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The Fallen (Original Numbering) #2
Leviathan
Wajah-wajah yang kelabu, hewan-hewan yang bertingkah aneh, seakan memberi tanda sesuatu tengah menantinya. Puncaknya adalah hilangnya Camael dan Gabriel, teman seperjalanannya.
Ada apa dengan kota ini? Apakah ini yang disebut Aerie, kota persembunyian para malaikat terbuang? Hati Aaron berdesir. Sementara itu, di sudut-sudut gelap kota, sesosok makhluk menatapnya penuh hasrat. Makhluk berusia ribuan tahun, berbau laut dan di tubuhnya tertera cap dari neraka.
Aaron sudah berjalan sejauh itu. Meninggalkan kehidupan lamanya yang nyaman, gadis pujaannya, kehilangan keluarga; semua demi menempuh perjalanan takdir. Haruskah dia mundur, atau terus maju, merasai semua ujian menyakitkan demi membuka tabir besar rahasia asal-muasal dirinya?
Ada apa dengan kota ini? Apakah ini yang disebut Aerie, kota persembunyian para malaikat terbuang? Hati Aaron berdesir. Sementara itu, di sudut-sudut gelap kota, sesosok makhluk menatapnya penuh hasrat. Makhluk berusia ribuan tahun, berbau laut dan di tubuhnya tertera cap dari neraka.
Aaron sudah berjalan sejauh itu. Meninggalkan kehidupan lamanya yang nyaman, gadis pujaannya, kehilangan keluarga; semua demi menempuh perjalanan takdir. Haruskah dia mundur, atau terus maju, merasai semua ujian menyakitkan demi membuka tabir besar rahasia asal-muasal dirinya?
344 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2003
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About the author
Thomas E. Sniegoski
281 books1,105 followersThomas E. Sniegoski, often credited as Tom Sniegoski is the author of more than two dozen novels for adults, teens, and children. His teen fantasy YA series Fallen was adapted into a trilogy of monstrously successful TV movies by ABC Family Channel. His other books for teens include Sleeper Code, Sleeper Agenda, and Force Majeure, as well as the upcoming series The Brimstone Network. The author's first adult novel, A Kiss Before the Apocalypse, hit the shelves in 2008, with its sequel, Dancing on the Head of a Pin to be released in 2009.
Sniegoski's work for younger readers includes Billy Hooten: Owlboy, and the fantasy quartet OutCast, which he co-authored with Christopher Golden. OutCast is in development as a film at Universal. Sniegoski and Golden have also collaborated on the adult dark fantasy series The Menagerie, and multiple creator-owned comic book series, including The Sisterhood, which is being prepped for a feature film by InterMedia, and Talent, currently in development at Universal after a major bidding war.
As a comic book writer, Sniegoski's work includes Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails, a prequel miniseries to international hit, Bone. Sniegoski collaborated with Bone creator Jeff Smith on the prequel, making him the only writer Smith has ever asked to work on those characters. Sniegoski and Golden also wrote the graphic novel BPRD: Hollow Earth, a spinoff from Hellboy.
Sniegoski was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife LeeAnne and their Labrador Retriever, Mulder. Tom recently completed the new young adult novel, Legacy, which is set to be released in October of 2009.
Sniegoski's work for younger readers includes Billy Hooten: Owlboy, and the fantasy quartet OutCast, which he co-authored with Christopher Golden. OutCast is in development as a film at Universal. Sniegoski and Golden have also collaborated on the adult dark fantasy series The Menagerie, and multiple creator-owned comic book series, including The Sisterhood, which is being prepped for a feature film by InterMedia, and Talent, currently in development at Universal after a major bidding war.
As a comic book writer, Sniegoski's work includes Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails, a prequel miniseries to international hit, Bone. Sniegoski collaborated with Bone creator Jeff Smith on the prequel, making him the only writer Smith has ever asked to work on those characters. Sniegoski and Golden also wrote the graphic novel BPRD: Hollow Earth, a spinoff from Hellboy.
Sniegoski was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife LeeAnne and their Labrador Retriever, Mulder. Tom recently completed the new young adult novel, Legacy, which is set to be released in October of 2009.
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December 29, 2021
This would be a weak 3 stars, but the protagonist is stupid. He's simultaneously the bestest most powerful person to ever exist and a normal kid who can't do anything with his powers.
December 22, 2019
Leviathan was apart of the Fallen book I picked up. I did not enjoy this collection but I did finish the first two books. This book was big in my youth but I never jumped into it. It's definitely a good YA read, but not my sort of book.
May 1, 2024
The chosen one, a talking dog, and an angel drive into a small town…heard this one before? Why is it always small towns.
Book two was a side quest. I went on a side quest with Aaron, Gabriel (good doggo), and Camel. And Aaron didn’t even get to keep the loot that he got from the boss fight.
That being said, the side quest did end up dropping some important lore that is relevant to Aaron’s main quest line. So I’m onboard. I’m strapped in for the long haul.
I just have to give 3 stars because while I am interested in the overall plot of Aaron’s story, book one and two just haven’t made me get all that invested while reading it. A lot of things happen and a lot of events take place with our characters, while only a little of importance ever happens to progress the main storyline.
Book two was a side quest. I went on a side quest with Aaron, Gabriel (good doggo), and Camel. And Aaron didn’t even get to keep the loot that he got from the boss fight.
That being said, the side quest did end up dropping some important lore that is relevant to Aaron’s main quest line. So I’m onboard. I’m strapped in for the long haul.
I just have to give 3 stars because while I am interested in the overall plot of Aaron’s story, book one and two just haven’t made me get all that invested while reading it. A lot of things happen and a lot of events take place with our characters, while only a little of importance ever happens to progress the main storyline.
June 26, 2018
I was sucked into this series! And its sooo good I swear each book just keeps getting better and better!
