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The Fallen #5
Armageddon
Only Aaron and his fellow Nephilim can protect the world from Satan’s wrath in this riveting finale to the New York Times bestselling The Fallen series.
Satan is determined to create his own Hell on Earth and has unleashed unfathomable chaos into the world. Cut off from Heaven, humanity’s only hope for salvation rests with eighteen-year-old Aaron and the other Nephilim who fight by his side. These angelic warriors will protect civilization and restore God’s favor no matter the cost. But there can be only one champion—and defeat is eternal.
The battle lines have been drawn. Armageddon is here.
Satan is determined to create his own Hell on Earth and has unleashed unfathomable chaos into the world. Cut off from Heaven, humanity’s only hope for salvation rests with eighteen-year-old Aaron and the other Nephilim who fight by his side. These angelic warriors will protect civilization and restore God’s favor no matter the cost. But there can be only one champion—and defeat is eternal.
The battle lines have been drawn. Armageddon is here.
416 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 13, 2013
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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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June 25, 2015
Quick review:
Cover: Fitting
Rating: PG-13
Thumbs Up: 3
Overall: It’s was okay
Characters: Well Written
Plot: Things go from bad to better
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? Yes
Recommend: Yes
Book Boyfriend: Aaron
SUMMARY (50 words or less)
Well, it’s over and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I thought much of the book felt contrived, not that an imagination isn’t contrived. But it felt forced and not natural. There were so many POVs. They didn’t all feel necessary. However, I don’t hate that I read.
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Cover: Fitting
Rating: PG-13
Thumbs Up: 3
Overall: It’s was okay
Characters: Well Written
Plot: Things go from bad to better
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? Yes
Recommend: Yes
Book Boyfriend: Aaron
SUMMARY (50 words or less)
Well, it’s over and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I thought much of the book felt contrived, not that an imagination isn’t contrived. But it felt forced and not natural. There were so many POVs. They didn’t all feel necessary. However, I don’t hate that I read.
For a full review and yummy pic, see my blog post at:
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February 11, 2015
So good!!! Definitely not the ending I expected, but it was amazing! Such a great conclusion to this series!
August 24, 2017
3.75 stars
An excellent conclusion to this series even though I read over a year ago. I do remember this book; it kind of stuck with me.
An excellent conclusion to this series even though I read over a year ago. I do remember this book; it kind of stuck with me.
July 12, 2016
At the beginning I was hesitant to start the series but once I got drawn into the first book it has been an up and down rollercoaster of events. through each of the books the title gives you a little sneak peek of what is going to happen. (which I found extremely creative ). But by far my favorite books in the series would have to be the first installment of the fallen series along with the last.
The reader gets to experience armageddon (the final battle of good and evil). but not only does this book contain a closing to the series it also expresses emotions and characteristics that are expressed by people in everyday life like courage, loyalty and undermining your true potential.
what I loved about this book is that it showed the main characters experiencing doubt within themselves. with that doubt they had shown the reader that anything can be overcome if a person were to work hard enough.
in the end I believe the overall message along with the ending of the series is a beautiful way to leave the reader joyous about the ending along with learning to overcome any obstacle even in time of doubt.
The reader gets to experience armageddon (the final battle of good and evil). but not only does this book contain a closing to the series it also expresses emotions and characteristics that are expressed by people in everyday life like courage, loyalty and undermining your true potential.
what I loved about this book is that it showed the main characters experiencing doubt within themselves. with that doubt they had shown the reader that anything can be overcome if a person were to work hard enough.
in the end I believe the overall message along with the ending of the series is a beautiful way to leave the reader joyous about the ending along with learning to overcome any obstacle even in time of doubt.
August 2, 2019
What an amazing ending! It didn't turn out like I thought but definitely didn't end on a bad spot. I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I look forward to other books by Thomas Sniegoski.
May 13, 2016
I barely made it half way before I wanted to rip the book in half and throw them in the authors face!
I HATE VILMA!!!!! She has got to be one of the worst characters ever written. From book 1 I didn't find her relationship with Aaron believable. Then in book 2 she's a nephilim too?!? So clichéd. She has really ruined what has been an otherwise great series. This one just has way too much of her doing whatever the hell she feels like and not enough Aaron and Lucifer.
