First, the flash. A glare of light, just before dawn, followed by utter darkness. A vast blanketing nothingness that covers the whole Earth.
Then, the disappearances begin. Friends and strangers alike, swallowed by the darkness.… A lucky few are returned, but they are altered, changed.
For the people of Jesman’s Bend, it feels like the end of the world. But this is only the very start.
“To be read and shared and loved.” —Joe Hill
“As intensely menacing and gruesome as any George Romero film.… A virtuoso tour de force.” —Ramsey Campbell
“A riveting read.” —The Guardian
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"This was a bit of a struggle to start with but I'm glad I continued. It is an alien zombie story with supernatural bits. I'll now have to order the 2nd book......."
— Sue (4 out of 5 stars)
" I got halfway through this book before I was so bored that I flipped through it to see if it looked like anything was ever explained. This book is now sitting in my pile to donate. I couldn't do it. The story is slow-moving, uninteresting, and not scary. And really, I only need to hear about how people lose control of their bodily functions when they're scared or dead a maximum of four times. "
— April, 2/14/2014" While not terrible, I was not very impressed overall. It seemed to be a quickly written jump onto the apocalyptic theme/genre bandwagon. Zero resolution of any plot threads ( kind of a given when it proclaims book 1 on the cover ). "
— Heather, 12/28/2013" i won this in a contest and it was a pretty good book and i liked it im usualy not a scifi person so it was good "
— Christina, 10/10/2013" This has got to be the most rambling, redundant book ever. Langoliers mixed with zombie-like aliens. Really stupid, repetitive, and just a waste of time. "
— Heather, 8/3/2013" Terrific fun...would make a great horror film. "
— Jack, 8/22/2012" Fascinating concept, decently written. Definitely interested in the next book of this series. "
— Marko, 2/22/2012" Blurb from Steven Erikson in the front- just got a whole lot more excited about this one! "
— Tiffany, 2/10/2012" i won this in a contest and it was a pretty good book and i liked it im usualy not a scifi person so it was good "
— Christina, 9/26/2011Luke Daniels, winner of sixteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and a finalist for the Audie Award for best narration, is a narrator whose many audiobook credits range from action and suspense to young-adult fiction. His background is in classical theater and film, and he has performed at repertory theaters around the country.