April 28, 2010
Yikes. Worse then the first. I don't have a whole lot of religious background. I've never read the bible. While raised Roman Catholic, I'm not exactly a staunch church-goer nor was I raised on the "lore" of demons and angels and stuff. So, I really, honestly had no idea what the "Levithan" could be. This was a detour in the overall story line if you ask me. Had this installment been skipped, with the exception of a few small chapters, I am guessing you could go on and read the other 2 that come next and not have noticed anything. The gross sea monster that is Levithan and the battle to kill it (I wonder, was this written before or after Tommy Lee Jones pulled the same basic stunt in Men In Black?) was just pointless. Granted, we wouldn't know that Stevie is now some grotesque tracker in an adult body with no memories or Aaron, nor would we have met the Archangel Gabriel, but really, those couldn't have been done in the first few chapters of the next book? And since the Archangel disappears faster then he's introduced, I am not sure even that would have been necessary to address in the next book.
This one doesn't do the jumping around to random people who we really don't care about nearly as much as the first book (but there are still some - and some really random scenes that seem to not do much of anything - like the scene where Gabriel the dog gets fed by that family in the park - unnecessary and unhelpful and a total waste of pages in what already was a pretty short book), but we still get no character development at all. We still don't have a clue if we can trust Camael and he is only present for about 1/3 of the book (before he ends up in a digestive sack). The Orsha's...? What the...? They were an annoying distraction. I was interested in knowing what they were and why they were important to the story for about 30 seconds. We get so very little about them - even by the end of the book - and they really had no material impact on the plot whatsoever, that I really didn't care about them.
The plot continues where we left off. After the big bad battle, Aaron is struggling to embrace his angel half. If he doesn't... blah blah blah. He, Gabriel (the dog) and Camael are on their way somewhere - but they don't know where. Aaron wants to find Stevie and Camael thinks they might be headed to a place called Aerie. Camael thinks Aaron needs to accept his true nature, and Aaron doesn't want to. They stop in a small town after Gabriel gets bit by something. Aaron gets hired by the vet, get a room to stay in, and they discover something isn't right with the town or the townspeople. What is it that is wrong? The Levithan. Battle ensues. For how it ends, see the note above pondering which came first, Men In Black or this. So, clearly, I didn't find the plot all that thrilling.
Not only did the lack of character development continue, but the religiousness did too. And so did the patheticness of the villain and the "Powers". They are uninteresting, whiney characters. And I still find it laughable that they are written to believe that they are doing God's work. There's a flaw in the logic that is motivating the Powers and their leader and it's hard to ignore (I normally don't care, but the good vs. evil tone of this book and the religious context makes it hard for me to ignore their motivations in this case) and so it just made me not want to read them or about them.
When we first are introduced to the Archangel I was hopeful that we'd get some good action, some good information on what's really going on, or we'd at least be getting a new and interesting character. My hopes were dashed quickly though since there is still zero character development.
It's always a bad sign when I start skimming pages. But I read all @280 pages last night in about 90 minutes. That's how terrible this was. I don't think I will bother with the next ones. Unless I am really bored and at the library and there is NOTHING else to read.
This one doesn't do the jumping around to random people who we really don't care about nearly as much as the first book (but there are still some - and some really random scenes that seem to not do much of anything - like the scene where Gabriel the dog gets fed by that family in the park - unnecessary and unhelpful and a total waste of pages in what already was a pretty short book), but we still get no character development at all. We still don't have a clue if we can trust Camael and he is only present for about 1/3 of the book (before he ends up in a digestive sack). The Orsha's...? What the...? They were an annoying distraction. I was interested in knowing what they were and why they were important to the story for about 30 seconds. We get so very little about them - even by the end of the book - and they really had no material impact on the plot whatsoever, that I really didn't care about them.
The plot continues where we left off. After the big bad battle, Aaron is struggling to embrace his angel half. If he doesn't... blah blah blah. He, Gabriel (the dog) and Camael are on their way somewhere - but they don't know where. Aaron wants to find Stevie and Camael thinks they might be headed to a place called Aerie. Camael thinks Aaron needs to accept his true nature, and Aaron doesn't want to. They stop in a small town after Gabriel gets bit by something. Aaron gets hired by the vet, get a room to stay in, and they discover something isn't right with the town or the townspeople. What is it that is wrong? The Levithan. Battle ensues. For how it ends, see the note above pondering which came first, Men In Black or this. So, clearly, I didn't find the plot all that thrilling.
Not only did the lack of character development continue, but the religiousness did too. And so did the patheticness of the villain and the "Powers". They are uninteresting, whiney characters. And I still find it laughable that they are written to believe that they are doing God's work. There's a flaw in the logic that is motivating the Powers and their leader and it's hard to ignore (I normally don't care, but the good vs. evil tone of this book and the religious context makes it hard for me to ignore their motivations in this case) and so it just made me not want to read them or about them.
When we first are introduced to the Archangel I was hopeful that we'd get some good action, some good information on what's really going on, or we'd at least be getting a new and interesting character. My hopes were dashed quickly though since there is still zero character development.
It's always a bad sign when I start skimming pages. But I read all @280 pages last night in about 90 minutes. That's how terrible this was. I don't think I will bother with the next ones. Unless I am really bored and at the library and there is NOTHING else to read.
