This Present Darkness

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Author(s):

Frank E Peretti

First Published:

1986

Genre(s):

Fiction; Religious

First Read:

1990

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

42 chapters

Internal ID:

346

Series:

Piercing the Darkness

This Present Darkness*

#1 of 2

This Present Darkness*

A dualogy of Christan fiction by Frank E Peretti.

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1) This Present Darkness
2) Piercing the Darkness

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Barbara Jean,
wife and friend,
who loved me, and waited

First Sentence:

Late on a full-mooned Sunday night, the two figures in work clothes appeared on Highway 27, just outside the small college town of Ashton.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

With a burst of brilliant wings and three trails of sparkling fire, the warriors shot into the sky, heading southward, becoming smaller and smaller until finally they were gone, leaving the now peaceful town of Ashton in very capable hands.

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 15-May-2023

01-Jan-1989

Crossways Books

Trade Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1989

Format:

Trade Paperback

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1990 - 1 Jan 1990

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

23230

Publisher:

Crossways Books

ISBN:

0-891-07390-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-891-07390-1

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Ron DiCianni - Cover Artist
K L Mulder - Book Design

"For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness..."
(Ephesians 6:12, RSV)

Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a prayerful pastor begin to compare notes, they suddenly find themselves fighting a hideous New Age plot to subjugate the townspeople, and eventually the entire human race.

Not since The Screwtape Letters has there been a novel with as much insight into spiritual warfare and the necessity of prayer. Fast-moving, riveting reading ranking with the best thrillers on the bookshelf.

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Notes and Comments:

The origianl copy of this I read was loaned to me by my mother-in-law. I picked up this copy from Goodwill many years later.

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Author(s)

Frank E Peretti
Birth: 13 Jan 1951 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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