History FallenAngel / Literature

* The ''Angelwalk'' trilogy featured three protagonists--an angel who had almost joined the rebellion against heaven, a demon who almost didn't, and [[GoodIsBoring an angel who had never wavered]]. Late in the middle book, Observer [[LastSecondChance gets a chance at redemption]]--maybe--but doesn't take it. (Possibly subverted in that it may be predestined that he can't. Careful; thinking about it too hard has broken many brains.)
* In Tosca Lee's ''Literature/DemonAMemoir'', the NestedStory is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin narrated by, and about the history of, a demon]] who fits this trope.

** Also, in regards to Lucifer, the author has stated [[spoiler:the thirty bound to the coins are the ones Lucifer feared turning on him eventually, so he put them in a position to cause both evil and disorder, and away from where he currently is]].
** In ''Literature/SkinGame'' [[spoiler:the Archangel Uriel temporarily loans his Grace to [[ThePaladin Michael Carpenter]] so he can [[RetiredBadass come out of retirement]] and help Harry. Not only is Uriel [[BroughtDownToNormal effectively mortal]] for the duration, but should anything happen to Michael or should he violate the sanctity of the Grace, Uriel will become a Fallen himself; this is noted to be a particular danger because Uriel is an archangel, and a powerful one at that; there is currently only one Fallen archangel, and Uriel's fall would effectively create a second Lucifer. On top of that, Laschiel (the original, not the imprint that Harry redeemed) returns with a host and [[WomanScorned a massive desire for revenge on Harry]].]]
** Anduriel, the leader's fallen and Lucifer's captain, [[spoiler:isn't primarily a fighter but a spymaster. Dubbed the Master of Shadows by Santa Claus, he can listen through anything that casts a shadow that is not protected by a significant power.]]

* The ''Fallen'' ParanormalRomance series by Creator/LaurenKate has one of these as the heroine's love interest. His given last name in the first book is even ''Grigori''. The rest of the cast is also fallen angels (some loyal to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] and some to [[{{God}} the Throne]]) - humans play only episodic roles.
** In ''Torment'' there is even a whole high school for the {{Nephilim}}, that is children descended from angels or demons.
* In the series ''Literature/TheFallen'' by Thomas Sniegoski, fallen angels have children with humans, producing the half and half children called {{Nephilim}}. The main character Aaron is the son of [[spoiler:Lucifer]].
* In Creator/GeneStrattonPorter's ''Freckles'', a marvelous black feather causes Freckles to contemplate this trope:

* Anthony J. Crowley, from ''Literature/GoodOmens'', although he didn't so much Fall as "saunter vaguely downwards". He's definitely a sympathetic portrayal, and his opposite number is Aziraphale, an angel, who is also officially the Enemy -- except instead of battling to the death, over the past 6000 years of knowing each other they've become [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friends]]. Aziraphale and Crowley tend to [[BreadEggsMilkSquick lunch together, go out for drinks, and join forces against Heaven and Hell to help prevent Armageddon]]. Aziraphale used to be the angel of the Eastern Gate of Eden; Eden being where they met, although Crowley (originally known as "Crawly") had the form of a snake at the time. Yes, Crowley's ''[[TemptingApple that]]'' snake. The narration also mentions [[ToxicFriendInfluence hanging with the wrong people]] as a reason why he fell.
** No word about the other demons, but when TheAntiChrist is being discussed, Crowley reminds Aziraphale that Satan used to be an angel, too - archangel, even - to prove that they can't make assumptions about the baby just based on parentage.

* In the book ''Humans'' an angel is sent to Earth to destroy it. As he begins to live among humans, he [[spoiler:decides to defy God and let humanity live. He "falls" out of God's grace and becomes a human [[LoveRedeems for love]].]]

%%* [[spoiler: Islington]] from Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}''.

* If an angel acts against the Literature/RoTeO equivalent of {{God}} then they become a Fallen Angel. The main difference between a fallen angel and a normal one is the poinsettia-red wings (with the exception of Azrael who has black wings).
* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' & ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Morgoth/Melkor is the only Fallen Vala (Archangel) and becomes Creator/JRRTolkien's version of {{Satan}}. Sauron, the [[spoiler: Wizard Saruman]], the Balrogs, and probably the Werewolves (or at least the first ones), are all Fallen Maiar (Angels). Dragons, and possibly even [[GiantSpider Ungoliant]], may be Fallen Maiar as well. Originally all Úmaiar, as they're called, can take any form they please, just like good Maiar. But since evil is something of a degenerative spiritual disease in Tolkien's writing, they often end up with ShapeshifterModeLock, which makes it possible to "kill" them. Or, in Morgoth's case, leave them with permanent injuries.

* In ''The Poison Master'' by Liz Williams, the colony of Roanoke was taken by NighInvulnerable insectoid aliens known as the Lords of Night. The colony is now on the planet Latent Emenation and repressed by the Unpriests, corrupt humans made overseers of the colony. It turns out the Lords of Night are actually fallen angels.
* Played with in ''Literature/KushielsLegacy''. The gods of the d'Angeline pantheon are all former archangels of the Abrahamic God who left God's service to follow Elua, a being who arose when Jesus' blood spilled on the ground during the Crucifixion. However, they're all solidly [[GodOfGood Gods of Good]]. A straighter example is found in the archangel Raziel, whose curse against a jilted lover imprisons his child, the Master of the Straits, for all time. [[spoiler:Phedre banishes him in ''Kushiel's Avatar'' by learning the Name of God; no mere angel can disobey such a command.]]

* The BiggerBad of ''Literature/TheLightbringerSeries'' is a gang of these called the Djinn. They're led by Abaddon, a SatanicArchetype who is almost one-for-one with the popular conception of Satan, down to having once been called the Lightbringer. The backstory imitates Revelation (author Brent Weeks is a born against Christian) saying that one-third of [[{{God}} Orholam's]] angels fell in an age long ago. They are extremely powerful demigods, with a single weakness: the multiverse exists along a single, simultaneous timeline and the Djinn cannot be in two places at once. While they can whisper at mortals from outside time, choosing to physically manifest means that they cannot be anywhere else in any world at the same moments in time.

* The BiggerBad of the ''Literature/LightbringerSeries'' is a gang of these called the Djinn. They're led by Abaddon, a SatanicArchetype who is almost one-for-one with the popular conception of Satan, down to having once been called the Lightbringer. The backstory imitates Revelation (author Brent Weeks is a born against Christian) saying that one-third of [[{{God}} Orholam's]] angels fell in an age long ago. They are extremely powerful demigods, with a single weakness: the multiverse exists along a single, simultaneous timeline and the Djinn cannot be in two places at once. While they can whisper at mortals from outside time, choosing to physically manifest means that they cannot be anywhere else in any world at the same moments in time.

* Gamoriel in ''[[Literature/KingdomsDisdain The Kingdom's Disdain'']], referred to early on as such by a future Cardinal, and late confirmed in 'The Nature of the Beast': "I didn't simply fall! The descent became that which concieved me!"