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January 30, 2012
buku kedua dari serial Fallen..
sumpah, makin ngaco ceritanya, makin gak jelas asal-usulnya.
di buku pertama, Aaron, yang ternyata bukan seorang manusia (tetapi seorang Nephilim) melakukan perjalanan menuju utara dalam rangka mencari adik angkatnya yang diculik oleh kubu malaikat jahat penghancur nephilim. tak disangka, di suatu kota yang baru dijejakinya, ternyata banyak keanehan di kota itu, dan keanehan itu disebabkan oleh suatu makhluk yang bernama Leviathan, yang tujuannya hidup di dunia ini adalah untuk mengalahkan dan mengambil kekuasaan tuhan, gila kan??
jejak2 buku pertama tentang malaikat-malaikat yang berperang (dan menghancurkan opini kita tentang malaikat, seolah2 mereka hampir sama seperti manusia biasa), sama sekali tidak bersisa di buku ini, karena sepanjang buku ini hanya berkutat pada peperangan antara Aaron dengan para Leviathan, serta malaikat2 "lain" yang keaberadaannya seakan dipaksakan untuk ada.
pokoknya buku ini bisa bikin mengerenyitkan dahi deh, soalnya berbicara tentang penyelamat dunia lah, nabi baru lah, bahkan sosok Gabriel (alias Jibril) ada pula di buku ini, dan digambarkan sebagai malaikat yang telah lemah, yang kalah oleh Leviathan, ironis kan??
dan jujur aja, yang bikin buku ini agak seru adalah kekocakan Gabriel (anjing peliharaan Aaron, bukan malaikat Jibril) dalam menghadapi tuannya, seolah2 melihat sosok Timmy di buku ini :D
dan satu bagian yang bikin penasaran adalah bagian epilognya,dimana Vilma (wanita yang disukai dan menyukai Aaron) sepertinya mengalami hal yang serupa dengan Aaron, tetapi baru bisa dibuktikan di buku ketiga nanti :D
well, agak kecewa juga dengan buku ini, seperti udah dibilang di atas, ceritanya makin NGACO!
rate 2/5
sumpah, makin ngaco ceritanya, makin gak jelas asal-usulnya.
di buku pertama, Aaron, yang ternyata bukan seorang manusia (tetapi seorang Nephilim) melakukan perjalanan menuju utara dalam rangka mencari adik angkatnya yang diculik oleh kubu malaikat jahat penghancur nephilim. tak disangka, di suatu kota yang baru dijejakinya, ternyata banyak keanehan di kota itu, dan keanehan itu disebabkan oleh suatu makhluk yang bernama Leviathan, yang tujuannya hidup di dunia ini adalah untuk mengalahkan dan mengambil kekuasaan tuhan, gila kan??
jejak2 buku pertama tentang malaikat-malaikat yang berperang (dan menghancurkan opini kita tentang malaikat, seolah2 mereka hampir sama seperti manusia biasa), sama sekali tidak bersisa di buku ini, karena sepanjang buku ini hanya berkutat pada peperangan antara Aaron dengan para Leviathan, serta malaikat2 "lain" yang keaberadaannya seakan dipaksakan untuk ada.
pokoknya buku ini bisa bikin mengerenyitkan dahi deh, soalnya berbicara tentang penyelamat dunia lah, nabi baru lah, bahkan sosok Gabriel (alias Jibril) ada pula di buku ini, dan digambarkan sebagai malaikat yang telah lemah, yang kalah oleh Leviathan, ironis kan??
dan jujur aja, yang bikin buku ini agak seru adalah kekocakan Gabriel (anjing peliharaan Aaron, bukan malaikat Jibril) dalam menghadapi tuannya, seolah2 melihat sosok Timmy di buku ini :D
dan satu bagian yang bikin penasaran adalah bagian epilognya,dimana Vilma (wanita yang disukai dan menyukai Aaron) sepertinya mengalami hal yang serupa dengan Aaron, tetapi baru bisa dibuktikan di buku ketiga nanti :D
well, agak kecewa juga dengan buku ini, seperti udah dibilang di atas, ceritanya makin NGACO!
rate 2/5
April 20, 2010
I had to look high and low for a library that has this book, since all the copies in my town library system were missing, and when I ordered the re-release on Amazon, they decided that to ship my order in the fewest groupings meant that I have to wait until June (doesn't make any sense to me, I ordered 2 books that are out now, and 3 pre-orders, and I have to wait for both the books that are currently out). Anyway...
I was able to pick up the story without much difficulty. Aaron, the Nephilim, is on the run with his dog Gabriel and Camael, a fallen angel, searching for Aaron's foster brother Stevie, an autistic boy taken by the Powers, a group of angels bent on destroying Aaron. Stevie's handicap has made him good for becoming what the Powers call a tracker, and they are using him to find Aaron. Aaron is traveling north on instinct, and they end up in the small, strange town of Blithe. Camael is convinced that this place is the fabled Aerie, a place where fallen angels may find redemption, but there is something far more sinister here...
The action was good, and the fact that Gabriel the dog can talk makes for some humorous moments. Aaron is still likeable as he comes into his own as the hero. I had no problems imagining the strange creatures described in this book, aside from the creatures possessing the small town that I imagined to look like hermit crabs. Aside from the ending being weirdly similar to the showdown between Harry Potter and the basilisk at the end of Chamber of Secrets, I thought this was a very unique story.
I was able to pick up the story without much difficulty. Aaron, the Nephilim, is on the run with his dog Gabriel and Camael, a fallen angel, searching for Aaron's foster brother Stevie, an autistic boy taken by the Powers, a group of angels bent on destroying Aaron. Stevie's handicap has made him good for becoming what the Powers call a tracker, and they are using him to find Aaron. Aaron is traveling north on instinct, and they end up in the small, strange town of Blithe. Camael is convinced that this place is the fabled Aerie, a place where fallen angels may find redemption, but there is something far more sinister here...
The action was good, and the fact that Gabriel the dog can talk makes for some humorous moments. Aaron is still likeable as he comes into his own as the hero. I had no problems imagining the strange creatures described in this book, aside from the creatures possessing the small town that I imagined to look like hermit crabs. Aside from the ending being weirdly similar to the showdown between Harry Potter and the basilisk at the end of Chamber of Secrets, I thought this was a very unique story.
