Bibliothèque gérée par Calibre
Series: Book 1 in the Novels series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: EN-Thrillers, Lang:en
Summary
"Bryan Smith's DEADWORLD is a
full-throttle pedal-to-the-metal ride straight into the heart
of the apocalypse. Deeply disturbing and absolutely riveting.
Highly recommended."--Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling
author of THE KING OF PLAGUES and PATIENT ZERO
Horror writer Bryan Smith, author of
Depraved, The Killing Kind, and The Freakshow unleashes an epic
work of apocalyptic horror. In DARKENED, a full-length novel of
approximately 90,000 words, an infinitude of alternate
realities exist side by side. From the dawn of time, each of
these alternate realities has been beyond the reach of the
others.
UNTIL NOW.
The wall separating earth and another
of the realities crumbles. The fabric of existence itself
unravels. Soon an army of winged creatures tears its way into
our world, laying waste to the entire planet. But this is only
the beginning of the human race’s nightmare. A strange
rot begins to infect our world, causing inorganic matter to
decay at an accelerated rate. Gleaming modern skyscrapers fall
to ruin in a matter of weeks. Cars become rusted hulks.
Two other creatures from the alien
realm, each far more powerful than the winged warriors who
decimated the planet, have also slipped into our world. One
exists only to kill and destroy. The other is its ancient enemy
and has come to earth in a final attempt to vanquish The Dark
One.
Some of the surviving humans find
themselves used as helpless puppets by the opposing forces.
They are pawns in a larger game destined to end in a final
showdown that will determine the ultimate fate of the world.
Emily Sinclair, a Nashville
singer-songwriter, is no puppet. She survives through a
combination of guts and sheer luck. She and Jake Dunham soon
find themselves caring for an orphaned little girl named Abby.
But there is more to Abby than meets the eye.
Warren Hatcher is Emily’s ex. On
the day the world dies, he and his current girlfriend, Amanda,
begin a journey south to reach her family. But things go awry
and Warren is soon propelled in another direction--back to his
former hometown of Nashville.
Jeff Wheeler is an ordinary man, a
mechanic who also lives in Nashville. Something strange happens
to him in the wake of the alien invasion. He is now Captain
Flash Wheeler, the One True God. And he has a new purpose.
To walk down Salvation Road on
Judgment Day.
Praise for the novels of Bryan Smith:
“I look forward to spending a
weekend with a new Bryan Smith book the way I used to look
forward to spending a weekend with a new Richard Laymon novel.
In my view, there isn‘t higher praise than
that.”--Brian Keene, author of The Rising.
“Bryan Smith is a force to be
reckoned with.”--bestselling horror author Douglas Clegg
“Let me unequivocally state that
Bryan Smith creates the most fantastic, sick, demented and
twisted characters in horror fiction today.”--Famous
Monsters of Filmland
“Here’s an author
exploding onto the genre!”--Edward Lee, author of City
Infernal