The whole Satan Darkstar crap was just that crap. I had a hard time buying it. I did read the last few chapters and the only good thing about them is Lucifer 'Sam' finding Taylor again.
I'm so bummed out that this is how the author chose to end the series. Who knows, maybe one day when I've got nothing to read on the toilet I'll pick it up and finish it out of boredom. Well boredom and the fact I'd hate for my money to go to waste.
I HATE VILMA!!!!! She has got to be one of the worst characters ever written. From book 1 I didn't find her relationship with Aaron believable. Then in book 2 she's a nephilim too?!? So clichéd. She has really ruined what has been an otherwise great series. This one just has way too much of her doing whatever the hell she feels like and not enough Aaron and Lucifer.
The whole Satan Darkstar crap was just that crap. I had a hard time buying it. I did read the last few chapters and the only good thing about them is Lucifer 'Sam' finding Taylor again.
I'm so bummed out that this is how the author chose to end the series. Who knows, maybe one day when I've got nothing to read on the toilet I'll pick it up and finish it out of boredom. Well boredom and the fact I'd hate for my money to go to waste.
April 11, 2019
Armageddon is the seventh (or fifth) and final 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.
Cut off from Heaven and with Satan determined to create his own Hell on Earth, Aaron Corbett and his nephilim brethren are the hope for the world. As the nephilim protect civilization in the hopes to restore’s God’s favor no matter the cost.
Armageddon is written rather well. Sniegoski continues to provide a dark, harrowing book. The narrative was a tad slow at the beginning, but managed to pick up some speed. The choice to use multiple view points, while expanding was a tad confusing sometimes as it is rather difficult to tell when the point of view has changed. Furthermore, it can be a tad repetitive with so many points of view. The final battle – Armageddon was written rather well and the series conclude somewhat satisfactory – not as explosive as I thought it would have been.
Overall, The Fallen series have been written rather well. Sniegoski's had created a wonderful world of a holy war between agents of Heaven and the Fallen with their nephilim. However, one could tell that the series have been written from two different points of time with the first four done in one period and the last three in another one. Sniegoski's writing style could be difficult to get through in some places.
Furthermore, Aaron Corbert could be a difficult protagonist to get through as he is quite whiny and violent, but underneath the entire rough exterior is a person with a heart of gold. I just wished that the golden heart was showcased more. Furthermore, his relationship with Vilma Santiago felt a tad flat and the attempt at a love triangle felt a tad awkward at best.
All in all, Armageddon is written rather well and is a somewhat good conclusion to what was a good series.
Cut off from Heaven and with Satan determined to create his own Hell on Earth, Aaron Corbett and his nephilim brethren are the hope for the world. As the nephilim protect civilization in the hopes to restore’s God’s favor no matter the cost.
Armageddon is written rather well. Sniegoski continues to provide a dark, harrowing book. The narrative was a tad slow at the beginning, but managed to pick up some speed. The choice to use multiple view points, while expanding was a tad confusing sometimes as it is rather difficult to tell when the point of view has changed. Furthermore, it can be a tad repetitive with so many points of view. The final battle – Armageddon was written rather well and the series conclude somewhat satisfactory – not as explosive as I thought it would have been.
Overall, The Fallen series have been written rather well. Sniegoski's had created a wonderful world of a holy war between agents of Heaven and the Fallen with their nephilim. However, one could tell that the series have been written from two different points of time with the first four done in one period and the last three in another one. Sniegoski's writing style could be difficult to get through in some places.
Furthermore, Aaron Corbert could be a difficult protagonist to get through as he is quite whiny and violent, but underneath the entire rough exterior is a person with a heart of gold. I just wished that the golden heart was showcased more. Furthermore, his relationship with Vilma Santiago felt a tad flat and the attempt at a love triangle felt a tad awkward at best.
All in all, Armageddon is written rather well and is a somewhat good conclusion to what was a good series.
June 2, 2021
I'm not sure how to rate this book. I went in with a lot of questions and expectations and it did not meet or answer them.
I was still very interested in the story unfolding and the short bursts of character scenes were infuriating at moments because the majority ended on suspense. I wanted answers and it kept me reading.
I do wish Vilma and Jeremy had a reunion where they confronted their feelings for each other. There were some random scenes thrown in about minor characters that were just briefly mentioned previously and they fell short because the character was of no importance to the main plot.
