Angel Time by Anne Rice

[Lindach]

Anne Rice is one of my favourite authors but I must admit I haven't read her Christ the Lord books which she has written since she has found religion again. This book is religous but not in a bad way and it's about angels and from the blurb it was supposed to be a dark gothic tale. Well it's not that gothic but I did like it. Of course it's nothing like her fabulous Vampire Chronicles except that I can see glimpses of Lestat in the main character Toby O'Dare. Toby is a "hit man" for the Good Guys(we are not sure who they are) and he lives an empty lonely existence until he is visited by the angel Malchiah. He gives Toby a choice between his current life or a new life working for good. Toby chooses to follow the angel and he is transported to 13th century England to help save a cummunity of Jews. The ending was a little bit predictable but as this is the first in a series I suppose it will improve and the ending provides the link to the next book. Anne is still a great writer and I suggest you give this book a try even if you are not a fan

[Jane B]

This is my first Anne Rice book and I am not a fan of 'dark gothic tales' and I wouldn't ordinarily have read this book if I hadn't seen it in Linda's office and read the blurb. The story appealed to me and it turned out to be quite a good read and I enjoyed it. Not sure whether I will read the next in the series but I migt try one of her Christ the Lord books just to see what they are like.