"Angel Time" is the first novel in a new series of books entitled Songs of the Seraphim written by international bestselling author Anne Rice. Rice, best known for her "Vampire Chronicles" and "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" novels, has taken a new direction in her writing. In 1998, Anne (who had left the church many years before and become an atheist) returned to the Catholic Church and in 2002 she consecrated her writing entirely to Christ, vowing to write for Him or about Him. This abrupt change left many fans scratching their heads in complete shock and left some feeling abandoned and others, angered. That being said and following two books about Christ ("Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt" and "The Road to Cana"), and a memoir, "Called out of Darkness", Anne introduces us to Toby O'Dare; a hit man whose boss is "The Right Man." Toby, born in New Orleans to a corrupt cop father and an alcoholic mother, dreamed of becoming a priest, a scholar, a saint. Highly intelligent and musically gifted, Toby believed he could make a better life for his family and calm the demons that haunted his mother. Educated at Jesuit High School and earning a full music scholarship to The Conservatory, he had also fallen in love with Liona, a Jewish girl from a nearby school. Well on his way to making his dreams come true, his world comes crashing down when he discovers a gruesome and bloody scene that would change his life forever. Leaving New Orleans for New York in secrecy, Toby begins a new life for himself and finds a father figure in a kindly restaurant owner, Alonso, who gives him a job and a place to live. When Alonso and his family are threatened, something snaps in Toby, thus beginning his life as a hit man known only as "Lucky the Fox". Faithless and empty inside, he kills without question or pity. One night, after a swift kill, Toby is approached by a seraph and is offered the chance to make amends for the evil he's unleashed upon the earth since leaving New Orleans. Mythical magical and holy, Toby's Seraph calls himself Malchiah and tells him that there is a battle for his soul taking place and asks for Toby's help. Warning him that other forces are at work, he convinces Toby to accept the mission and takes him to 13th century England where Toby must protect a family threatened by a group of superstitious and ignorant people full of bigotry and greed. The lives of many hang in the balance and Toby must make the ultimate choice. Does he stay and help the innocent, or does he leave them to their own devices? Much like the novels that catapulted Rice into stardom, "Angel Time" has many of the same elements her early works did. Only this time, instead of blood drinkers, mummies, ghosts and spell casters we have angels and saviors. And, like many of her previous novels, the reader must have a willing suspension of disbelief in order to fully enjoy the novel and be open to the idea that all things are possible, whether it's the walking dead or a heavenly creature. Well crafted and carefully researched, "Angel Time" is destined to become a classic. Anne Rice has done it again. Captivating and enthralling, "Angel Time" belongs on the shelves of every reader. Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim, Book One
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