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Angelique #1
Banished
When the Queen of the Fallen Angels came to earth again she took the dead body of a ten-year-old native girl on an island.
It was the 1200s and life was primitive, but Angelique managed to rule the people for two hundred years, on what would become Haiti, until Columbus arrived. Escaping her island home for Spain, the little angel with her malevolent intent, wandered through the world using humans to do her biding as her parents and guardians for the next two hundred years. Then in England in the 1800s, she brought down Nisroc, an angel she trusted to be her partner and helpmate. She was weary of depending on humans, always having to control them and train them and trust they would do as they were told. Her old friend, Nisroc, however, was the solution to all her problems.
Yet there was a problem once she brought him to earth. Nisroc wasn't like Angelique. Nisroc fell in love with a frail human being--something that was unthinkable to Angelique. Use them, abuse them, even kill them, but never would she love them.
And, in the end, her companion from the Fallen had to flee for his life before the terrible child managed to take what soul he had left. She had been betrayed. She must make him pay...
It was the 1200s and life was primitive, but Angelique managed to rule the people for two hundred years, on what would become Haiti, until Columbus arrived. Escaping her island home for Spain, the little angel with her malevolent intent, wandered through the world using humans to do her biding as her parents and guardians for the next two hundred years. Then in England in the 1800s, she brought down Nisroc, an angel she trusted to be her partner and helpmate. She was weary of depending on humans, always having to control them and train them and trust they would do as they were told. Her old friend, Nisroc, however, was the solution to all her problems.
Yet there was a problem once she brought him to earth. Nisroc wasn't like Angelique. Nisroc fell in love with a frail human being--something that was unthinkable to Angelique. Use them, abuse them, even kill them, but never would she love them.
And, in the end, her companion from the Fallen had to flee for his life before the terrible child managed to take what soul he had left. She had been betrayed. She must make him pay...
148 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 29, 2011
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Billie Sue Mosiman
138 books92 followersEdgar Award Nominee for Best Novel
Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Novel
Novelist, short story writer, columnist, writing instructor, editor.
My published novels are now available at Kindle.com, along with new short story anthologies and novellas.
Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Novel
Novelist, short story writer, columnist, writing instructor, editor.
My published novels are now available at Kindle.com, along with new short story anthologies and novellas.
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April 18, 2013
This novel starts off strong and stays that way throughout. From the time you meet Angelique you know that this fallen creature will always want the best of everything. She has deemed herself queen and intends to stay that way through all time. She is one of heaven's fallen angels and has been on this earth before but after spending so many thousands of years banished from heaven she could not take another minute in the outreaches and must find life with humans once more. When she makes it into human form it is not what she had wished it to be but she will make the best of what she was given. After hundreds of years spent having humans care for her it was time for her to call one of her kind to help and care for her as only a servant that can live as long as she can.
She calls upon Nisroc, a fallen like she but she knows he can hold his place and care for her. But Nisroc has something she will never have, a love for the human creatures. He actually loves Gods beloved humans and wishes more than anything to be a part of them.
To be honest I could go on for hours about this book but I don't want to slip out anything that would mess it up for any one else, so I will leave after I say a few more things.
The writing and story line flows wonderfully and there was never a moment of confusion that I have had with other Fallen Angel stories. The characters are amazing and just detailed enough to give the mind something to lean on as they come into or leave the story. There were times of sadness, anger and loss that all added to the emotional suspense that lay in waiting in the pages of this book.
She calls upon Nisroc, a fallen like she but she knows he can hold his place and care for her. But Nisroc has something she will never have, a love for the human creatures. He actually loves Gods beloved humans and wishes more than anything to be a part of them.
To be honest I could go on for hours about this book but I don't want to slip out anything that would mess it up for any one else, so I will leave after I say a few more things.
The writing and story line flows wonderfully and there was never a moment of confusion that I have had with other Fallen Angel stories. The characters are amazing and just detailed enough to give the mind something to lean on as they come into or leave the story. There were times of sadness, anger and loss that all added to the emotional suspense that lay in waiting in the pages of this book.
