From the acclaimed author of Shape-Changers Wife comes a stunningly beautiful novel of a distant future--where the fate of the world rests on the voice of an angel. nFrom national bestselling author Sharon Shinn comes a stunningly beautiful novel of a distant future--where the fate of the world rests on the voice of an angel... nThrough science, faith, and force of will, the Harmonics carved out for themselves a society that they conceived as perfect. Diverse peoples held together by respect for each other. Angels to guard the mortals and mystics to guard the forbidden knowldge. Jehovah to watch over them all... n nGenerations later, the armed starship Jehovah still looms over the planet of Samaria, programmed to unleash its arsenal if peace is not sustained. But with the coming of an age of corruption, Samarias only hope lies in the crowning of a new Archangel. The oracles have chosen Gabriel for this honor, and further decreed that he must first wed a mortal woman named Rachel. n nIt is his destiny and hers. And Gabriel is certain that she will greet the news of her betrothal with enthusiasm, and a devotion to duty equal to his own. n nRachel, however, has other ideas... n nWinner of the William Crawford Award for Achievement in Fantasy nNominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer n