Reckoning

Sniegoski ends The Fallen series with a bang in Reckoning - This is the final showdown between Aaron and Vercheil. Vercheil is an avenging angel who has corrupted his original quest from God (to round up fallen angels) to killing them and the children of angels and women, Nephilim. Aaron is also fighting to help Vilma, his love, to complete her transformation to Nephilim - she's having a hard time, like some do, and if it doesn't work, the person sometimes go crazy and have to be killed - This series puts a new light on Lucifer, the fallen angel who was once the brightest, best of God's angels. His jealousy helped create the divide in Heaven, and it was under his banner that the fallen angels fought God. Lucifer's punishment was Hell, but all the suffering and pain one thinks of Hell is inside him. He painfully bears this punishment for his crimes against God. But he is part of the key for the fallen angels' redemption - This is a wonderful series - I hated to see it end - one of the best characters is Gabriel, Aaron's Golden Lab - He is a wonderful asset to the series and is as strong a character as any in the book. The resolution is spectacular, and if you have not read the series The Fallen before, do so - it is an exciting and wondrous series.

I didn't even realize I haven't reviewed this book when I reviewed the other three in the series. I think this was the best one, which is not something that can be said of most series. It was a great conclustion that wraped everything up so well. In many ways it doesn't have the perfect happy ending, but the ending is natural for this series. On the one hand, I wish there was more, on the other, this was the perfect ending.

This book happened to be my favorite book out of the series. I absolutely love it because it's suspenseful and you don't know what's going to happen next. I also like the names in the book - such as Lucifer Morningstar. Overall, the book is amazing and i wish there could be more books in the series.

This is the kind of book that you can't stop reading and I reccomend it to all fantasy readers because of its mixture of fantasy, adventure, love, and the way it makes you keep turning the pages! Read it!!

I first came across Sniegoski's "Fallen" series by accident while working as a councelor at a Maine summer camp. It was the best thing ever. Ever since reading the first book, I've been officially hooked. "The Reckoning" continues with all the power and enticing action that started in the first book. It just keeps on going. I was beyond impatient to get the book, and very smug while finally reading it. The storyline truly is fantastic. I fear giving anything away so all I must say is "pick it up!" That, reinforced with the fact that every friend I have who has read the series has loved it as much as I. A large majority of books screw up when it comes to concluding a story. They seem to write out of context just to finish their writing. "The Reckoning" flows awesomely. I was not disappointed at all while still remaining intrigued with what could and may happen after the last chapter. Pick up the whole series! It's definitely worth it!