Special Book Discussion: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

We will have a book discussion of Angel Down on Thursday, October 30th at 7 p.m. at Cary Ale House, 208 W. Main St, Cary, IL 60013.  Light appetizers will be provided by the libraries. 

Daniel Kraus, critically acclaimed author of the “crazily enjoyable” (The New York Times) Whalefall, returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold the key to ending the war: Angel Down.  Library copies of the book are available at any of our participating libraries - Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake or Huntley. 

In related programming, there is also a WWI historical presentation with Terry Lynch on Saturday, November 1st at 2:00 at the Algonquin Library, Harnish branch: "Over There, The War to End All Wars" - please register here if you would like to attend. 

Most importantly, we have an author event/meet and greet with Daniel Kraus at McHenry County College on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. with Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens as the interviewer.  Please register for this event here if you would like to attend.  Books will be available for purchase and signing that evening, courtesy of Read Between the Lynes book store.

Angel Down by Daniel Kraus

Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through his wits and deception, swindling fellow soldiers at every opportunity. But his survival instincts are put to the ultimate test when he and four other grunts are given a deadly mission: venture into the perilous No Man’s Land to euthanize a wounded comrade. What they find amid the ruined battlefield, however, is not a man in need of mercy but a fallen angel, seemingly struck down by artillery fire. This celestial being may hold the key to ending the brutal conflict, but only if the soldiers can suppress their individual desires and work together. Angel Down plunges you into the heart of World War I and weaves a polyphonic tale of survival, supernatural wonder, and moral conflict.