Of Love and Evil: The Songs of the Seraphim, Book Two (Songs of the Seraphim, #2)

by Professor Anne Rice

The second book in nationally bestselling Songs of the Seraphim series is a gripping metaphysical thriller in which angels partner up with assassins, from the author of Interview with the Vampire.

Barely recovered from his previous divine mission, former contract killer Toby O'Dare is once again summoned by the angel Malchiah to investigate the poisoning of a prominent nobleman and stop the haunting of a diabolical dybbuk. Together, they travel back to fifteenth-century Italy—the age of Michelangelo, the Holy Inquisition, and Pope Leo X—and this time Malchiah has Toby pose as a lute player sent to charm and calm this troublesome spirit. But Toby soon discovers that he is in the midst of plots and counterplots, surrounded on all sides by increasingly dangerous threats as the veil of ecclesiastical terror closes in around him.

• ISBN10: 1400043549
• ISBN13: 9781400043545
• Publish Date: 30 November 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Random House Inc
• Format: Hardcover (Deckle Edge)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781400043545

Reviews

[CrowNoYami]

This book is a perfect followup to Angel Time. It had me on edge, wondering what was going to happen from one chapter to the next. The story was also beautifully narrated, making it an easy read. The only issue I have with this is the open ending. We don't know what happens next, if there is another mission or if Toby's past has finally come up to take him out. It's the not-knowing that bumped this down from a 5 to a 4 star review. I thought originally that we lost the next book because of Anne Rice's passing in 2021. However, as they wrote the first book in 2009 and the second in 2010, I don't think that's the case. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will explore more of what Anne Rice offers.