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The Alleluia Files (Samaria #3)

Sharon Shinn

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 448 pages

Rating: 3.95 | 4296 Users | 130 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Alleluia Files
ISBN:	0441006205 (ISBN13: 9780441006205)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Samaria #3, Samaria Chronological Order #5

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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.

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Title	:	The Alleluia Files (Samaria #3)
Author	:	Sharon Shinn
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 448 pages
Published	:	May 1st 1999 by Ace Books (first published 1998)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Romance. Fiction. Paranormal. Angels

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Ratings: 3.95 From 4296 Users | 130 Reviews

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Oh dear, they need a more exact rating scale. This book was fun, silly, and entertaining, but by no means great literature. A good brainless read about angels and such. And yes, I would like to point out that I am just diligently working my way through my list of books that I've read in the past while. I'm resisting the urge to edit. The urge to try to make it look like I only read smart books. But NO, I will proudly display my less than high-brow reading habits. Yes, there is a half-naked,

I was trying to explain this book to my boyfriend and after I got through: world colonized way into the future by earthlings, the satellite aka "god/jovah" in the sky, and angels with wings grafted onto their backs to control the weather... he was like, "Will you listen to yourself?! This sounds crazy!" And, it is reactions like this, my friends, that makes me love sci fi/fantasy EVEN MORE.

8/10I am just absolutely loving Sharon Shinn lately. Romance, but with plenty of other elements and plot points to keep one interested. Though all three of these books have had a point where the female protagonist "actually stomped her foot that time" and really... do people stomp their feet in frustration? Ever?Also in this series could do without all the fair, blond main characters and the vague fetishizing of the Edori race and also the use of the word "gypsy" as a negative term for the nasty

A very good third installment in the Samaria series. It really does feel like watching a society advance and try to deal with revelations.

4.5 starsI thoroughly enjoyed this book and found myself so unwilling to put it down that I'm writing this a little bleary-eyed this morning. Like the previous book in this volume, I found the characters to be well drawn, complex, and likable. Also like the last two books, I enjoyed the imaginative world. Tamar was my favorite of the 3 point of view characters, although I did find her a little overzealous. Her romance with Jared was the best of the series to date. I got a little impatient in

A very good third installment in the Samaria series. It really does feel like watching a society advance and try to deal with revelations.

Halfway through I expected to give this four out of five stars because the premise, characterization and plotting seemed tighter and more compelling than in the previous two volumes, but then Shinn pulled her usual tricks with dysynchronous POV and sexist male characters that just drive me nuts. And then the dénouement never seemed to freaking end. So it gets three out of five. Are you happy, Sharon Shinn?