Recently (as in today) read Jovah's Angel, the sequel to Sharon Shinn's book Archangel. Set 150 years after the original novel, this book follows a new archangel and her angelico. The problem in this book is the question of faith and why the people of Samaria have the beliefs they do. Technology has been set loose in the land and some of the other-worldly machines in Samaria have been failing. What's more, it seems that Jovah is having trouble hearing the angels. Alleluia must find her angelico, find her god, and heal her land from the everlasting weather troubles.
This seemed to cover another set of problems. I do question my faith a lot, and this book was not very reassuring for that. It did seem to exhibit many of the common behaviors man has when responding to faith and technology. It actually seemed more like a stereotypical God/Science cross. I'm not sure that the resolution was satisfying at all. 6 out of 10 for unoriginality?
On another note, read John Scalzi's stand-alone, The Android's Dream. That was a surprising and somewhat hilarious and WOW! book to read. Highly recommended. 8.5 out of 10.
~another musing of the ill-informed~
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