Eely was the younger sister of one of the rift guards. Since their parents had been killed during an outbreak between the two feuding families of the city, Cora had looked after her young sister as Eely was a little simple-minded. However, now Cora had been promoted she would have to move into the barracks and this would make it impossible for her to continue to care for her sister.

One day, while daydreaming about becoming a rift guard herself, Eely discovered the body of a severely injured man. As she approached him she realised that he was no ordinary man. He had huge white wings – surely this man was an angel?

As the man recovered from his injuries he became aware that he had lost a valuable jewel – the Wingstone. The loss of this gem was not merely a financial loss because without the Wingstone he couldn't return to his homeland. Unable to believe that he had merely lost the gem the "Angel" started to believe that Eely had stolen it from him but when challenged Eely told that he had dropped the stone into her lap but it had since got lost.

The search to find the location of the Wingstone to allow the "Angel" to return began. But how do you find a jewel that changes its size and shape depending on its location?

Angel Fever is another book in The Quentaris Chronicles and follows the experiences of Eely, a simple-minded girl, as she discovers what she believes to be an injured angel and then becomes involved in a search for a lost jewel.

There is a wonderful innocence written into the character of Eely that makes the story all the more charming. In fact when the "Angel" starts to accuse her of theft you almost find yourself becoming as protective as her sister! It is unusual for the main character in a book to be slightly simple-minded as this is a particularly difficult aspect to detail without becoming a characature.

In fact it is the delicacy in which this character is written that makes this book particularly wonderful. The relationship between Eely and her sister Cora is very well written and you can detect the conflict within Cora as she tries to balance her wish to protect her sister with her pride over being promoted.

As you might expect things are not quite as obvious as they seem with this tale and the story continues to a wonderfully warm and fluffy ending and that fact epitomises one of the aspects of The Quentaris Chronicles that I particularly enjoy: the ability of the authors to write a series of books that can move from a dark tail of prejudice and prophesy to a bright story of love and possibility.

A superb story – as usual!