The oracle Josiah directs Gabriel to Rachel, a slave girl living in a remote village, but no sooner are the two married than the relationship becomes strained as Rachel attempts to use her newfound position to aid her fellow slaves in Samaria. The angel Gabriel, due to inherit the role of archangel from Raphael, seeks a wife to help him lead the next festival of song to the glory of Jovah, the god of Samaria. In Archangel Shinn creates a world centered on Samaria, which may be an alternate ancient Israel or that country's distant future. Roberts in Kliatt, calling The ShapeChanger's Wife 'a very good … first novel.' 'Fantasy fans will love this book,' averred Gail E. After Aubrey comes to suspect Glyrenden of shape-changing these people-Arachne is really a spider, Orion a bear, Lilith a willow, and Eve a fawn-he kills him in order to end the magical entrapment. As Aubrey learns the art of shape-changing he encounters Lilith, Glyrenden's remote wife Arachne, the wizard's housekeeper and two others: a large man named Orion and a shy young woman named Eve. Her awardwinning first novel, The Shape-Changer's Wife, centers on Aubrey, whose training to become a wizard entails an apprenticeship with Glyrenden, a master wizard who teaches him about shape-changing. Sharon Shinn writes fantasy novels that critics have described as innovative and compelling in their blend of science fiction, mystery, and romance. The Alleluia Files, Ace (New York, NY), 1998.Ĭontributor to anthologies, including To Weave a Web of Magic, Berkley Books (New York, NY), 2004 Powers of Detection, edited by Dana Stabenow, Ace (New York, NY), 2004 and The Queen in Winter, Firebirds Rising, and Elemented, 2006.

The Thirteenth House, Ace (New York, NY), 2006.ĭark Moon Daughter, Ace (New York, NY), 2006. The Truth-Teller's Tale (sequel to The Safe-Keeper's Secret), Viking (New York, NY) 2005. Mystic and Rider, Berkley Books (New York, NY), 2005. The Safe-Keeper's Secret, Viking (New York, NY), 2004. Jenna Starborn, Ace (New York, NY), 2002. Summers at Castle Auburn, Ace (New York, NY), 2000. Wrapt in Crystal, Ace (New York, NY), 1999. The Shape-Changer's Wife, Ace (New York, NY), 1995. Writings FANTASY AND SCIENCE-FICTION NOVELS

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