Angelology

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 451 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days Genesis 6:4 When Sister Evangeline finds mysterious correspondence between Mother Innocenta of the Saint Rose Convent and legendary philanthropist Abigail Rockefeller, it confirms Angels walked among us and their descendants, the cruel Nephilim, still do. Indeed, the Nephilim are hunting for artifacts concealed by Abigail Rockefeller during the Second World War - objects that will ultimately allow them to enslave mankind - and have so far been prevented from reaching their apocalyptic goal by one, clandestine organisation: The Angelology Society. And if the Angelologists are to stand any chance of winning this new battle in the ages-old war, they must find the artifacts first. But their fate rests in the hands of innocent Sister Evangeline, who holds the key to unlocking Abigail Rockefellers hiding places … and whose own destiny may yet find her prey to the terrifying Nephilim army, with horrifying consequences for humanity. The New York Times - Susann Cokal …an elegantly ambitious archival thriller in which knowledge dwells in the secret underground places, labyrinthine libraries and overlooked artifacts that have been hallmarks of the genre from The Name of the Rose and Possession to Angels and Demons and The Historian. Angelology is richly allusive and vividly staged, with widescreen-ready visuals, a dewy but adaptable heroine and a dashingly cruel villain… Sensual and intellectual, “Angelology is a terrifically clever thriller — more Umberto Eco than Dan Brown, without the cloudy sentimentalism of New Age encomiums or Catholic treatises. It makes no apologies for its devices, and none are necessary. How else would it be possible to bring together the angels of the Bible and Apocrypha, the myth of Orpheus, Bulgarian geography, medieval monastics, the Rockefellers, ­Nazis, nuns and musicology And how splendid that it has happened. Library Journal Beautiful, powerful, cruel, and avaricious, the half-human, half-angel Nephilim have thrived for centuries by instilling fear among humans, instigating war, and infiltrating the most powerful and influential families of history. Only a secret group of scholars, the Society of Angelologists, has endeavored to combat the spread of evil generated by Nephilim. Now, a strange affliction is destroying the Nephilim, and the cure is rumored to be an ancient artifact of great power. Sister Evangeline of the St. Rose Convent discovers an archived letter regarding the artifacts location and is thrust into the race to locate the artifact before the Nephilim do. She uncovers her familys past as high-ranking angelologists, and their secrets assist in her dangerous hunt. VERDICT Trussoni, author of the acclaimed memoir Falling Through the Earth, makes an impressive fiction debut with this engrossing and fascinating tale. With captivating characters and the scholarly blending of biblical and mythical lore, this will be popular for fans of such historical thrillers as Kate Mosses Labyrinth or Katherine Nevilles The Eight. Sony Pictures Entertainment has purchased the film rights. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/09.]—Joy Gunn, Henderson Libs., NV

ISBN: 9780718155599