Archangel

by Bernard Lee DeLeo

When the Lord looks down one day upon the earth and decides he’s had enough of turning the other cheek to his prodigal son, Lucifer, he sends the Archangel Raphael to put Lucifer in his place. After Raphael gets his butt kicked and held for extortion, what does the Lord do then? He plays hardball.

From the darkest realm of reality, the Lord asks the Archangels Michael and Gabriel to bring back his Avatar from exile: Abaddon, the dreaded Archangel of the Abyss. Forged by an angry God to stop the rampaging Lucifer from decimating Heaven’s host, the black winged Angel of the Abyss did all he was created for, and more. Banished by God’s hand before Abaddon could obliterate Lucifer completely, the Lord’s Avatar passed the eons stoically, enduring without complaint, his only companionship the unsanctioned visits from his Archangel brothers. Raphael was Abaddon’s favorite. Reunited with the Lord, Abaddon is given a mission: save Raphael, find two tortured nuns who hold the key to exorcising demon kind from human hosts, return the balance between good and evil, and punish Lucifer. The grim Abaddon had four words for his Lord: “I can do that.”

Saved from brutal captivity, Sister Mary Catherine and Sister Angelina begin their journey beside the Seraphim of Heaven with both pure and impure motives. The Archangel of the Abyss makes the two nuns one promise: no force on Earth will ever hold them captive again. Desired captivity would be another matter.

427 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Born and raised in Warren, Ohio, Mr. DeLeo writes Pulp Fiction in many genres. Seventy of his novels are available on the Amazon marketplace and are free for Kindle Unlimited members. He served aboard the USS Ranger (CVA61) from 1969 until November of 1972. After the Navy, he earned an AA degree in Auto Technology from Chabot College in Hayward, CA, and a BA degree in English from Cal State Hayward.

Reviews

[Starla D. Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book!

I really enjoyed this book. I like how the angels in heaven are characters in the book. I especially liked how the angel of the abyss was worked into the story.

[Bettye McKee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outstanding . . . mostly

What a ride! Earth's balance of good and evil is badly out of sync. The Lord sends Archangel Raphael and Abaddon to Earth to level the playing field. Their first mission is to rescue Sister Mary Catherine who is being held prisoner and tortured nigh unto death. The only other survivor is Sister Angelina and she also is rescued. Then the four set out to fulfill their direction from God.

I love DeLeo's books, and this one is no exception. My only complaint is the number of errors. Some of them appear to be homonyms which brings to mind someone using a Dragon program. A few of them are noted here:

council for counsel
hair-brained for hare-brained
wreck havoc for wreak havoc
isle for aisle
roll for role
course for coarse
undo for undue
kaki for khaki
apprise for appraise
leech for leach
aid for aide
reigned for rained
woe for whoa
plain for plane
timber for timbre
peaked for peeked
manor for manner

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, you will never look at Archangels, Lucifer, and nuns the same way again. The story concerns two Archangels, Raphael and Abaddon, the Archangel of the Abyss, in an alliance with two Catholic nuns to destroy demons that are possessing important human figures on earth and reeking havoc with human lives and world affairs. There's a lot of action and a whole lot of humor.

[Mark Muramoto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story. No regrets.

[Michele bookloverforever · Rating 3 out of 5]

Re-read October2022.