April 8, 2015
This is book 2 to the fallen series. I did not find this one quite as engaging and the first one, however it was still a good read with a lot of action and excitement to enjoy.
In this installment of the series, everything continus to where it all left off and Aaron goes deeper into the Angelic wars that are going on between the Powers and the Ex-powers as he goes on a quest to Blithe in search of his foster brother. He discovers many more things that are even more difficult to fathom.
I thought that the world building and the imagery are still very good in this book. I also really enjoyed the plotline as well of which more questions did arise for me, and I look forward to discovering the answers. The story was engaging, I just did not feel like it was as engaging as the first one was. It was still a quick fun read and for the most part I enjoyed it immensely.
I don't know, I was even more annoyed with Aaron in this book. I find him really weak and he is afraid of who is supposed to be. I am still hopeful that in later installments he stops hesitating in the face of corruption and danger and he does what he is supposed to do before someone else dies or gets hurts.
I still recommend this book to anyone who likes angle stories and also enjoyed the first book* I am rating this a 3.5 stars and I look forward to the rest of The Fallen Series.
In this installment of the series, everything continus to where it all left off and Aaron goes deeper into the Angelic wars that are going on between the Powers and the Ex-powers as he goes on a quest to Blithe in search of his foster brother. He discovers many more things that are even more difficult to fathom.
I thought that the world building and the imagery are still very good in this book. I also really enjoyed the plotline as well of which more questions did arise for me, and I look forward to discovering the answers. The story was engaging, I just did not feel like it was as engaging as the first one was. It was still a quick fun read and for the most part I enjoyed it immensely.
I don't know, I was even more annoyed with Aaron in this book. I find him really weak and he is afraid of who is supposed to be. I am still hopeful that in later installments he stops hesitating in the face of corruption and danger and he does what he is supposed to do before someone else dies or gets hurts.
I still recommend this book to anyone who likes angle stories and also enjoyed the first book* I am rating this a 3.5 stars and I look forward to the rest of The Fallen Series.
July 2, 2017
Did you know that Thomas E. Sniegoski have written books for Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
No? That's okay, I didn't either.
Well, let me ask you this: Have you watched the TV show?
You have?
Have you watched Season 2 Episode 12 Bad Eggs?
In that case you don't need to read this book.
Aaron, Camael and Gabriel comes to the small town in Maine
where the recidents are behaving mighty weird.
Something creepy, crawly and crablooking crawls inside of them turning them into puppets.
And what are these puppets purpose? One way or another dig out the Leviathon that has been stuck underneath the ocean surface since the Creation of time
Sounds familliar? A little too much in my opinion.
Anyway, I checked and the author is in no way credited on the episode in question. And since that episode came out five years before the book it's not hard to figure out where the idea came from
No? That's okay, I didn't either.
Well, let me ask you this: Have you watched the TV show?
You have?
Have you watched Season 2 Episode 12 Bad Eggs?
In that case you don't need to read this book.
Aaron, Camael and Gabriel comes to the small town in Maine
where the recidents are behaving mighty weird.
Something creepy, crawly and crablooking crawls inside of them turning them into puppets.
And what are these puppets purpose? One way or another dig out the Leviathon that has been stuck underneath the ocean surface since the Creation of time
Sounds familliar? A little too much in my opinion.
Anyway, I checked and the author is in no way credited on the episode in question. And since that episode came out five years before the book it's not hard to figure out where the idea came from
February 16, 2009
It was OK. I actually didn't enjoy the whole Leviathan and weird creatures thing. The heart of this story is in humanity and heavenly struggles and the monster thing seemed distracting. But I still love the dog and the angel learning to love french fries is hilarious.
Questions from this one: Was there really a war in Heaven? Were the opposing sides really good vs. evil or is there complexity to that issue? Are the forces of Heaven always united and always correct? What about the other side?
Questions from this one: Was there really a war in Heaven? Were the opposing sides really good vs. evil or is there complexity to that issue? Are the forces of Heaven always united and always correct? What about the other side?
March 28, 2019
Leviathan is the first book in The Fallen series written by Thomas E. Sniegoski and centered on Aaron Corbet, who on his eighteen birthday learned that he is a nephilim – a human/angel hybrid.
Aaron Corbet is now on the run with Camael and his dog Gabriel. Together they are searching for Stevie Stanley, his adoptive autistic little brother, and trying to elude capture by the Powers. Along the way, Camael tries to help Aaron merge with his angelic self.
The trio is lured to a seemingly peaceful town which has been seduced by a malevolent ancient creature known as Leviathan. Camael is drawn into Leviathan's web and is captured. Aaron's angel instincts feel something isn't right, but he can't quite put his finger on it. Gabriel also senses something is wrong. He searches the town for Camael.
Back in Aaron's old town of Lynn, Vilma Santiago, his infatuation, is going through similar changes that Aaron went through: she too is Nephilim. Verchiel, meanwhile, uses angelic magic and transforms Stevie into Malak, a deadly hunter of false prophets and the Fallen. He intends to use his new creation to find Aaron and, if possible, kill him. What a sweet irony for Verchiel: to see Aaron killed by his own brother.
Aaron finds Leviathan in a cave where he sees Camael, Gabriel and other magical creatures hanging in translucent sacks beneath the belly of the beast. He is seduced by the beast, but his angelic nature surfaces and rebels against the seduction; Aaron breaks free and saves those whom the beast feeds upon.
Leviathan is written rather well. I rather like the premise of the series, the world building and the imagery are rather good and the narrative continues onward, raising more questions. However, I am having a slight difficulty in connecting with Aaron Corbet, the main protagonist in the series. He is still stubborn or afraid to use or learn of his new powers – granted this nephilim thing is new to him, but he should embrace it more – especially what he wants to do and who he has to face.
All in all, Leviathan is written rather well and is a somewhat good continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series, which I plan to continue in the very near future.