April 7, 2012
Banished
Billie Sue Mosiman
Banished is a book about two fallen angels who take the bodies of people who someone tries to resurrect after they are exiled from heaven for rebelling against god. Angelique is the queen of the "fallen" as they are called, and Nisroc is a fallen who was punished by Angelique for losing the body of Julius Caesar. They have lost their humanity (compassion, love, guilt ect.) and Angelique wants to rebel again. However Nisroc meets a woman named Mary, who is slightly insane. However after awhile Nisroc falls in love with Mary, and after she dies he regains his humanity, and leaves Angelique. In this interesting, albeit slightly strange novel Billie Sue Mosiman captures the reader’s attention, an amazing read.
Billie Sue Mosiman
Banished is a book about two fallen angels who take the bodies of people who someone tries to resurrect after they are exiled from heaven for rebelling against god. Angelique is the queen of the "fallen" as they are called, and Nisroc is a fallen who was punished by Angelique for losing the body of Julius Caesar. They have lost their humanity (compassion, love, guilt ect.) and Angelique wants to rebel again. However Nisroc meets a woman named Mary, who is slightly insane. However after awhile Nisroc falls in love with Mary, and after she dies he regains his humanity, and leaves Angelique. In this interesting, albeit slightly strange novel Billie Sue Mosiman captures the reader’s attention, an amazing read.
April 23, 2012
This is the first book I've read by Billie Sue Mosiman, and I must say I'm impressed. An absolute page turner. I suggest to anyone who wants to read an excellent novel.....vivid description, excellent dialogue, five stars!!!
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February 1, 2013
This is more than a novel. It's a work of art.
February 7, 2017
This book has a funny sort of wisdom to it that doesn't lie in the plot, which was pleasing until it fell apart at the very end, presumably to set the stage for a sequel. At the end, it felt a little bit like the conclusion of a television pilot. Less an end than a beginning.
I think the real strength of this book is in the development of character. Although the little Angelique lives many human lifetimes without changing, her companion does manage to learn and grow away from her, which, you can imagine, makes her pretty mad. And Angelique is not something you want mad at you. She's a nasty, vicious thing, rather like the town bully in that she is always having to remind herself of her superiority by damaging the lesser beings around her. Unlike the town bully, however, she has an attention span that does not allow for an easy escape once she has set a target.
This makes for a good story, and it's nicely written, very smooth (so long as you don't get too distracted by some editorial flaws). The prose, unlike its subject, carries you along as a quiet waterway carries along a canoe. The violence in the book, of which there is plenty, doesn't jar the reader, because in an important way, the victim wins. Despite the villain's best efforts, for example, the bottle lady remains true to herself and maintains the integrity of her spirit, even though she loses the integrity of her body.
It's a good read, one that allows you to draw the images in your own head, while forcing you to realize the path that your imaging must take.
I think the real strength of this book is in the development of character. Although the little Angelique lives many human lifetimes without changing, her companion does manage to learn and grow away from her, which, you can imagine, makes her pretty mad. And Angelique is not something you want mad at you. She's a nasty, vicious thing, rather like the town bully in that she is always having to remind herself of her superiority by damaging the lesser beings around her. Unlike the town bully, however, she has an attention span that does not allow for an easy escape once she has set a target.
This makes for a good story, and it's nicely written, very smooth (so long as you don't get too distracted by some editorial flaws). The prose, unlike its subject, carries you along as a quiet waterway carries along a canoe. The violence in the book, of which there is plenty, doesn't jar the reader, because in an important way, the victim wins. Despite the villain's best efforts, for example, the bottle lady remains true to herself and maintains the integrity of her spirit, even though she loses the integrity of her body.
It's a good read, one that allows you to draw the images in your own head, while forcing you to realize the path that your imaging must take.
April 20, 2012
This was a good, different horror book. It was refreshing to see that there are other supernatural creatures out there besides vampires. :-) It was not a traditional love story, but I thought the characters were so interesting. It was too bad that the author was a bit "English-word" impaired. There were a lot of typos and a couple of items that didn't seem to belong in the book.
Overall - I'd recommend you read it!
Overall - I'd recommend you read it!
June 18, 2012
Stopped after 35 %...it's just not for me.
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