Angels' Pawn: A Companion Novella to Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter) [Kindle Edition]

Nalini Singh (Author)

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Product Description

Angels’ Pawn introduces readers to a world of beauty and danger where angels and vampires coexist. The novella is the prequel to Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series. In Atlanta, a vampire hunter is caught between two rival factions and the angel who is manipulating them both. Her only assistance comes from a vampire who may have his own reasons for helping her...

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 202 KB
• Publisher: Berkley (March 3, 2009)
• Sold by: Penguin Publishing
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001TJ1O4W
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,904 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Nalini Singh loves to write, loves to read, and thinks chocolate is a food group.

She enjoys hearing from readers, so drop her an email at nalinisinghwritesATgmailDOTcom if you ever have any questions!

Website: www.nalinisingh.com

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Stand-alone Novella is a Great Teaser For Singh's new Guild Hunters, February 25, 2009

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This review is from: Angels' Pawn: A Companion Novella to Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter) (Kindle Edition)

Angel's Pawn is standalone prequel, set in the Singh's new Angel's Blood Guild Hunter world of vampires, angels and hunters. The Guild hunters are human bounty hunters hired by angel masters to retrieve errant vampire servants attempting to skip out on the hundred years of service that is the price angels charge for immortality.

Singh has carved out a nice little vignette for this story and she does a really good job of fleshing out her starring pair: Guild Hunter Ashwini, who is dangerous and a bit on the crazy side, and Ashwini's favorite target, Cajun vamp Janvier who is her ally and not her prey for this hunt. Both these characters were wonderful and the flirtation between the two makes me hope that Singh won't wait too long to give them a full length novel of their own since Angel's pawn is just a tease for the pair and their relationship is left ` to be continued'. This lack of closure for Ashwini and Janvier gives Angel's Pawn more of an urban fantasy feel than Singh's Psy-Changlings though.

I happened to read Angel's Blood first and I don't want to spoil that for you, but the one comment that I will make is that Angel's Pawn has a different feel than Angel's Blood - Angel's Pawn only hints at the darkness of this new series and the beauty, danger and cruelty that is part of the ancient angels' natures. I liked Angel's Pawn and loved Singh's new and original world.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice intro to The Guild, May 23, 2010

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M. Whitmore "lovetoreadforfun" (VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels' Pawn: A Companion Novella to Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter) (Kindle Edition)

Angel's Pawn is a stand alone novella that introduces us to Ashwini, who works for The Guild and Janvier, a vampire she's constantly tracking. Even though you don't have to have read Angels' Blood and Archangel's Kiss before reading the novella, I would suggest you do so. If you're not familiar with The Guild, you will be confused. A lot of character names are introduced in this novella and even I had a hard time keeping them straight. Being a novella, it was a quick read. I enjoyed the sexual tension between Ash and Janvier. They bantered constantly which kept the pace of the novella moving steadily. This was a quick way for me to get my Guild Hunter fix even though Raphael and Elena are not mentioned in the novella. I enjoyed Ash and Janvier's relationship immensely. I finished reading Angels' Pawn feeling unfilled. There was no resolution in regards to their "relationship". Janvier has the hots for Ash but Ash has a steadfast rule of not dating vampires. But throughout the novella, Ash struggled against giving in to Janvier's cajun charm. I hope that A & J will get their own book; I would love to see where their relationship is headed. It has a lot of potential of being just as good as Raphael and Elena's story

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Into to a New Series, February 25, 2009

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Angela (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels' Pawn: A Companion Novella to Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter) (Kindle Edition)

Angels' Pawn is an introduction to the world that we'll learn more about in Angels' Blood (due out 3/3/2009). A world where angels and vampires not only co-exist, but have an interesting connection. As a Guild Hunter, one of those that hunts rogue vampires down for the angels, Ashwini finds herself suddenly stuck between two vampire factions, and the angel wanting to manipulate them all, in Atlanta. She turns, for help, to Janvier, a vampire himself - who may have his own reasons for assisting her.

From the first moment I started this novella I was immediately immersed in the world. I couldn't have stopped reading if there was a fire. Okay. I hope I could have at least paused to get out of the building, but you get the picture.

I'm continually amazed by Nalini's ability to create fully realized characters, especially in novellas where the shortened format makes that difficult for a lot of authors. Angels' Pawn is no different. Ashwini is a compelling character from her first moments pounding on a door. I'm completely intrigued by her, and really hope that we get to see more of her in the future.

Janvier. Wow. What can I say except I want to meet him. A native from the bayous, with an old world charm, and an, apparently, innate sexiness, he is just fantastic. Watching him play off of Ashwini, lightening the mood and at the same time ratcheting up their relationship throughout everything they were trying to accomplish in Atlanta was truly a joy.

I can not wait to read Angels' Blood which focuses on Elena and Raphael, I believe. But I'm really hoping to see more from Janvier and Ashwini in the future. Their storyline was by no means complete - although the main conflict is tied up in the novella - we have lots more to hear about this pair.

Nalini's said it, but I'm going to give this warning to those that need an HEA. This is not a typical romance with a bow-tied HEA at the end.

It's a fantastic read, a great introduction, and I highly recommend it. If you've not read anything by Nalini Singh, I urge you to run out and buy everything you can by her. Her Psy/Changeling stories are absolutely fantastic, and this new series promises to be just as great.

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