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a change in tempo amp direction across the whole trilogy, The humour, characters amp the outtherenairness of the writing style are consistent at least which is what drew me into this trilogy from the getgo, with The Watchers

What can i say about the Way of Sorrows without giving it away.
. . well theres more of the science in this chapter, about the cosmos in particular amp a lot of jumping around in the timeline which makes it harder to follow at times than the first two books which were set mostly in “Nowtimes” youll have to read it to understand the concepts of “beforetimes” amp “nowtimes” as they are described.
Ill admit to not liking this book as much as the first two as it did overload me with an awful lot of the cosmic, religious amp angelic “method” well call it for want of a better expression.
Whilst the first two were jus great escapist stories this contained at times a lot of hard cold fact amp fantastical reveals, Alaska, Lausanne, American North West, Vladivostok amp Jerusalem are featured in this chapter,

As to the trilogy itself All three books are very different, the first maybe could have had a little more knowledge imparted into us, bookhad a fair bit of action whilst three is a tad overload on the information dump about the impending apocalypse.
does that say the trilogy isnt well balanced as a whole I dont know, I jus know that I really enjoyed The Watchers as it lead you into a landscape that left you wanting more, of what its fair to say I didnt really know at the time but I WAS captivated amp enchanted by it all, Angel City really ramped up the pace amp kept the characters amp humour that id grow to love from the first book, whilst The Way of Sorrows was a tad choppy along the way, a mix of both perhaps but not always working for me.


For Way of Sorrows I would score it,rounded up tostars. Im also saying that as the first two books set a high bar with me,

Overall for the trilogy weve got a,Stars rating amp for a debut work comes highly recommended for all interested in the Angel genre, good vs evil amp good ol escapism,
This book was a mostly satisfying conclusion to Jon Steele's "Watchers Trilogy", The trilogy is unusually complex for a fantasy work, incorporating elements of scifi and "spyfi" into an urban fantasy with an unusually complex mythology,


I had problems with the hitech, scifi angels in this series, which is the only reason I didn't give it five, But it's a minor quibble because Steele has created something unique here, It is very different from Trussoni's Angelology books and with a more thoughtprovoking theology,

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Steele seemed to have based this roughly onEnoch, but has incorporated other religious ideas such as Catharism and Zoroastrianism into the plot.
Think Komarovsky as Azazel and Azazel as the Demiurge, And is Harper Raphael Or another Are angels really von Daniken's "ancient astronauts"

And last, does Harper live on, in another form
Good read, but did not live up to the high standards and excitement of the first book in the series,

At least for me, I liked bookbest. What an ending to an interesting and unique trilogy, I was concerned how it would all be tied together after such a strong debut novel in "The Watchers" and a weaker second novel, This third book does not disappoint, There were some unexpected twists involved that kept me reading until the end, I liked the mix of catholic religious imagery with the unique mythology created by Steele, There was a confusing, open ended scene in the end with the protagonist and this mysterious voice from the edge of the universe yeah, you read that right, It's trippy that could have been further explained, It felt dropped and rushed,
This novel was as strong as the first in the area of character development and depth, Steele has a tremendous ability to paint characters that feel real, I became connected to his characters and their arcs throughout the three novels and wish he would have spent more time explaining where they went after the climactic battle at the end.
Otherwise, it was a solid read I highly recommend, The only caveat being: you need to read all three in order to have any chance of understanding what the hell is going on, Great novel! If there was an option for ten, . . I wouldve clicked it . loved it so vey much, What a great Trilogy. The conclusion to The Angelus Trilogy, The Way of Sorrows by Jon Steele, sees the cosmic battle between the forces of good and evil, which has been building over the last two books, reach its climax in none other than the holiest of cities on earth, Jerusalem.

Apart from an epilogue, which takes us back to the crucifixion of Jesus each epilogue in this series has been poignantly and meaningfully crafted, this novel commences exactly where the second one, Angel City, left off literally with a bang and with Katherine Taylor attempting to protect her son, Max, from the brutal forces trying to kidnap and kill him.
Her erstwhile protector, Jay Harper, a guardian angel come detective, is slowly having his memories restored as the huge gap between beforetimes and nowtimes is painstakingly narrowed, What Jay gradually relearns about his two and half million years on earth and the role hes played in the past and must again in the future, may yet save the world.

So, once again, the quest to save human souls from the dark forces that will devour them is on and heading it is Jay, Accompanying him are his buddy from beforetimes, Krinkle, the DJ, and the mad defrocked priest, Astruc, and his peculiar son, Goose as well as Katherine, Inspector Gobet and his allies play a huge role while minor characters such as the new keeper of the hours in Lausanne Cathedral and Corporal Amy play less but still significant ones.

The prophecy of which weve heard parts in the previous instalments is now finally revealed, as are those who have functions within that, Time is of the essence and, from the first page, the countdown begins
For all that the writing is poetical in parts and Jon Steele is able to craft a story both enormous and galactic in scope, drawing on myths, legends, religion, science, philosophy and maths, as well as crafting intimate portraits of romance, selfexploration and selfdoubt, I found this novel less satisfying than the others.

I am still trying to work out why, except that in some ways, theres a sense in which too much is thrown into the mix, As each step of Harpers, or Katherines or name any other character journey towards the end is taken, it seems more convenient or inconvenient truths are laid bare, A bit more of the prophecy crops up, or a mathematical conundrum or historical fact/family/act is expediently laid bare/discovered, which progresses the plot and characters forward.
Sometimes, it seems so messy and hard to follow, Theres a sense of too much ex machina handiness that at times makes it difficult to suspend your disbelief, I am not sure why this happened at this stage, as in the previous two books, the context and world created made everything plausible within the tale, But maybe its just me,
The real and fantasy violence which is breathtaking and fitting in terms of whats occurring is interspersed with inappropriate humour at times, and this I also found didnt sit well.
For example, Krinkle, particularly, as a character, while really interesting, was often given oneliners that detracted from the plot trajectory which was often fast and tight and meant you disengaged, thus destroying the flow of the narrative.
His lexical interruptions made you wish hed disappear in a cloud of ash, Likewise, the archvillain and God, Komarovsky, is so dark and evil, he is almost a caricature, Any attractiveness or sensuality he once possessed has gone completely, but maybe thats the point,
Once more, Steele takes us to amazing locations and peppers the book with different languages Latin, Italian, Hebrew, French and so many more, Sometimes, this is

as frustrating as it is interesting and a translation or at least contextualisation of the Latin particularly would have been rewarding, There are ways of doing this in fiction that arent didactic or obvious and I just wish Steel had deployed it a little more particularly in this book where there is so much of it and so many references to the past.

In fact, its the scenes that take us back in time that I found really compelling, Whether it was with members of the Qumran Sect, the families including the wonderful Israeli major who have preserved and protected the angels secret for millennia, the Cathars, or the scenes which take us back to the time of Jesus, Herod and the Pharisees and Essenes, Steele evokes the past with a masterly hand.

A cross between an actionthriller, science fiction, police procedural, military strategy, fantasyreligious retelling and a philosophical treatise on the state of humankind, The Way of Sorrows has much to offer the reader and as far as novels that explore angelogy, is intelligent, well written and mostly, very gratifying.

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