The formatting was a lot to take in for this book. There is a handful of major plot points that don't connect until the ending and the chapters may contain anywhere from one to all of them in short bursts. Towards the ending, you will see NOW thrown in on the odd part. One is the ending of the war for Vilma's family, which connects with a small snippet in the very beginning. Skip forward a few pages to the epilogue and NOW appears again but now means a few years into the future. Skip ahead again and there is another scene that should be later again but is only distinguished from the last break with a few spaces.
Not to mention the epilogue is written as if the Earth suddenly has a Justice League and I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
Now that I have finished the series, I strongly feel it should have been left at the first two omnibuses (4 books). From there, it kind of seems like whatever idea popped into Sniegoski's head is what he followed; monsters, fear machines, Satan, a war. It was still an interesting read because his writing style worked it in fairly well but it did happen quickly. As soon as I started to process what had happened and fit into the lore he had created, something else would appear that was equally confusing. None of it appeared to line up with the lore presented in the first four books.
I was still very interested in the story unfolding and the short bursts of character scenes were infuriating at moments because the majority ended on suspense. I wanted answers and it kept me reading.
I do wish Vilma and Jeremy had a reunion where they confronted their feelings for each other. There were some random scenes thrown in about minor characters that were just briefly mentioned previously and they fell short because the character was of no importance to the main plot.
The formatting was a lot to take in for this book. There is a handful of major plot points that don't connect until the ending and the chapters may contain anywhere from one to all of them in short bursts. Towards the ending, you will see NOW thrown in on the odd part. One is the ending of the war for Vilma's family, which connects with a small snippet in the very beginning. Skip forward a few pages to the epilogue and NOW appears again but now means a few years into the future. Skip ahead again and there is another scene that should be later again but is only distinguished from the last break with a few spaces.
Not to mention the epilogue is written as if the Earth suddenly has a Justice League and I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
Now that I have finished the series, I strongly feel it should have been left at the first two omnibuses (4 books). From there, it kind of seems like whatever idea popped into Sniegoski's head is what he followed; monsters, fear machines, Satan, a war. It was still an interesting read because his writing style worked it in fairly well but it did happen quickly. As soon as I started to process what had happened and fit into the lore he had created, something else would appear that was equally confusing. None of it appeared to line up with the lore presented in the first four books.
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March 9, 2020
Finally finished this series after months of trying to get a hold of the last books and...it was underwhelming. I may be being pedantic, but after realizing the first editions were printed in 2001-3 and the second at least in 2013, I'd think that's enough time for the author to search up frequently used phrases such as "So-and-so would not stand for it" (I actually started trying to keep a count of this because it was so eye-twitchingly annoying to see every other page) and to make sure he got basic grammar right for the angelic choirs and their names. (-im denotes 3 or more beings in Hebrew from what little I know about it, thus the author was able to use a word such as Malakim or Nephilim both correctly and incorrectly on the same page, often in the same paragraph. He could have solved this easily by just taking off the -im when referring to a singular person or use it as part of a phrase such as "one of the Malakim/Nephilim/etc.")
Also, the epilogue made Aaron look like a ponce for all of the five minutes it took for me the reader to realize that he and Vilma already knew she was pregnant. It legitimately looked like Aaron didn't know what an ob/gyn's pregnancy exam and equipment did for the time it took me to get to Vilma asking how the baby was doing.
The Jeremy and Enoch scenes were nice. Could have done with a Jeremy-meets-Enoch-post-re-Metatroning scene, though. Also Lucifer and Taylor; she seemed more human with him around. There just seemed to be a lack of a bit of catharsis for some of the characters throughout and at the end.
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August 9, 2019
The thrilling conclusion to this amazing series I loved reading this book we see the scattered groups of nephilim struggling against the creatures of darkness and that the connection to heaven has been severed. But with the child roger or Enoch will Be the voice of god if Jeremy is able to keep him alive long enough to fulfill his destiny. Satan steals the corpses of fallen nephilim and makes his own twisted versions of angels to do his bidding. Aaron is in a coma struggling between life and death as Vilma waits anxiously for him to be okay. We find out that the evolving form has Aaron's dog Gabriel is that he is a vessel for god to speak through to Aaron. I loved that in this Beautifully written by that we see the internal and emotional struggles of all of the nephilim as well as Lucifer. It gave this book
So much emotion depth that it was a book you couldn't put down because it had you desperate to see what was going to happen next. My absolute favourite part was at the end whenAaron' and Vilma discover they were having twins and that Lucifer also known as Sam was reunited with the woman he loves Taylor Corbet as a sign that god hasn't given up on him and that he deserves a bit of happiness too.
