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As Darkness Ends
As Darkness Ends
A powerful darkness spawning deadly hunters. An order from a messenger of God. A journey that will destroy all of humanity.
When a devastating earthquake strikes Manhattan, Travis Hunter finds himself among the other survivors trying to make sense of a city in ruins. In the aftermath, word spreads among the displaced: New York City was only a small part of a global disaster. For the first time in human history an earthquake shook the entire world.
While trying to get back home, Travis is confronted by a being from another realm and tasked with a divine mission: help bring on the apocalypse or be killed. Faced with this directive from a messenger of God, Travis must assume a role dating back to the beginning of time and is forced to begin a journey that will destroy all of humanity.
When a devastating earthquake strikes Manhattan, Travis Hunter finds himself among the other survivors trying to make sense of a city in ruins. In the aftermath, word spreads among the displaced: New York City was only a small part of a global disaster. For the first time in human history an earthquake shook the entire world.
While trying to get back home, Travis is confronted by a being from another realm and tasked with a divine mission: help bring on the apocalypse or be killed. Faced with this directive from a messenger of God, Travis must assume a role dating back to the beginning of time and is forced to begin a journey that will destroy all of humanity.
60 pages, Paperback
First published August 20, 2011
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About the author
Aaron Crocco
6 books43 followersAaron Crocco can be summed up as a writer, but complicating this further is the fact that he's a huge geek, Apple fanboy, and loves Back to the Future so much that he owns a Delorean. In the mid-2000′s his writing spark was reignited and he's been tearing up the keyboard ever since.
Aaron’s debut sci-fi thriller novel SPIRIT HACKERS explores the intersection of technology and the afterlife. His thriller CHRONO VIRUS rocked readers in 2012 with its original take on space travel. In 2013 he released the tie-in story CHRONO VIRUS: FALL OF THE HORIZON. Aaron's apocalyptic debut series AS DARKNESS ENDS explores the end of the world from many points of view.
Aaron hails from Long Island, NY and enjoys hockey, rock & roll, coffee, and way too much ice cream.
Visit him online at www.AaronCrocco.com.
Aaron’s debut sci-fi thriller novel SPIRIT HACKERS explores the intersection of technology and the afterlife. His thriller CHRONO VIRUS rocked readers in 2012 with its original take on space travel. In 2013 he released the tie-in story CHRONO VIRUS: FALL OF THE HORIZON. Aaron's apocalyptic debut series AS DARKNESS ENDS explores the end of the world from many points of view.
Aaron hails from Long Island, NY and enjoys hockey, rock & roll, coffee, and way too much ice cream.
Visit him online at www.AaronCrocco.com.
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September 15, 2011
I was lucky enough to get be able to sit down on the beach (I stay from morning til evening) and read this book cover to cover...err.... start to finish as I read it on my Kindle. It was a quick and easy read but left me wanting more. I'm hungry to find out what happens next. I have so many questions I want answered and to think there are so many books left in the series to wait for! I'm on the edge of my seat waiting.
The book begins in my favorite way....it just jumps right into the action. In my opinion this is the best way as I have a short attention span for all the introductions that happen so often. I like a book to grab me early on or I'm likely to set it down and not pick it back up again. As Darkness Ends did just that. I was instantly drawn into the tragedy and what was happening with Travis and the global disaster that was occurring.
Travis is then given the choice to bring about judgement on the world or have no one judged at all at the end times. He chooses to do God's will as a runner and spread the Encautum to every corner of the Earth and begin the process of ending time for all. The book chronicles his journey and his realization of the power he possesses and its effect on others as they are instantly judged (and the effects that has), or some, not at all. We easily connect with him and his struggles with watching and experiencing how people suffer and how some who are initially unaffected can fall due to fear. But he keeps going so that some of humanity can be saved and judged fairly instead of being condemned to hell.
To say this book left me wanting more is an understatement. I want to know more about him, his life, his family, friends, interactions. I want to know how more people are affected and how they are handling it. I have no idea where the next books will go but yearn to find out.
But the biggest thing this book did is something that I think every artist...writer, singer, photographer, painter, etc. wants their art to do. It left a mark on me. It made me question myself, my actions, my life. It made me think about my being and myself and where I would fall if the Encautum and I ever crossed paths. It made me ask if I'm proud of myself, if I live authentically and question what in my life would I change if I could in order to achieve the most good. I think the fact that it makes a reader pause is it's greatest strength.
I think this is a fantastic first book and I'm thrilled that Aaron decided to write a series so that we can hunger for more. Well done!
The book begins in my favorite way....it just jumps right into the action. In my opinion this is the best way as I have a short attention span for all the introductions that happen so often. I like a book to grab me early on or I'm likely to set it down and not pick it back up again. As Darkness Ends did just that. I was instantly drawn into the tragedy and what was happening with Travis and the global disaster that was occurring.
