Angels After Man

Angels #3

by Rafael Nicolás

A Queer Retelling of God's Apocalypse

The angel Dina is both young and ancient, every human epoch breezing past his home in Heaven as he waits for the end times. When the archangel Uriel reveals the truth about God’s first creations, however — Dina ventures out to find a beautiful, seductive star who urges him to bring about the apocalypse for the sake of destroying evil once and for all. Lovesick, Dina agrees.

Bordering a nation like Babylon, the human Tadeo has suffered and died to uniquely human horrors. But resurrection bestows newfound powers onto him that he’s convinced derive from God. While on a saintly path to free his town from war, Tadeo meets the angel Dina, who appears with a dark omen.

The end of the world will come soon — but who really is it that wants the apocalypse?

Genres: Queer

522 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 25, 2025

Reviews

[lauren :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

hooooooly shit ohhhh god oh god oh God. rafael i’m in love with you. let’s kiss. you make me nauseous.

okay Real review:
how do i even start to describe this book? how do i sum up my feelings into a teeny tiny goodreads review? what can i say that will be sufficient enough to describe this beautifully intricate work of art? i always adore rafa’s writing, but i find myself especially in love with this work. it is astoundingly moving and stunningly written, and i was positively addicted from the first page. rafa has such a way of creating a love for all of his characters, and i feel privileged to have gone on this adventure with his cast. i was genuinely physically nauseous half the time, but i could not for the life of me stop reading. i pulled over to the side of the road to read it when i got the notification rafa had sent it to me. i don’t think i’ve ever fallen so totally in love with a set of characters before. rafa’s writing is magnificent. i can feel the love and care he poured into this work, and im certain you will too. i don’t think i’ll come across anything like this again in my lifetime, or any lifetime after. this book is a treasure. i’m so grateful i got to read it. god. i’m going to think about this book forever.

[ciara · Rating 5 out of 5]

rafael nicolas, you have done it again. i cannot even begin to describe how thoughtful, stunning, and heartbreaking this book is. i feel so incredibly grateful and lucky to have been given the opportunity to read this before it's official release. i've lost track of the amount of times i had to step away while reading this just to process everything that happens and how intensely i feel for these characters he's created. the way raf writes is so raw and unapologetic — i think i will forever be floored by his work ethic and the care that goes into his writing. throughout this series he has made me cry, laugh, and want to run around in hysterics over these angels of his. this final book solidifies the respect and awe i have for him as a writer — its beautiful and devastating and my new favorite. im speechless. everyone say thank you, rafael. how special this all has been.

[dănuț · Rating 5 out of 5]

having the privilege to read this early means I can't post quotes just yet, so I'll keep my mouth shut a little longer. but know I am actively losing my mind, this was amazing he has done it again people!!!

Dina I love you so much you are so special to me you weird little freak that you are

PLEASE READ THE ANGELS TRILOGY PLEASE

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

rafa why

[korinne · Rating 5 out of 5]

can everyone log off i need a moment alone.