPherson | Oct 29, 2018 |
Samaria Series

If 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 repetitive. Obviously, to a certain degree, Shinn found a formula and stuck with it. It wouldn't have bothered me at all if I hadn't been doing a Samaria marathon, though.
They are undeniably wish-fulfillment-based books. These are designed for women who think that having a drop-dead-gorgeous, preternaturally strong, winged lover who can pick you up and fly you through the sky is a super-sexy idea.
In tone and feel, I thought these were actually very similar to Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. They've got the nominally sci-fi setting, the fantasy 'feel,' and the character-based plot elements, with a similar mix of action, politics and personal drama.
All of the books are fully stand-alone stories.

Archangel
The angel Gabriel is set to become the next Archangel, as decreed by the voice of Jovah. However, before he ascends to his position of leadership, he must find the wife determined for him by his god - a woman named Rachel. Without an Angelica (the female counterpart to the Archangel), the complex acappella musical concert known as the Gloria cannot occur, and Jovah will rain destruction upon the land.
Being named Angelica is an honor that all girls dream of - so what could possibly go wrong? Plenty, if your destined bride belongs to a persecuted ethnic group, and has been sold into slavery - and bears no love toward angels.

Jovah's Angel
Set around 100 years after the first book. In a dramatic beginning, the well-respected Archangel Delilah is crippled in a storm, her consort killed, and Jovah names a most unlikely successor to replace her: a shy, studious angel named Alleluia (or, informally, Alleya). Like in the previous book, Alleya must find her predestined mate - but Jehovah does not know his name, identifying him only as "son of Jeremiah." Things are further complicated by Alleya's growing feelings for the inventor Caleb (who makes a bunch of steampunk-y stuff). But Caleb cannot be her destined mate... can he?
Meanwhile, Delila must deal with her feelings of resentment, and learn to live without flying. But of course, she'll find someone too - a man of the Edori (an ethnic group that resemble Jewish gypsies.)
Meanwhile - a big issue is going on. When the angels sing the songs that control the weather, often nothing happens. Climate change is leading to disaster.
I didn't like this one quite as much as the first in the series, mainly because I wasn't thrilled by the theme of industrialization going on in Samaria. Also, all the technological/sci-fi elements that were alluded to in the first book are made very clear in this story, and some of the mystery is lost. It won me over, after a while, though.

The Alleluia Files
A few hundred years have passed... The Archangel at this time, Bael, is cruel and harsh. He rules with a strong hand, and is secretly committing genocide against the Jacobites, claiming their heresies threaten the land. But - does he secretly know that their heretical stances regarding the god Jovah are true?
Far more than the other books, this one has a clear villain (Bael). However, the clear hero, the upstanding and just Jared, will make things right, if he can ever stop being too lazy to bother. He'll be helped out by the angel Lucinda, who has grown up on an isolated island, far from the politics of the angel's Aerie, and the strong-willed Tamar, a member of the heretic Jacobites.

Angelica
The Archangel Gaaron has his life mate picked out for him by Jovah. Never before has an Edori woman been picked to be Angelica - but although Susannah has the implant that allows Jovah to track the people of Samaria, unlike the Edori, she has been raised by the Edori and identifies with them. She's also only just broken up with her long term lover. (He was a big jerk though, so the reader is sure she will get over him.) She's not at all sure she wants to be Angelica. (Sound familiar? Yeah.) This one is set far before all the other books. Like in the other books, there's also a social problem to address while the romance is given time to develop: mysterious, disappearing invaders are attacking and burning the caravans of both Edori and Jansai, as well as isolated villages.
The day will be saved, and love will triumph.

Angel-Seeker
After finishing the previous book in the series, I was thinking: "Hey, are we ever going to get to see the point of view of one of the oppressed Jansai women? Pretty much all the other ethnic groups in Samaria have been covcered by POV characters." And, ta-da, here we are. Rebekah's charcter is very well done, actually. She's a rebellious girl in a repressive culture, but even after she falls in love with an angel, her ties to family and tradition hold her in a frighteningly realistic way. She also horribly underestimates her fate, if she's caught...
Meanwhile, the title character, Elizabeth, becomes an angel-seeker - a woman who desires more than anything, to bear an angel child, and will do pretty much anything to further that goal. Again, the motivations here were really well portrayed.
Both women grow as individuals over the course of the book - and, of course, find love.
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  AltheaAnn | Feb 9, 2016 |
Sharon Shinn wrote the Samaria books before angels were even a popular subject. I'm a big fan of Shinn, and after reading the first book in this series, Archangel, I fell in love with the world she has created. This is very much a science fiction series, with the inhabitants of Samaria being descendants of people from Earth who left to escape the destruction of the planet by technology. In The Alleluia Files, the people of Samaria have become much more technologically advanced -- some think this is a good thing, others think they are traveling the path that their descendants had tried to escape from.

The book starts off with Tamar, a woman who has grown up with the Jacobites, a group of people who believe that the "god" the angels sing to for help is in fact a spaceship designed to respond to aural cues (music). I loved Tamar. Strong female heroines always win me over, and this girl has some fire in her! Despite being persecuted, hunted down, and beaten down by people from all over, she refuses to give up. She doesn't even complain about her lot in life; she just accepts it and does what she can to survive. If there's anything I hate, it's a whiny character, so I fell in love with Tamar rather quickly.

As all the Samaria books, The Alleluia Files has multiple viewpoints, so we don't just get Tamar's version of events, though I consider her to be the main character. We also get Lucinda, an angel who grew up on an isolated island, and Jared, a high-ranking angel who goes against the norm. They are all wonderful characters, but I think that Tamar was my favorite, followed by Lucinda.

While it was very good, I don't think this one was as good as the first two books of the series. For some reason, the romance didn't seem quite as satisfying. Also, the plot was fairly predictable. Although, I have to admit, once the climax hit, I couldn't stop reading, even though I was pretty sure of what was going to happen. This book is exciting, humorous, suspenseful, and heartwarming. Shinn's greatest talent is getting the reader involved in her characters' lives and their stories -- by the end, I felt like I had just gone through what they had gone through, and found myself sharing their emotions. For me, that is the sign of good writing.

The Samaria books are all connected; however, they are written in a way so as to make them stand-alone. On the one hand, I hate how we don't get to see characters from previous books, but on the other hand, I really like seeing how the world changes and progresses throughout the centuries. Obviously, reading the previous books will help your understanding of the finer points of the world and its history, but it's not necessary.

I recommend this series for any science fiction or romance lover. Keep in mind that there aren't hot and heavy scenes -- it's a sweet romance -- but the characters' interactions will make your heart flutter and put a smile on your face.

Also posted on Purple People Readers. ( )
  sedelia | Oct 16, 2011 |
As usual, Sharon Shinn gives impressive world-building and interesting characters. ( )
  Unreachableshelf | Oct 19, 2010 |
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"It has been one hundred years since the Archangel Alleluia and the mortal Caleb discovered the truth about the god of Samaria. Legend says that they left a record of that truth, though no document has ever been found. In time, an underground cult arose, seeking to find again what Alleluia found. But the reigning Archangel Bael called down the wrath of Jovah upon the cult, and hundreds died in a hail of thunderbolts. Yet some still survive..." "Among them is the woman Tamar, child of cultists, raised in captivity among the angels. Tamar believes that the Alleluia Files - the actual disc on which the legendary Archangel recorded her experience - exist. She is determined to find it, and free the people of Samaria from their fear of Jovah, and the rule of the angels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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