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 Reading: Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

Reading: Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

Those who know me, know that I am obsessed with archangels. They are my favourite writing subject. I was so frustrated when I heard about Angelology (and the studio battle for the film rights).

It was almost identical in theme to a novel and a screenplay I had spent almost a year working on. I was gutted. I never did finish it – it’s still sitting in a draw somewhere.

So now some time has passed and I feel I can now read it without bursting into tears.

Angelology: The story follows a nun in New York who unwittingly reignites an ancient war between Angelologists, a group who studies angels,


and a race of descendants of angels and humans called the Nephilim. The story blends ancient biblical pericopes, the myth of Orpheus, and the fall of rebel angels.

395698704 ded72d47b4 b Under The Protection of Stone Angels

Under The Protection of Stone Angels

Possibly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was a statute in a graveyard. A life-size angel towering above a grave, right hand pointing accusingly towards the sky.  The look on its face was one of both extreme desperation and eternal gratitude, eyes both pleading and full of fury.

The function of this statue was to defend and protect his dead charge no matter who it may have been and no matter what they may have done in life. God and the angels in heaven had to be able to look upon this stone creature and have pity on the soul that lay beneath its feet. This statue was not created for decoration or adornment but as permanent plea for mercy.

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