The Darkangel

[calzephyr]

This is the first book in The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce and now I have to find the sequel. The bookstore only had the first and third books, oh no :-) It reminded me a lot of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and not just because there is a lion in it :-) Actually, there are so many themes going on - one can sort of see shades of Beauty and the Beast - although the vampyre who kidnaps the heroine, Aerial, is a strikingly handsome one. At its heart it is really a love story about redemption, perseverance and a beautifully written one at that. It was originally written in 1982 before vampires and gothy things were mainstream too, which surprised me.

Comments

[sighthoundlady.livejournal.com]

It looks like they have the trilogy on Amazon.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Yup, thankfully this one isn't out of print! I'm just ordering it along with the last book from the Immortals series by Tamora Pierce. I'm just trying now to find a few extra books to get free shipping :-)

[sighthoundlady.livejournal.com]

I'm just trying now to find a few extra books to get free shipping

I know how that is!

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Heheh! I was a $1.52 short until I added on a little Dover sticker book :-) Thank goodness for them.

I think I will have to order the Spyderwick Chronicles too...although the only late night things close to us are Wal-Mart and the Barnes and Noble...so maybe I'll find it at the B&N.

[fozziewriter.livejournal.com]

That's the only thing bad about sequels, inevitably one will be missing when you look for it at the bookstore. I'm a sucker for trilogy books (until you get to the last part) because it extends the pleasure of the read.....

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Yes, I ran into that problem a lot with sequels. I saw a series of unicorn books once and I thought I would be smart, so I bought them all! Unfortunately the first one wasn't there, so they languish on my shelf :-D

But yeah, a good trilogy or series warms the heart so much. It's funny how a good story leaves one with such literary cravings.