Aaron Corbet is now on the run with Camael and his dog Gabriel. Together they are searching for Stevie Stanley, his adoptive autistic little brother, and trying to elude capture by the Powers. Along the way, Camael tries to help Aaron merge with his angelic self.
The trio is lured to a seemingly peaceful town which has been seduced by a malevolent ancient creature known as Leviathan. Camael is drawn into Leviathan's web and is captured. Aaron's angel instincts feel something isn't right, but he can't quite put his finger on it. Gabriel also senses something is wrong. He searches the town for Camael.
Back in Aaron's old town of Lynn, Vilma Santiago, his infatuation, is going through similar changes that Aaron went through: she too is Nephilim. Verchiel, meanwhile, uses angelic magic and transforms Stevie into Malak, a deadly hunter of false prophets and the Fallen. He intends to use his new creation to find Aaron and, if possible, kill him. What a sweet irony for Verchiel: to see Aaron killed by his own brother.
Aaron finds Leviathan in a cave where he sees Camael, Gabriel and other magical creatures hanging in translucent sacks beneath the belly of the beast. He is seduced by the beast, but his angelic nature surfaces and rebels against the seduction; Aaron breaks free and saves those whom the beast feeds upon.
Leviathan is written rather well. I rather like the premise of the series, the world building and the imagery are rather good and the narrative continues onward, raising more questions. However, I am having a slight difficulty in connecting with Aaron Corbet, the main protagonist in the series. He is still stubborn or afraid to use or learn of his new powers – granted this nephilim thing is new to him, but he should embrace it more – especially what he wants to do and who he has to face.
All in all, Leviathan is written rather well and is a somewhat good continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series, which I plan to continue in the very near future.
January 3, 2025
This book begins right after the end of "The Fallen." Aaron has decided to quit school and search for his missing foster brother Stevie who was taken by Verchiel, the leader of the Powers. With his faithful canine companion Gabriel and the renegade angel Camael, Aaron sets out for Maine because he has a feeling that he might find Stevie there. When Gabe is ambushed by Orishkas and bitten, Aaron must find help in Blithe. Once there, he uncovers a deeper mystery - what is holding all the citizens of this small Maine hamlet in thrall? Along the way, Aaron comes to term with the angelic power within him and grants absolution to more of the Fallen. He even receives a hint as to which Fallen is his father. I didn't like this book as much as I liked the first one. However, Gabriel, the yellow lab, is still one of my favorites. The author really has developed his character and given him a sense of humor. This dog even makes jokes.
December 1, 2017
4.5 Aaron, Camael and Gabriel(I love this dog) are looking for Stevie(Aaron's brother). Camael is for some reason drawn to this small town of Blithe. Is it possible Stevie is there? What they did find was a horrible creature named Leviathan. Why did the author include this? I believe it was so that Aaron could come to terms with his angelic power and what he could do with it. I found the beginning of the book to move real slow, but as the book continued the pace got better. The big questions that need to be answered are Who is Aaron's Father and what does Vilma have to do with all of this?
January 5, 2013
Second in the Fallen urban fantasy series for young adults and revolves around Aaron Corbet, a newly awakened Nephilim, who is desperate to find his little brother, and about to arrive in Blithe, Maine.
My Take
And Aaron is still refusing to learn about his power or use it. Even when it would save Gabriel's life. Does he need to have the earth blow up before he gets the picture??? Does he have to be staked and tortured? Just how does he expect to rescue Stevie if he doesn't learn to use his abilities?? Duh… I have no sympathy for what he's suffering. Idiot.
Okay, this story sets the basis for what the series will cover. It's really Verchiel's fault for "abandoning his holy mission and becoming obsessed with preventing the prophecy" about Aaron from becoming reality. That Verchiel will blame Aaron for "making" him obsess and "allowing the forces of chaos to take root in the world".
Hee-hee, Aaron is seducing Camael with french fries, the next step is changing his mind about music!
I am not enjoying this. However, I so desperately want to be in on Verchiel's punishment, that I plan to keep reading...
The Story
Aaron, Gabe, and Camael are on the road, heading for northwest. Something is drawing him. And Aaron is determined that it must be where the Powers have taken Stevie.
Good thing there's a vet in Blithe, for Gabe needs all the help he can get. Since he can't get it from Aaron. But there's something wrong in Blithe, and it will take a powerful Nephilim to free the imprisoned archangels and the town, for monsters are appearing everywhere.
The Characters
It's true, Aaron Corbet is the answer to the prophecy, that he will save the Fallen. One day he awoke and could understand the languages of all living creatures on earth. He saved Gabriel, his dog, when he was struck by a car. Camael once led a Choir of angels, an army of Powers. Now, he's a former Power, who has turned from Verchiel's path, appalled by the violence and death. He will protect Aaron with his life.
Kevin Wessell is the missing Blithe vet; his ex-fiancée, Katie McGovern, another vet, is holding down the fort until he can be found. Mrs. Provost is the landlady who gives Aaron a room while Gabe's wound heals. Chief of Police Dexter is one of those small town cops with a heavy hand.
Vilma Santiago is a very popular girl in Aaron's old school who recently transferred in from Brazil who was in love with Aaron. Sad that Aaron left, Vilma is suffering from nightmares, depression, and a loss of appetite. Beatrice and Tina are her best friends.
Verchiel, the leader of the Powers, is a nutjob who believes he is fulfilling God's will, but God refuses to speak to him. He despises humans, referring to them as monkeys, animals. He will destroy anyone a Nephilim has come in contact with. Whole towns if he wishes. He's a psychotic whom I'd love to torture slowly. Kraus is a human healer who kowtows to Verchiel until Verchiel heals his blindness, and he finally begins to truly see. Idiot.
