Torment (novel)
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Torment is a 2010 young adult fantasy
novel from the Fallen series written by Lauren Kate
. Torment, the sequel to Fallen, continues the story of Lucinda "Luce" Price, a 17-year-old girl who is in love with Daniel, a fallen angel. In Fallen, Daniel reveals to Luce that their love is damned: she is condemned to fall in love with Daniel, die, and be reborn over and over until their mysterious curse is broken. The seemingly endless cycle of their romance is followed avidly by heavenly and demonic forces, who seem to have something big riding on its outcome.
Something seems to be different during this lifetime, and Daniel is determined to keep Luce safe from hostile forces while he teams up with other angels and demons in an eighteen-day long truce. He installs Luce at the prestigious Shoreline school in Northern California, where she meets a number of part-angel students who have yet to choose between good and evil. Luce is frustrated by Daniel's unwillingness to be honest with her and is determined to discover the truth on her own.
(creatures born from a cross between angels and humans) attend. There, away from murderous enemies, Luce begins to find out more about her past lives with the help of two Nephilim friends: Shelby, Luce's cantankerous roommate, and Miles, whose affection for Luce causes her to doubt her relationship with Daniel. There are still many things for Luce to discover; things that Daniel, for her own good, has decided to hide from her, and the shadows that have haunted her for lifetimes that may now finally have a positive purpose for her. Daniel will do everything to protect her, pushing her to remain confined at Shoreline to keep Luce safe. For some of these reasons, Luce and Daniel fight multiple times, increasing her doubts about their relationship. Discovering some of her past lives, Luce realizes how their love, yet so passionate, hurt the thousands of previous families she once lived with. During her time in Shoreline, Luce's clear division between angels and demons becomes blurry, especially when she discovers that Daniel and Cam are fighting side by side. She also finds out that not only the Elders want her, the Outcasts, beings who are neither angels nor demons, will continuously attempt to abduct her. To Luce's surprise, Cameron does not kill her, but protects her from the Outcasts. At the end of the book, Luce, stressed from the violence, decides to find out more about her past lives by stepping through an Announcer - a portal to the past. Daniel decides to follow her, promising to rescue her.
Now in Torment , Daniel sends Luce to a new school in California called Shoreline, where, as he said, she will be safe. Luce doesn't really know safe from what - that is something she will only discover through history. She is now hungry to find out about her past lives. As the story evolves, Luce will show a deep resentment to Daniel. If they had never met in another past life to begin with, she could have had a normal life without having to die and be reborn every 17 years. These feelings will come in conflict with the love she still feels for Daniel, while developing feelings for Miles.
Daniel is a fallen angel, and in Torment he is Luce's boyfriend. He is forced to leave Luce in Shoreline in order to protect her. He makes a covenant, or rather a truce, of 18 days with Cam, so they can hunt those who want to hurt Luce together.
Cam is also a fallen angel. He makes a pact with Daniel for 18 days so that both could hunt outcasts sent by the elders who are trying to kill Luce.
Arriane is another fallen angel, from Daniel's side. After rescuing Luce, Shelby, and Miles from a revealing moment gone wrong, she decides to stay in Shoreline, from then on, to keep an eye on Luce.
He is another fallen angel, from Cam's side. In Torment, he will also transfer and study at Shoreline (it is speculated that following orders of Cam and Daniel) to oversee Luce better. Still friendly and popular as ever.
Fallen angel on Cam's side. She says that Shelby's personality reminds her a lot of herself.
Gabbe is a fallen angel on the side of Daniel. Her very polished looks belie her extraordinary strength.
History teacher at "Sword and Cross". He is the only human, besides Luce, to be aware of the fallen angels.
Callie is the best friend of Luce back in Dover Prep School. She discovers the identity of Luce's classmates during an unfortunate event.
He is a Nephilim, and one of the first friends that Luce makes in Shoreline. His talent as being part of the angel bloodline is to be able mirror others and himself, though he was only able to do it once before he met Luce (that being a mirror of his mom). Miles honors his statement that he can only perform this for people he has strong feelings for. Gentle, friendly, he soon wins her trust. He helps Luce understand a little more about the shadows (announcers). Miles kisses her at one point outside her dorm room and confesses his love to her, Daniel witnesses the encounter.
Luce's roommate, who is also a Nephilim. A little grumpy at the beginning, giving the impression of disliking Luce, but with time gets attached to her. She had a crush on Daniel and insinuates that she had an affair with him, which was one of the reasons for disliking Luce at first. She lives practicing yoga. Shelby helps Luce manipulating the shadows to look at the past, and is great observing details that help Luce track over her past lives.
Another nephilim who is Jasmine's best friend and one of Luce's friend in Shoreline. She has an irrepressible enthusiasm, being extremely lively and fun. Her physiognomy (appearance) is very similar to that of Luce, telling her that the two no longer seemed twins after Luce dyed her hair blonde.