So much emotion depth that it was a book you couldn't put down because it had you desperate to see what was going to happen next. My absolute favourite part was at the end whenAaron' and Vilma discover they were having twins and that Lucifer also known as Sam was reunited with the woman he loves Taylor Corbet as a sign that god hasn't given up on him and that he deserves a bit of happiness too.
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December 26, 2020This entire series was amazing, I have worked on reading it since I heard about it in high school (which I know is a long time, but my education got in the way of my reading for fun, though it was worth it because I can now analyze the stories I am reading better and get a more enriching experience!), however over time my love for this series did not dim. I don't know if that's because I love stories about fallen angels, the possibility that even the most evil of beings are worthy of forgiveness upon repenting, or if I just love this author's writing (maybe its all of the above) but this series did not make me any less excited to read it as I grew older!
June 22, 2025
Like the others, this one had a lot of repetition I ended up skipping. I couldn't feel any appeal as far as the villain Satan went, like he just didn't grasp my attention enough. I both loved and hated how much the different POV's switched to see what all was going on. It felt like the book went on for so long that the ending was rushed, but it was a simple and sweet ending.Cried for Camel, in a good way 🥹
May 23, 2022
Armageddon has happened. Can Aaron and the few remaining Nephilim hope to defeat Satan and the Architect. Who will win the battle for Heaven and and restore God's shining light.
This is a great series I am so grateful to Amber at the Summit County Library for the recommend and a big thank you to the library for purchasing the entire series. I highly recommend it.
This is a great series I am so grateful to Amber at the Summit County Library for the recommend and a big thank you to the library for purchasing the entire series. I highly recommend it.
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January 12, 2019
This was a pretty good conclusion to the series. Some things were left unanswered and I feel like some things wrapped up a little too nicely. I also got bored during some bits. I loved the characters so much and they really made the book for me.
March 1, 2022
First I think Milton is my favorite character. His strength in his belief in Lucifer’s goodness was and is astounding. I found this last book to be a little dry for about 200 pages before it picked up speed but the dry parts were a necessary evil.
April 15, 2023
I loved every minute of this story its great to finally know what up with that Jeremy and Velma thing and I just wish we could know if something happens with Cameron and Melissa and Aaron and Velma kids I would love like a short book just to tell me those things
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February 3, 2024
Fights scenes were too long. There were grammatical errors toward the end. Did the editors get tired of reading it? “Effect” instead of “affect” twice on one page. “Then” instead of the proper “than” a few pages later. Very sad.
March 12, 2024
I enjoyed this series but a common theme throughout these books is that I was either super into the story and couldn’t stop reading or I was very bored and could barely continue. The ending was nice wrapped up in a bow.
December 31, 2017
Everything I wanted in a conclusion and more.
December 10, 2018
I wasn't expecting it to be good, but Sniegoski actually ended the series well. Good job mate!
"If everything goes as I expect, it's going to get pretty damn interesting." [p.382]
"If everything goes as I expect, it's going to get pretty damn interesting." [p.382]
February 6, 2019
Parts of the ending felt a little bit rushed.
June 22, 2019
It was hard to put down when all hell broke loose. The perfect ending for a great series!
September 4, 2019
Great book.
September 19, 2019
Excellent read full of twists , turns and surprises. Great read.
January 10, 2020
Better than the others but it still felt repetitive and this series deff wasn't my fav.
September 26, 2021
This series was so good. Glad there was a happy ending, Aaeron got his angel powers & married Velma . I will miss this series.
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November 6, 2022
An epic conclusion. My rating is only 4 stars because I found that the entire book was drawn out but very well written and wrapped up. It was so good I was impatient to finish it
June 23, 2023
This series saved me after my divorce
This was a great world to disappear into:)
This was a great world to disappear into:)
January 28, 2017
it's exceptionally good read.
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