The Fallen

A series of novels written by Thomas E. Sniegoski, The Fallen tells the story of Aaron Corbett, an Ordinary High School Student who, on his 18th birthday, begins developing strange abilities. He soon learns that he is a Nephilim, the offspring of an angel and a human woman. But Aaron isn't just any Nephilim. According to an ancient prophecy, he is the Redeemer, a Nephilim with the power to absolve the sins of Fallen Angels and send them back to Heaven.

When Verchiel, the leader of the Powers (warrior angels charged with wiping out all Nephilim), kills his foster parents and kidnaps his autistic younger brother Stevie, Aaron is forced to leave his small town with Camael, the former leader of the Powers who believes in the prophecy of the Redeemer and becomes Aaron's Mentor, and his pet dog Gabriel whom Aaron can talk to after the latter heals him.

There are four books in the series:


 * The Fallen
 * Leviathan
 * Aerie
 * Reckoning

The Fallen was adapted into a miniseries that aired on ABC Family.

General tropes:

 * Anyone Can Die
 * Ascend to A Higher Plane of Existence: Any angel Aaron redeems.
 * Blessed With Suck
 * The Call Knows Where You Live
 * The Chosen One: Aaron
 * Dangerous Eighteenth Birthday
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?
 * Disappeared Dad
 * Distressed Damsel: Vilma
 * Flaming Sword
 * Half Human Hybrids: The Nephilim.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Verchiel
 * Knight Templar: Verchiel again.
 * Light Is Not Good
 * Messianic Archetype: Aaron
 * Our Angels Are Different
 * Power Incontinence
 * Refusal of the Call
 * Warrior Poet: Camael
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway

The book series contains examples of:

 * Archangel Gabriel: He shows up in Leviathan after having been held captive by the titular Lotus Eater Machine monster. He also.
 * The Atoner: Camael, Lehash and, oddly enough,.
 * Black Eyes of Evil: Verchiel
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: Poor.
 * Cool Old Guy: Camael, Belphegor in Aerie.
 * Cowboy: Lehash in the last two books.
 * Cruel Mercy:
 * Decoy Protagonist: In the first book.
 * Good Wings Evil Wings
 * Guns Akimbo: Lehash
 * The Gunslinger: Lehash, chief of security of Aerie.
 * Holier Than Thou: Verchiel
 * Honor Before Reason
 * "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight
 * Magical Girl Warrior: Lorelei in the final two books.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Herod
 * Orifice Invasion: In Leviathan.
 * Power Tattoo: Aaron, whenever he taps into his angelic powers.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Belphegor in Aerie.
 * Sacrificial Lion:.
 * Shoot the Dog
 * Shoot the Dog

The ABC Family miniseries contains examples of:

 * Anti-Anti-Christ:
 * Bittersweet Ending
 * Dark Action Girl: Verchiel
 * Dawson Casting
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?
 * Flashbacks
 * Gender Flip: Verchiel, who's male in the books, is female in the ABC Family miniseries.
 * Heroic Sacrifice
 * Hey It's That Guy:
 * Stefan Salvatore is Aaron.
 * Wait, wait -- Hal Wilkerson is the Devil?!
 * Luke, I Am Your Father
 * Nightmare Fuel