Travis is then given the choice to bring about judgement on the world or have no one judged at all at the end times. He chooses to do God's will as a runner and spread the Encautum to every corner of the Earth and begin the process of ending time for all. The book chronicles his journey and his realization of the power he possesses and its effect on others as they are instantly judged (and the effects that has), or some, not at all. We easily connect with him and his struggles with watching and experiencing how people suffer and how some who are initially unaffected can fall due to fear. But he keeps going so that some of humanity can be saved and judged fairly instead of being condemned to hell.
To say this book left me wanting more is an understatement. I want to know more about him, his life, his family, friends, interactions. I want to know how more people are affected and how they are handling it. I have no idea where the next books will go but yearn to find out.
But the biggest thing this book did is something that I think every artist...writer, singer, photographer, painter, etc. wants their art to do. It left a mark on me. It made me question myself, my actions, my life. It made me think about my being and myself and where I would fall if the Encautum and I ever crossed paths. It made me ask if I'm proud of myself, if I live authentically and question what in my life would I change if I could in order to achieve the most good. I think the fact that it makes a reader pause is it's greatest strength.
I think this is a fantastic first book and I'm thrilled that Aaron decided to write a series so that we can hunger for more. Well done!
September 14, 2011
As Darkness Ends is a rather short book, I was able to complete it in an hour or two. The story is about Travis, who like many others have just survived a devastating earthquake that destroyed New York City and the rest of the world. As hes traveling to get home he comes across Davos, a strange being from a different dimension. Davos tells him he must go around the world and link Encautum (a type of energy) to itself in 3 days or all of humanity is doomed. If he doesn't do it? He will die anyways, so of course he goes on his journey.
The story was different enough that it kept me interested, and the way Travis wants to help people even though he is the cause of thier pain was commendable. The neat teleporting trick he learns is pretty nifty as well. There is not a lot of action or suspense in this novel, and you never really get to know about Travis or Davos who are basically the only two characters of note. However it was enjoyable and the ending was pretty cool. I think the whole thing would have really benefited by having 50-100 more pages just to add more depth and maybe character development but all in all I am looking forward to the next book.
The story was different enough that it kept me interested, and the way Travis wants to help people even though he is the cause of thier pain was commendable. The neat teleporting trick he learns is pretty nifty as well. There is not a lot of action or suspense in this novel, and you never really get to know about Travis or Davos who are basically the only two characters of note. However it was enjoyable and the ending was pretty cool. I think the whole thing would have really benefited by having 50-100 more pages just to add more depth and maybe character development but all in all I am looking forward to the next book.
April 20, 2012
Find shelter or die.
Travis Hunter is in Manhattan when the earthquake hit, and finds himself running towards whatever safety he can get to. Afterwards, the survivors gather to make some sense out of what just happened. Shortly afterwards, Hunter finds himself released only to be contacted by a Higher Power to take up a mission as a Runner. Informed that it is now his job to lay down judgement upon all the remaining humans, Hunter takes off to circle the world with Encautum, completing the circle to finish his mission.
While Hunter attempts to stop and help folks on his trip, it seemed like he was given very little choice in his actions. Mostly, he just walked (flew, hopped, etc) around the world, only to be confronted back where he started by a group of survivors. This left a lot of questions to be answered, hopefully by the rest of the books in the series.
A quick post-apocalyptic read, As Darkness Ends sets up the other viewpoints to come in the series by giving us a different take on the end of the world.
Travis Hunter is in Manhattan when the earthquake hit, and finds himself running towards whatever safety he can get to. Afterwards, the survivors gather to make some sense out of what just happened. Shortly afterwards, Hunter finds himself released only to be contacted by a Higher Power to take up a mission as a Runner. Informed that it is now his job to lay down judgement upon all the remaining humans, Hunter takes off to circle the world with Encautum, completing the circle to finish his mission.
While Hunter attempts to stop and help folks on his trip, it seemed like he was given very little choice in his actions. Mostly, he just walked (flew, hopped, etc) around the world, only to be confronted back where he started by a group of survivors. This left a lot of questions to be answered, hopefully by the rest of the books in the series.
A quick post-apocalyptic read, As Darkness Ends sets up the other viewpoints to come in the series by giving us a different take on the end of the world.
September 8, 2011
Got to love apocalyptic stories! Nothing better than reading an author view of the end of the world. It was nice to be able to compare Crocco's Travis Hunter traveling through the Lincoln Tunnel with that of Stephen King's Larry Underwood.
This was a great first book in a series, and it ends in a way that makes the reader wanting to see what will happen in book two. Hopefully we will not have to wait too long to find out!
This was a great first book in a series, and it ends in a way that makes the reader wanting to see what will happen in book two. Hopefully we will not have to wait too long to find out!
September 6, 2012
Very readable apocalyptic tale. Looking forward to book two. Would have liked to have known the survivors better; doomed or not.
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