Are you prepared for DAYS OF DARKNESS?

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DAYS OFDARKNESS
* Apocalyptic * Supernatural * Christian *

Fueled by scripture and the
private revelations of the saints
Eighteen month ago, the earth survived a comet strike. Famine, economic depression, and soaring crime rates rode in on its tail. While the government scrambles for solutions, Gina Applegate vlogs about college life and current events. God doesn't figure large in her life. Nonetheless, Gina thinks she's a pretty good person--until the prophesied event known as THE WARNING gives her a glimpse of hell, shaking her fragile faith. As the world slips deeper into darkness, the gulf between the godly and the godless widens, leaving no middle ground. Gina must choose a side. For ages 16 and up.

 For your own discernment, the back of the novel includes aCOLLECTION OF THE ACTUAL PROPHECIES
Editorial Review from Gingerman:  

Days of Darkness is one of the best books of its kind that I have ever read.  It is right up there with Lord of the World by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson. The author creates a main character in Gina that is entirely too similar to many people today, including myself.  Her struggles, doubts, thoughts and opinions could be those of any modern American.  And while the overwhelming truth of the Catholic Church is never really in doubt throughout the work, Gina is never brow-beaten with it.  She is never talked down to, screamed at, shunned or anything of the like.  

This is just one example of the even-handedness with which Verhoff treats all of her characters, from the agnostic Gina, to atheist Jeremy, to new-found Christian Kylie.  All are real people, living in a real world, each with good and evil within vying for dominance.

Other faiths are also treated very fairly.  Again, the fact that the author is Catholic is never in doubt but no faith is treated as being stupid or a complete waste.  Again, the even-handedness while maintaining a clear commitment to truth is an accomplishment in itself, especially in this divisive age. 

The writing itself is crisp and engaging, keeping you moving along through the plot at a brisk pace.  The setting of a world in decline following a nuclear war and comet impact is also described very believably, creating a backdrop of impending doom that provides much of the framework for how the characters see the world and react to the central events of the story. 

To sum up, Days of Darkness is a great read, whether one is Catholic or not.  In fact, I would argue that the writing is more than good enough that an open minded non-Christian could enjoy it on those grounds alone.  We need more books and authors like this, people writing quality fiction with a clear commitment to truth and an understanding of culture that can reach beyond the walls of the Church, evangelizing the culture through its own tools. 

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