Stevie Stanley is the autistic, natural son who was taken from Aaron's foster parents by Verchiel to be transformed into a Hound. Archons Jaldabaoth, Oraios, Jao, Sabaoth, Katspiel, Domiel, and Erathaol are the "angels" who torture Stevie into changing. And I want them to burn in Hell. A sweet, little boy desperately struggling to remember his brother. Now, Malak will be used to hunt down his brother.
Mufgar is the chieftain of the Deheboryn Orisha clan which serves the Powers as hunter trackers, slaves. Created by the Fallen in an attempt to create life, their skill lies in manipulating the elements. Creating tunnels within the earth. Shokad is the shaman for the clan and he is against Mufgar's plans. He has dreamt of a world in which the Powers are destroyed by the Nephilim.
Leviathan is Legion. He is all and he seduces everyone into his grasp with their own dreams of what might have been. The Archangel Gabriel has been one of its prisoners; he says that Aaron has his father's eyes.
Nephilim are the rare children born of angels and human women (who usually die in childbirth). The Powers are secret police, God's storm troopers, and their job is to destroy what they believe is offensive to the Creator. Only, they've gone overboard. Archons are Powers who have mastered angelic magick.
Lucifer Morningstar was repenting in a Serbian monastery when Verchiel found him.
The Cover
The cover is gruesomely accurate as Aaron crouches to battle the beast, the enemy, Leviathan. A monster with his own plans for world domination.
My Take
And Aaron is still refusing to learn about his power or use it. Even when it would save Gabriel's life. Does he need to have the earth blow up before he gets the picture??? Does he have to be staked and tortured? Just how does he expect to rescue Stevie if he doesn't learn to use his abilities?? Duh… I have no sympathy for what he's suffering. Idiot.
Okay, this story sets the basis for what the series will cover. It's really Verchiel's fault for "abandoning his holy mission and becoming obsessed with preventing the prophecy" about Aaron from becoming reality. That Verchiel will blame Aaron for "making" him obsess and "allowing the forces of chaos to take root in the world".
Hee-hee, Aaron is seducing Camael with french fries, the next step is changing his mind about music!
I am not enjoying this. However, I so desperately want to be in on Verchiel's punishment, that I plan to keep reading...
The Story
Aaron, Gabe, and Camael are on the road, heading for northwest. Something is drawing him. And Aaron is determined that it must be where the Powers have taken Stevie.
Good thing there's a vet in Blithe, for Gabe needs all the help he can get. Since he can't get it from Aaron. But there's something wrong in Blithe, and it will take a powerful Nephilim to free the imprisoned archangels and the town, for monsters are appearing everywhere.
The Characters
It's true, Aaron Corbet is the answer to the prophecy, that he will save the Fallen. One day he awoke and could understand the languages of all living creatures on earth. He saved Gabriel, his dog, when he was struck by a car. Camael once led a Choir of angels, an army of Powers. Now, he's a former Power, who has turned from Verchiel's path, appalled by the violence and death. He will protect Aaron with his life.
Kevin Wessell is the missing Blithe vet; his ex-fiancée, Katie McGovern, another vet, is holding down the fort until he can be found. Mrs. Provost is the landlady who gives Aaron a room while Gabe's wound heals. Chief of Police Dexter is one of those small town cops with a heavy hand.
Vilma Santiago is a very popular girl in Aaron's old school who recently transferred in from Brazil who was in love with Aaron. Sad that Aaron left, Vilma is suffering from nightmares, depression, and a loss of appetite. Beatrice and Tina are her best friends.
Verchiel, the leader of the Powers, is a nutjob who believes he is fulfilling God's will, but God refuses to speak to him. He despises humans, referring to them as monkeys, animals. He will destroy anyone a Nephilim has come in contact with. Whole towns if he wishes. He's a psychotic whom I'd love to torture slowly. Kraus is a human healer who kowtows to Verchiel until Verchiel heals his blindness, and he finally begins to truly see. Idiot.
Stevie Stanley is the autistic, natural son who was taken from Aaron's foster parents by Verchiel to be transformed into a Hound. Archons Jaldabaoth, Oraios, Jao, Sabaoth, Katspiel, Domiel, and Erathaol are the "angels" who torture Stevie into changing. And I want them to burn in Hell. A sweet, little boy desperately struggling to remember his brother. Now, Malak will be used to hunt down his brother.
Mufgar is the chieftain of the Deheboryn Orisha clan which serves the Powers as hunter trackers, slaves. Created by the Fallen in an attempt to create life, their skill lies in manipulating the elements. Creating tunnels within the earth. Shokad is the shaman for the clan and he is against Mufgar's plans. He has dreamt of a world in which the Powers are destroyed by the Nephilim.
Leviathan is Legion. He is all and he seduces everyone into his grasp with their own dreams of what might have been. The Archangel Gabriel has been one of its prisoners; he says that Aaron has his father's eyes.
Nephilim are the rare children born of angels and human women (who usually die in childbirth). The Powers are secret police, God's storm troopers, and their job is to destroy what they believe is offensive to the Creator. Only, they've gone overboard. Archons are Powers who have mastered angelic magick.
Lucifer Morningstar was repenting in a Serbian monastery when Verchiel found him.
The Cover
The cover is gruesomely accurate as Aaron crouches to battle the beast, the enemy, Leviathan. A monster with his own plans for world domination.
September 4, 2019
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November 24, 2011
Nggak disangka, aku jadi terpikat sama penceritaan Malaikat versi konvensional seperti The Fallen (lengkap sama Perang Besar, Lucifer, dan lain-lain). Biasanya, aku menyukai kisah malaikat yang lebih modern, seperti misalya Angels' Blood, City of Bones, Fallen, Personal Demons, and the list goes on.
Anyway, di Leviathan, Aaron Corbet nggak berhadapan dengan para Kekuatan (sekelompok malaikat yang bersumpah akan menghabisi seluruh Nephilim dan Malaikat Terbuang). Dia menghadapi makhluk laut paling pertama (dan disebut-sebut di Paradise Lost), Leviathan.
