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Book Review of This Present Darkness (Darkness, Bk 1)

This Present Darkness (Darkness, Bk 1)
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The small town of Ashton is the scene of a terrific battle between evil demons led by Rafar and angelic forces led by Tal in this Christian suspense tale.


Leaders of the human participants are Marshall Hogan, editor of The Clarion, Pastor Hank Busche, their friends, and groups of praying Christians. The battle wages fiercely, working up to a thrilling and satisfying climax.

The born-again Christian preacher and newspaper reporter unearth a New Age plot to take over the local community and eventually the entire world. Nearly every page of the book describes sulfur-breathing, black-winged, slobbering demons battling with tall, handsome, angelic warriors on a level of reality that is just beyond the senses.

However, Christian believers and New Age demon-worshippers are able to influence unseen clashes between good and evil by the power of prayer.

Descriptions of exorcisms are especially vivid:

"There were fifteen [demons], packed into Carmen's body like crawling, superimposed maggots, boiling, writhing, a tangle of hideous arms, legs, talons, and heads."

This book is not for the squeamish. But for page-turning spiritual suspense,is hard to beat.

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!