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Special thanks to author Christopher
Taylor at Kestral Arts who provided this very kind review of Tears of Heaven:
This is R.A McCandless' debut novel, an urban fantasy
with flashbacks to ancient times tying the story together through history.
The world he has created is a fascinating, unique one
taking aspects of Biblical narrative and turning them into a fantasy setting in
which the Nephilim (half-angels) still walk the earth, immortal and incredibly
powerful. They serve The Throne, the creator, working to fight and destroy
either "rogues" (essentially demons, fallen angels) or fellow
Nephilim who have broken the rules.
Tears of Heaven follows one such Nephilim named Del
(for short) who is millennia old, having been born a few hundred years before
Christ. She is essentially an assassin for heaven, given missions by angels and
working to teach a somewhat younger Nephilim the tricks of the trade. Angry,
bitter, frustrated, and harsh, she is still likable, but difficult to get close
to.
In a series of alternating storylines, Del's past and
the source of her growing animosity toward the world is revealed, and this
first book does an excellent job establishing the strange, yet familiar world
she lives in.
Well-written and well-plotted, the book has a
satisfying arc of events and characters that lacked any absurd contradictions
or failures in logic and events that so many modern books fall prey to. There
is a sequel on the way which will continue Del's story, which I look forward
to.
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