Nephilim and best friends with Dawn. She is smoother than Dawn, but she is also perpetually happy, very lively and caring.
Professor of Shoreline along with Francesca, but unlike her, Steven is a demon. He is called "Silver Fox" sometimes by Dawn. His hair is silver and is known to have a slim, attractive body. He is the first of the teachers to agree to Luce's work with the Announcers (shadow beings that are able to store messages of the past).
Professor of Shoreline along with Steven. Unlike Steven, Francesca is an angel. She is described by Luce as a beautiful woman with beautiful body and golden curls. Francesca admits later in the book that she has feelings for Steven but is unable to commit to them once they have to fight.
According to the Bible, Fallen Angel or Fallen Angel is an angel who, coveting a higher power, ends up delivering "the darkness and sin." The term "fallen angel" indicates that it is an angel who fell from heaven. The most famous is Fallen Angel Lucifer himself. The Fallen Angels are quite common in stories of conflict between good and evil.
They are the sons of fallen angels with mortals. According to Torment, few Nephilim have wings and may possess minor supernatural talents (clones, mind reading, etc.)
A particular rank of angels. Cam describes them as the worst kind of angel. They stood next to Satan during the "revolt", but did not step into the underworld with him. Once the battle ended, they tried to return to heaven, but it was too late. He also mentions that when they tried to go to hell, Satan cast out permanently, and left them blind. Nevertheless, the outcasts have a tremendous control of the other four senses. In Torment, they chase Luce because they think that if they captured her, they will get back to heaven.
It is not explained very well what the Elders are, but they want to see Luce dead more than anything. Miss Sophia is one them, and tried to kill Luce at the end of Fallen.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
novel from the Fallen series written by Lauren Kate
Lauren Kate
Lauren Kate is an internationally bestselling author of young adult fiction. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and include The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and Fallen, which reached #3 on The New York Times Best Seller List for children's chapter books on January 8, 2010...
. Torment, the sequel to Fallen, continues the story of Lucinda "Luce" Price, a 17-year-old girl who is in love with Daniel, a fallen angel. In Fallen, Daniel reveals to Luce that their love is damned: she is condemned to fall in love with Daniel, die, and be reborn over and over until their mysterious curse is broken. The seemingly endless cycle of their romance is followed avidly by heavenly and demonic forces, who seem to have something big riding on its outcome.
Something seems to be different during this lifetime, and Daniel is determined to keep Luce safe from hostile forces while he teams up with other angels and demons in an eighteen-day long truce. He installs Luce at the prestigious Shoreline school in Northern California, where she meets a number of part-angel students who have yet to choose between good and evil. Luce is frustrated by Daniel's unwillingness to be honest with her and is determined to discover the truth on her own.
Plot summary
After the dramatic events which ended Fallen and during the truce between Cam and Daniel, Luce is hidden in Shoreline (on the coast of California), a prestigious private school where both human and NephilimNephilim
The Nephilim are the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" in Genesis 6:4, or giants who inhabit Canaan in Numbers 13:33. A similar word with different vowel-sounds is used in Ezekiel 32:27 to refer to dead Philistine warriors....
(creatures born from a cross between angels and humans) attend. There, away from murderous enemies, Luce begins to find out more about her past lives with the help of two Nephilim friends: Shelby, Luce's cantankerous roommate, and Miles, whose affection for Luce causes her to doubt her relationship with Daniel. There are still many things for Luce to discover; things that Daniel, for her own good, has decided to hide from her, and the shadows that have haunted her for lifetimes that may now finally have a positive purpose for her. Daniel will do everything to protect her, pushing her to remain confined at Shoreline to keep Luce safe. For some of these reasons, Luce and Daniel fight multiple times, increasing her doubts about their relationship. Discovering some of her past lives, Luce realizes how their love, yet so passionate, hurt the thousands of previous families she once lived with. During her time in Shoreline, Luce's clear division between angels and demons becomes blurry, especially when she discovers that Daniel and Cam are fighting side by side. She also finds out that not only the Elders want her, the Outcasts, beings who are neither angels nor demons, will continuously attempt to abduct her. To Luce's surprise, Cameron does not kill her, but protects her from the Outcasts. At the end of the book, Luce, stressed from the violence, decides to find out more about her past lives by stepping through an Announcer - a portal to the past. Daniel decides to follow her, promising to rescue her.
Recurring Characters
- Lucinda 'Luce' Price
Now in Torment , Daniel sends Luce to a new school in California called Shoreline, where, as he said, she will be safe. Luce doesn't really know safe from what - that is something she will only discover through history. She is now hungry to find out about her past lives. As the story evolves, Luce will show a deep resentment to Daniel. If they had never met in another past life to begin with, she could have had a normal life without having to die and be reborn every 17 years. These feelings will come in conflict with the love she still feels for Daniel, while developing feelings for Miles.