Yah, meskipun aku kagum sama gaya penceritaannya, dan juga banyak deskripsi malaikat, aku masih penasaran sama siapa ayah Aaron Corbet. Dia pastinya seorang Malaikat Tinggi dong, anaknya aja kuat begitu.
Di buku ketiga, Aerie, yang mana sekarang lagi kubaca, aku belum juga baca separuh. Byuh, byuh. Aku jadi bener-bener PENASARAN *gaya lebai*
Dan, ya, membaca isu-isu ketuhanan di sini (yang mungkin akan terkesan subjektif meskipun nilai historisnya juga ada) nggak bikin aku terganggu kok :)
Anyway, di Leviathan, Aaron Corbet nggak berhadapan dengan para Kekuatan (sekelompok malaikat yang bersumpah akan menghabisi seluruh Nephilim dan Malaikat Terbuang). Dia menghadapi makhluk laut paling pertama (dan disebut-sebut di Paradise Lost), Leviathan.
Yah, meskipun aku kagum sama gaya penceritaannya, dan juga banyak deskripsi malaikat, aku masih penasaran sama siapa ayah Aaron Corbet. Dia pastinya seorang Malaikat Tinggi dong, anaknya aja kuat begitu.
Di buku ketiga, Aerie, yang mana sekarang lagi kubaca, aku belum juga baca separuh. Byuh, byuh. Aku jadi bener-bener PENASARAN *gaya lebai*
Dan, ya, membaca isu-isu ketuhanan di sini (yang mungkin akan terkesan subjektif meskipun nilai historisnya juga ada) nggak bikin aku terganggu kok :)
October 17, 2011
jalan cerita buku 2 ini, blum ada yg bikin aku kebat kebit. tapiiii, pas nyampe bagian epilog, duarr!! apa?? siapa sebenarnya vilma? dan apa yg terjadi pada Aaron klo dia brhsil nemuin adik angkatnya yg skrg bukan lagi sosok yg dulu???
uppss.. ntar malah jd spoiler lg..
seri fallen angel ini, lebih byk action, makhluk-makhluk seram dan menjijikkan, dan misteri baru. mulai dari perjalanan aaron bareng Camael dan anjingnya, Gabriel, dia akhirnya berhenti di blithe. nah, ini kota rasa2nya ada yg aneh, karna tiba-tiba aja satu persatu org yg dikenal aaron menghilang..
selain itu, verchiel slamat dr pertempuran terakhirnya ama aaron. inget kan pas dia kayak dipanggang petir dr ujung kepala ampe kaki? tapi hasilnya luka disekujur tubuhnya gak sembuh2, malah jadi melepuh. si verchiel ini nyiptain makhluk baru, yg khusus dibuatnya untuk memburu aaron.
ada Malaikat Gibrael di sini. dia mengatakan ssuatu ttg "ayah" aaron. aaarh,, penasaran >.<
pengen banget buku 3nya. soalnya pas baca cuplikan dikit "aerie" dan epilog leviathan ini, kayaknya bakalan seru nih! apalagi klo tiba-tiba si vilma itu jg dapat mimpi buruk ttg malaikat.. hmm
uppss.. ntar malah jd spoiler lg..
seri fallen angel ini, lebih byk action, makhluk-makhluk seram dan menjijikkan, dan misteri baru. mulai dari perjalanan aaron bareng Camael dan anjingnya, Gabriel, dia akhirnya berhenti di blithe. nah, ini kota rasa2nya ada yg aneh, karna tiba-tiba aja satu persatu org yg dikenal aaron menghilang..
selain itu, verchiel slamat dr pertempuran terakhirnya ama aaron. inget kan pas dia kayak dipanggang petir dr ujung kepala ampe kaki? tapi hasilnya luka disekujur tubuhnya gak sembuh2, malah jadi melepuh. si verchiel ini nyiptain makhluk baru, yg khusus dibuatnya untuk memburu aaron.
ada Malaikat Gibrael di sini. dia mengatakan ssuatu ttg "ayah" aaron. aaarh,, penasaran >.<
pengen banget buku 3nya. soalnya pas baca cuplikan dikit "aerie" dan epilog leviathan ini, kayaknya bakalan seru nih! apalagi klo tiba-tiba si vilma itu jg dapat mimpi buruk ttg malaikat.. hmm
July 17, 2010
This book begins right after the end of "The Fallen." Aaron has decided to quit school and search for his missing foster brother Stevie who was taken by Verchiel, the leader of the Powers. With his faithful canine companion Gabriel and the renegade angel Camael, Aaron sets out for Maine because he has a feeling that he might find Stevie there. When Gabe is ambushed by Orishkas and bitten, Aaron must find help in Blithe. Once there, he uncovers a deeper mystery - what is holding all the citizens of this small Maine hamlet in thrall? Along the way, Aaron comes to term with the angelic power within him and grants absolution to more of the Fallen. He even receives a hint as to which Fallen is his father. I didn't like this book as much as I liked the first one. However, Gabriel, the yellow lab, is still one of my favorites. The author really has developed his character and given him a sense of humor. This dog even makes jokes.
January 2, 2021
While I hate giving a book a bad review as I know how much effort is put into the whole process, I just don't know much else I can say for this book.
I absolutely love the concept of this series, but the storyline of this book dragged on too much and there still has not been much of a development in the characters.
For a three hundred page book, not a lot happened and it lacked a lot of action. The characters, for me, are definitely not written to their full potential. I mean, the best character in the series so far is Aaron's pet labrador, Gabriel. And don't even get me started on Vilma, that girl annoys the hell out of me!
While this book did have quite a good story concept, there was a lot that has been left out and much more that could have been added to the storyline.
