"The Darkening is a promising, spine-chilling debut! Motz is a writer to watch." Brian Keene - The Rising, Ghoul
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The skies above Elmview, Pennsylvania are growing dark.
Sixteen-year-old Danny Harper and his friends look forward to summer vacation as another adventure, a chance to leave their stuffy classrooms behind and explore the greater world around them. The summer of 1986 is like no other... humankind stands on the precipice of a smothering darkness that threatens to devour everything they've ever known.
Their home is about to become a horrific battlefield between the forces of light and darkness; an ancient enemy has hidden in the shadows since the dawn of time, waiting for its chance to claim Earth as its own and reign supreme over the multiverse. Together, the boys have an unimaginable power... if only they can harness their gift and understand the consequences of failure.
Forced to confront their own inner demons, they will come to realize there's more to their world than they'd ever imagined, and the trials of love, friendship, and betrayal are just the beginning. The struggle soon begins for their very survival.
What is the cost of salvation?
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Christopher Motz's debut novel takes you from small-town America to places unseen and unknown, to the dark corners of our world and the worlds right next door. Settle in for the first book of 'The Great Rift' trilogy and face your worst nightmares.
Welcome to The Darkening.
Categories
horror
science fiction
thriller
suspense
apocalyptic
demons and monsters
supernatural
alternate realities