While the Darkangel is cruel and seems heartless, Aeriel still sees some good in him. But when she realizes that with the Darkangel’s final bride he will not only come into his full power but that he will join others of his kind to take over the world, she takes action. With guidance from Talb, Aeriel escapes the Darkangel and goes on a quest to find an object that will help her save his withered soul.
The Darkangel is not the vampire story you might expect. Written years before a revolution was led by authors everywhere towards bodice-ripping novels that featured blood-sucking hunks, Pierce crafted an original fantasy with a vampire at its heart. More adventure and self-discovery than romance, this is a story of Aerial and her growth. Nevertheless the idea of romance is there; the pale beautiful face, the night black wings, the other worldly power, all elements that have followed the vampire into more modern settings.
But leave whatever vampire expectations you have behind you. The Darkangel is solid, finely wrought fantasy with hints of science fiction thrown in. The second book, A Gathering of Gargoyles, was released with its new cover this month with the third and final volume, The Pearl of the Soul of the World, hitting stores in February 2008. If you can’t wait that long, of course there is always local used bookstores and the used section on Amazon. But I’ve always been a sucker for a pretty cover, so I think I’ll just wait it out.
Article comments
1 - GB
I simply adore this trilogy. I read it years ago. I found the second book first. It was hidden away in a library, old and wrinkled by time. Soon I searched for, found, and read all three. This is the third cover change that I have seen. Whatever the cover, however, the book is fantastic. I only wish for more.
2 - R. C. Beckom
Dark Angel keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting to see what's going to happen next. great stories
3 - Kayla
I've only read the first book, but it is fantastic, and a good twist on vampires. And, yes, the new cover IS pretty.
4 - Angel of The Yellow Rose
The Darkangel was the best book I have read in years. It has kept me in a beautiful state of fantasy that breaks my heart when i have to put it down. I'm currently reading the second book and I must say that it has lived up to it's beginning. I can't wait to read the thrid book, but I wonder how could such a good story end?