Samaria

REVIEW: Quatrain by Sharon Shinn

REVIEW: Quatrain by Sharon Shinn

Dear Ms. Shinn,

REVIEW: Angelica by Sharon Shinn

Dear Ms. Shinn, Once again I’m lost in the world of Samaria. Every time I pick up one of these novels, I feel transported to a different place and time. Some of the characters I like, others I despise but they all feel real to me. They have hopes, dreams, fears, plans. But let me(…)

An Interview with Sharon Shinn

If there’s one author that Jane, Jayne and I have all enjoyed reading, it’s Sharon Shinn. So when I floated the idea of interviewing her, it was met with great enthusiasm and it quickly grew into Sharon Shinn week here at Dear Author. Of course, the whole thing hinged on the author herself agreeing to(…)

REVIEW: Jovah’s Angel by Sharon Shinn

It’s been a while since I read the first book in this series, Archangel, yet I was immediately sucked right back into the world that you created in Samaria. A world in which angels are not just heavenly beings, but are living presences and vital to lift the prayers and needs of men to the(…)

REVIEW: Archangel by Sharon Shinn

Dear Ms. Shinn, I think Archangel is a wonderful book. One might even say heavenly. Most of the inhabitants of Samaria are mortals, but the world also has angels who, by taking wing and praying to the god Jovah through song can ask the god for favorable weather and other aid. Once a year, the(…)