![]() The Edori are the wanderers and frequently become enslaved by the Jansai. The Jansai, who are calculating and greedy merchants, and run the Edori slave trade inhabit Jordana. The citizens of Gaza, the Manadavvi, are highly cultured and wealthy. Each region has an angel hold or fortress that acts as the governing center for the region. Samaria is divided into three regions, Gaza, Bethel and Jordana, separated by rivers. Archangels do not serve for life, but every twenty years Jovah selects a new Archangel. ![]() The Archangel and his consort, the Angelica, lead this mass in praise of Jovah. In addition, the angels must sing to Jovah at the annual Gloria held on the Plain of Sharon, otherwise god would destroy the world. The angels are supposed to protect humans, answer their petitions, solve their problems, and intercede to god for them by petitioning the god Jovah through song, especially for rain when the crops need it and the sun when it is stormy. Legends state that angels were made by Jovah to oversee Samaria under the guidance of the Archangel. The angels have wings and fly, and are taller and stronger than humans. ![]() It is the first book in the Samaria series of novels.Īngels and mortals, who need one another but have a love-hate relationship, inhabit the land of Samaria. Archangel is a 1996 science fantasy novel by American writer Sharon Shinn. ![]()
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