Angelopolis

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling Angelology will thrill fans of Deborah Harkness Justin Cronin and Elizabeth KostovaHailed by USA Today as ldquoa thrill ride best described as The Da Vinci Code meets Raiders of the Lost Arkrdquo Danielle Trussonirsquos bestselling first novel Angelology wove biblical lore the Orpheus myth and Miltonrsquos Rebel Angels into a present-day world tinged with the divine supernatural The novel plunged two endearing lonersmdashart historian V A Verlaine and Evangeline a beautiful young nunmdashinto an ancient battle between a secret society and mankindrsquos most insidious enemies angel-human hybrids known as the Nephilim Now a decade has passed since Verlaine saw Evangeline alight from the Brooklyn Bridge the sight of her wings a betrayal that haunts him still The Nephilim are again on the rise scheming to construct their own paradisemdashthe Angelopolismdashand ruthlessly pursued by Verlaine in his new calling as an angel hunter But when Evangeline materializes Verlaine is besieged by doubts that will only grow as forces more powerful than even the Nephilim draw them from Paris to Saint Petersburg and deep into the provinces of Siberia and the Black Sea coast A high-octane tale of abduction and liberation treasure seeking and divine warfare Angelopolis plumbs Russiarsquos imperial past modern genetics and the archangel Gabrielrsquos famous visitations to conceive a fresh tableau of history and myth that will once again enthrall readers the world over.