I do think I shall finish this series, although I am putting it on hold for a while as I don't think I can make it through the next five books in a row.
I absolutely love the concept of this series, but the storyline of this book dragged on too much and there still has not been much of a development in the characters.
For a three hundred page book, not a lot happened and it lacked a lot of action. The characters, for me, are definitely not written to their full potential. I mean, the best character in the series so far is Aaron's pet labrador, Gabriel. And don't even get me started on Vilma, that girl annoys the hell out of me!
While this book did have quite a good story concept, there was a lot that has been left out and much more that could have been added to the storyline.
I do think I shall finish this series, although I am putting it on hold for a while as I don't think I can make it through the next five books in a row.
June 9, 2015
As the second installment to the Fallen series, it doesn't make much sense. In the first book, we left off with Aaron leaving everything behind to go find his brother. In this book he starts off by doing that, but then takes a detour on his journey to this little town in Maine. The story itself is good, I think it would have been better as an e-novella rather than part of the series. We learn very little about Aaron's new powers and how he is dealing with them. The only good thing we learn from this book is what is going on with Stevie while being captive, but this could also have been in the prologue instead of dragging it out.
As a stand alone book, it was pretty decent. As the second book to the series it left a lot of questions from the first book unanswered, while also bringing in more questions. Hopefully the third book will start to answer some of these questions, and be more on Aaron's journey rather than a detour like this book.
As a stand alone book, it was pretty decent. As the second book to the series it left a lot of questions from the first book unanswered, while also bringing in more questions. Hopefully the third book will start to answer some of these questions, and be more on Aaron's journey rather than a detour like this book.
January 21, 2011
Aaron and his dog, Gabriel, go on another adventure to try to find his little brother. He meets an angel who helps Aaron and takes him towards the location of his little brother as well as helping him awaken his angelic powers. On one of his pit stops, he sees a vet and decides to help her out in her office. He’s able to coax the animals to listen to him because he has the ability to speak and to hear all languages, even animal languages. Aaron finds the pit stop’s city weird, so he decides to scout around for something he isn’t aware of yet.
Only later, he finds out that everyone within the city has an animal of some kind that has been mutated and looks deadly, implanted in them. He helps the people who’s been affected kill those things inside of the people and still live. After, Aaron and Gabriel leaves the city and drives towards his little brother’s location.
Only later, he finds out that everyone within the city has an animal of some kind that has been mutated and looks deadly, implanted in them. He helps the people who’s been affected kill those things inside of the people and still live. After, Aaron and Gabriel leaves the city and drives towards his little brother’s location.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2010
Picking up pretty much where book 1 left off, Aaron has left his home after the deaths of his foster parents and is searching for his foster brother who was stolen by one of the Powers. His journey leads him to a small town where things are not as they seem. The dynamic between Aaron and the Fallen Angel Camael is developed a bit more and some tantalizing hints about Aaron's parentage are dropped. My biggest beef with both of these books is that characters are introduced who die almost immediately. I have to assume that their deaths will be revisited later in the overall story, but it can be jarring when random characters pop up only to be killed in the same chapter. Despite that, I am enjoying the books and I'd be interesting in reading the rest of the series.
April 6, 2012
Aaron Corbet has decided to embrace his angelic side, sort-of. Turning his back on his home to search for his little brother, Stevie, Aaron encounters much more than he bargained for.
The small town of Blithe, Maine had drawn Aaron in. So much so he decides to talk a job and rent a room. But the glamor of the town quickly wears off as Aaron discovers something is truly wrong with the people.
I hate to write anything else because I feel I will be giving things away but this book (Leviathan) is just as good as the first one.
The small town of Blithe, Maine had drawn Aaron in. So much so he decides to talk a job and rent a room. But the glamor of the town quickly wears off as Aaron discovers something is truly wrong with the people.
I hate to write anything else because I feel I will be giving things away but this book (Leviathan) is just as good as the first one.
May 19, 2015
Second Book of The Fallen. Arron has discovered he is a nephilim--the child of a union of an angel and a human woman, also considered a blight in Heaven and are hunted down by a group of angel called The Powers. With his foster parents killed by the Powers that hunt him, and his 7-year-old autistic brother kidnapped, Aaron must rely on himself, an angel, Camael and his talking dog, Gabriel to help him rescue his brother and avoid the Powers.
Not as good as the first. Still, a quick read, but not really worth it.
Not as good as the first. Still, a quick read, but not really worth it.
November 2, 2010
I was hoping Leviathan would up the ante on The Fallen, but it seems that it was just am 'filler' to (hopefully) set up a good story for the NEXT book. I will continue to read the series as i quite like the easy yet interesting style of writing.
I was tossing up between 2 stars or 3 stars, but decided on 3 as I really like Aaron's character and am quite interested in the behaviour and quirks of the angels.
I was tossing up between 2 stars or 3 stars, but decided on 3 as I really like Aaron's character and am quite interested in the behaviour and quirks of the angels.
May 1, 2015
The minute that I read the prologue, I was like, gods, no, they made the most fascinating and intriguing biblical villain all mellowy and boring. Because well, who he was was pretty obvious.
(Or maybe I'm wrong and it isn't who I think it is.)
Still.
Camael and his god damn french fries! Sigh. I like him better now. Aaron is still a sissy in this book though, so still no love for him.
(Or maybe I'm wrong and it isn't who I think it is.)
Still.
Camael and his god damn french fries! Sigh. I like him better now. Aaron is still a sissy in this book though, so still no love for him.
May 20, 2009
Aaron Corbet has accepted his role as savior for the fallen angels. He is trying to save his younger brother from the Angelic Powers who have taken him. His pursuit leads him to a small town that has been taken over by Leviathan and a fight he was not expecting.
Written for a young adult but too good to leave for such a small audience.
Written for a young adult but too good to leave for such a small audience.
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