- Daniel Grigori
Daniel is a fallen angel, and in Torment he is Luce's boyfriend. He is forced to leave Luce in Shoreline in order to protect her. He makes a covenant, or rather a truce, of 18 days with Cam, so they can hunt those who want to hurt Luce together.
- Cameron 'Cam' Briel
Cam is also a fallen angel. He makes a pact with Daniel for 18 days so that both could hunt outcasts sent by the elders who are trying to kill Luce.
- Arriane Alter
Arriane is another fallen angel, from Daniel's side. After rescuing Luce, Shelby, and Miles from a revealing moment gone wrong, she decides to stay in Shoreline, from then on, to keep an eye on Luce.
- Roland Sparks
He is another fallen angel, from Cam's side. In Torment, he will also transfer and study at Shoreline (it is speculated that following orders of Cam and Daniel) to oversee Luce better. Still friendly and popular as ever.
- Mary Margaret 'Molly' Zane
Fallen angel on Cam's side. She says that Shelby's personality reminds her a lot of herself.
- Gabrielle (Gabbe) Givens
Gabbe is a fallen angel on the side of Daniel. Her very polished looks belie her extraordinary strength.
- Mr. Cole
History teacher at "Sword and Cross". He is the only human, besides Luce, to be aware of the fallen angels.
- Callie
Callie is the best friend of Luce back in Dover Prep School. She discovers the identity of Luce's classmates during an unfortunate event.
New Characters
- Miles Fisher
He is a Nephilim, and one of the first friends that Luce makes in Shoreline. His talent as being part of the angel bloodline is to be able mirror others and himself, though he was only able to do it once before he met Luce (that being a mirror of his mom). Miles honors his statement that he can only perform this for people he has strong feelings for. Gentle, friendly, he soon wins her trust. He helps Luce understand a little more about the shadows (announcers). Miles kisses her at one point outside her dorm room and confesses his love to her, Daniel witnesses the encounter.
- Shelby Sterris
Luce's roommate, who is also a Nephilim. A little grumpy at the beginning, giving the impression of disliking Luce, but with time gets attached to her. She had a crush on Daniel and insinuates that she had an affair with him, which was one of the reasons for disliking Luce at first. She lives practicing yoga. Shelby helps Luce manipulating the shadows to look at the past, and is great observing details that help Luce track over her past lives.
- Dawn
Another nephilim who is Jasmine's best friend and one of Luce's friend in Shoreline. She has an irrepressible enthusiasm, being extremely lively and fun. Her physiognomy (appearance) is very similar to that of Luce, telling her that the two no longer seemed twins after Luce dyed her hair blonde.
- Jasmine
Nephilim and best friends with Dawn. She is smoother than Dawn, but she is also perpetually happy, very lively and caring.
- Steven
Professor of Shoreline along with Francesca, but unlike her, Steven is a demon. He is called "Silver Fox" sometimes by Dawn. His hair is silver and is known to have a slim, attractive body. He is the first of the teachers to agree to Luce's work with the Announcers (shadow beings that are able to store messages of the past).
- Francesca
Professor of Shoreline along with Steven. Unlike Steven, Francesca is an angel. She is described by Luce as a beautiful woman with beautiful body and golden curls. Francesca admits later in the book that she has feelings for Steven but is unable to commit to them once they have to fight.
Types of characters
- Fallen Angels
According to the Bible, Fallen Angel or Fallen Angel is an angel who, coveting a higher power, ends up delivering "the darkness and sin." The term "fallen angel" indicates that it is an angel who fell from heaven. The most famous is Fallen Angel Lucifer himself. The Fallen Angels are quite common in stories of conflict between good and evil.
- Nephilim
They are the sons of fallen angels with mortals. According to Torment, few Nephilim have wings and may possess minor supernatural talents (clones, mind reading, etc.)
- Outcast
A particular rank of angels. Cam describes them as the worst kind of angel. They stood next to Satan during the "revolt", but did not step into the underworld with him. Once the battle ended, they tried to return to heaven, but it was too late. He also mentions that when they tried to go to hell, Satan cast out permanently, and left them blind. Nevertheless, the outcasts have a tremendous control of the other four senses. In Torment, they chase Luce because they think that if they captured her, they will get back to heaven.
- Elders
It is not explained very well what the Elders are, but they want to see Luce dead more than anything. Miss Sophia is one them, and tried to kill Luce at the end of Fallen.
Fallen series
The series is scheduled to be four books long. The first book, Fallen, was released December 8, 2009. Torment, the second book of the series, was released on September 28, 2010. The release of the third book, Passion, is scheduled for June 14, 2011. Lauren Kate also announced that her 4th book, Rapture, would be released in Spring 2012.- Fallen - 2009
- Torment - 2010
- PassionPassion (novel)Passion is a 2011 young adult fantasy novel from the Fallen series written by Lauren Kate. Passion, the sequel to Torment, continues the story of Lucinda Price who, at the end of the previous book, decides to find out more about her past lives by stepping through an Announcer, ignoring Daniel's...
- 2011 - Rapture - 2012