Archangel's Ascension

Guild Hunter, Book 17

De: Nalini Singh

Narrado por: Justine Eyre

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us back to her breathtakingly passionate Guild Hunter World, where an impending transformation will be both an ending and a beginning . . .

Aodhan and Illium. Adi and Blue. Sparkle and Bluebell. Friends become lovers, their future a wild unknown.

Finally reunited in New York, they must now learn to navigate the monumental shift in their relationship. But for these two members of Archangel Raphael's legendary Seven, there is no time to rest. As they investigate a case for the Tower that echoes the darkness from Aodhan's past, they will be forced to confront not only the scars that mark them both, but the promise of a vast power that flickers in Illium.

The threat of ascension has haunted and troubled Aodhan's Blue for too long, the forces of change immutable and without mercy . . . and uncaring of Illium's fierce wish to remain part of the Seven. Change is a constant in an immortal's life, and this new horizon will bring with it both terrible heartbreak and a joy extraordinary enough to reverberate through time . . .

Contains mature themes.

©2025 Nalini Singh (P)2025 Tantor Media

Yes!! All the yesses...

No one can say no to more bluebell and sparkle. I love the today and yesterday.. More of the characters we love and some suprise additons. My only complaint is that I want more.. I love this tale of relationship unfolding.. And of an inescapable destiny. I can't wait for more in the guild hunter universe... Please write faster.

Maybe the best book in the series

It Had me in tears several times. Excellent story well written. Would recommend this series.

Love it

It was so fantastically written! I laughed, cried and sighed. It was so good to hear about characters from all the books before. Can’t wait for the next one!

His time has come

Set 700 years forward (Today) from The Cascade of Death plus jumps back in time (Yesterday) but still after the Cascade.
I guess the skips in time are smoother going from ‘Today’ to different points in ‘Yesterday’. If the story just picked up from the previous book, there would still need to be significant jumps in time, but it would be more boring and wouldn’t be as good at advancing the story while noting milestones.
Singh does a fairly good job with a M/M committed relationship without slamming you in the face with it. While I have zero interest in stories about same-sex relationships, I really really like these characters and have followed them/the series for years. The most important point is they are fully mature adults who truly LOVE each other. It doesn’t hurt that they are lifelong friends - since they were practically infants. Also that Rafael, Dmitri & Naasir have all acted as surrogate parents to the then baby angels.
In the Yesterday chapters, we get milestones or snapshots in time. In the Today chapters we get the inevitable ascension and what happens right afterward. It hurts the heart that there’s a separation from Rafael & Elena. It gladdens the heart how well regarded Illium is, along with Aodhan, and how many choose to join him in his new territory. And we get Illium’s naturally positive attitude along with his humor and irreverence that give hints to what his reign will be like. :::Smiles:::
I would have loved to find out what happened to Ellie’s vampire grandparents & Beth’s descendants & the reason for Eve’s conversion. Did the Angel Andreas find a special someone? Maybe Ms Singh could write one or two novellas if she felt motivated? 🙏
Eyre did a very decent job with narration but I believe there was a little mispronunciation going on.
Many, many thanks to Ms Singh for a very enjoyable series with characters we wish were our personal friends.
I would personally rate at 4.5.
Recommend

I cried way too much

It is written in the same style as the last Ilium/Aohdan book where it goes between yesterday and today but the very first chapter starts 750 years from the war and Ilium finally ascends - it then goes back though time to sweet parts of their lives (like two people without spoilers having bebe’s) and the today going through how he manages ascending knowing he has to leave and how he sets up his own team. VERY Good, happy/bittersweet tears spilled the entire book and if she ended the series (which is seems like the goal) I am not upset. There are a few questions left - or maybe more curiosities that I would love an anthology of novellas to fill in - but all in all VERY satisfying :D

The continuation from previous boks is excellent.

I wanted more information about Ella's family demise. Elli, a main character in the books needs a more central role in the history of the angles

Such a poignant book

Malini Singh wrote the most beautifully presented rich story of two of the most popular characters. What an excellent story please don’t let it be the last.

Please don’t let this be over😭

I devoured this book - fan favorites get the ending they deserve but also can be the beginning of an even longer series. Please let it be the longer!

Leaps in time are well spaced and lovely

A wonderful way of tying up earlier storylines and beginning a new sparkling future. It's a light easy read with special moments that tug your heart strings. I will always love this series and this book is one of my favorites even though it does not have the intensity of many of the others in the same series.

Can’t get enough for this book series

Can’t wait to read more about bluebell, sparkle in their new journey and all the characters involve. Sooo good I cry and sob of happiness and sadness at same the same time is was bittersweet can’t wait for more.