A Batalha do Apocalipse

Ablon leads a band of warrior angels who rebelled against heaven's tyrant archangels, headed by Michael, when they were ordered to destroy humanity. Cast out, they were doomed to wander the Earth until Judgment Day, and Ablon is the only survivor of the purge. Today he lives in Rio de Janeiro. At Christ the Redeemer, Orion, a former king of Atlantis now serving Lucifer, invites him to fight in Armageddon. The story jumps through time, from Babylon to Rome, China and medieval England, alongside Shamira, a necromancer from En-Dor. After a visit to hell, Ablon seeks out the archangel Gabriel and joins the rebels as the final battle begins.

1. Behind the scenesIt started online

   The book first came out through NerdBooks, the store label of the Jovem Nerd site, where Spohr wrote and appeared on the Nerdcast podcast. It sold over 4,000 copies with no publisher. Verus released it in June 2010, and it hit 50,000 copies by December.

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2. Behind the scenesWritten while out of work

   Spohr wrote the book while unemployed and said he woke up not knowing what would happen next. Part of the story is set in Israel, where he had never been, so he researched it heavily.

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3. Behind the scenesIt left Brazil

   The book was published in the Netherlands (Engelen van de Apocalyps, 2011), Portugal (Editorial Presença, 2012) and Turkey (Armageddon, 2016). There is still no English or Spanish edition.

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4. ReferenceA four-book universe

   The guide Filhos do Éden: Universo Expandido (2016) calls this book and the trilogy an angelic tetralogy. All four share one timeline, with castes of angels, demons and gods.

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