Early ReviewersRichard Harland

An extraordinary YA fantasy, set 1,000 years after scientists discovered the reality of life after death, encroached on Heaven and started an apocalyptic war against the angels.

Now the Earth is a ruined wasteland, and descendants of the original human beings live on in a state of degradation and ignorance. The only hope for the future is a unique friendship between young tribesman Ferren and the angel Miriael. Miriael was shot down in the war and fed mortal food by Ferren, enabling her to survive on the Earth. But now she can never go back up to Heaven - or can she?

A beautiful, compassionate angel named Asmodai visits her in secret and offers her a new means to return. Even though she's thrown in her lot with the tribespeople, she's tempted. Ferren is so focused on building an alliance of tribes against the artificial 'Humen' who rule the Earth, he doesn't notice what's happening. Meanwhile, a new and terrible figure has taken control of the Humen armies. Doctor Saniette's ultimate plan is an invasion of Heaven - but first he wants to capture Miriael, dissect her, analyse her and uncover the mysterious workings of angelic nature.

The consequences will be extreme... for Miriael, for Ferren, for Ferren's friends - and for the world.

A YA fantasy set a thousand years in the future, after human scientists began exploring life after death, discovered Heaven and ended by waging war against the angels.

Now the so-called Humen make up Earth’s military forces, while the original human beings survive among the ruins, living in fearful, backward, isolated tribes.

The Humen are preparing for their ultimate invasion of Heaven. But then the angel Miriael is shot down out of the sky and crashes to the Earth. Damaged and unable to fly, she prays for extinction. A young tribesman, Ferren, finds her lying in the grass.

He knows she ought to be his enemy, since his people consider themselves allies with the Humen. But his curiosity and pity outweigh every rule of his upbringing.

So begins a unique friendship that will change the course of history...

An angel is shot down and falls to the ground in the war between the armies of Heaven and the armies of Earth!

A young tribesman finds her lying damaged in the grass and knows she ought to be his enemy, since his people see themselves as being on the side of the Earth. But Ferren’s curiosity and pity outweigh every rule of his upbringing.

The setting is the far future, a thousand years after human scientists started to explore life after death, discovered Heaven and ended up waging war against the angels. Now the original human beings have been reduced to a degraded existence living in fearful, isolated tribes. Meanwhile, the so-called Humen who rule on Earth are preparing for their ultimate invasion of Heaven.

Ferren’s unique friendship with an angel will change the course of history. But first he must endure exile, learn the horrifying truth about what happens to those selected for ‘military service’, then help his tribe survive through the middle of a stupendous battle between the opposing armies.

This Young Adult Fantasy draws on the traditional lore of angelology – but without pushing a religious message, like C.S.Lewis, or an anti-religious message like Philip Pullman!