This Dark Time

by Tim Fisher

Everything that relies on electricity suddenly stops working all over the world, plunging civilization into chaos. Worse, due to the failure of their electrical fail-safes, some nuclear and biological weapons have gone off, causing many humans to mutate into wild beasts. Raphael Edmonds, aka Bear, a good-hearted former vet, joins with a group of friends who previously belonged to a historical reenactment group of the Wild West. The members of the community consist of ex-military, artists, electricians, woodworkers, cooks and others. They are a diverse group of individuals who recognize that strength in numbers can provide protection through experience and knowledge. Bear and his friends hope to live in peace. But when gangs from Austin, a survivalist militia headed by a power-crazed madman, and mutated humans, attack the newly formed community, it is forced to fight for its life. As their situation grows more perilous and their need for each other grows, each member begins to watch out for the others as they are forged into a family.

153 pages, various electronic formats

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

After twenty years in the U.S. Navy, Tim retired and returned to school earning three degrees. Less than two years later, he was forced to medically retire from physical work. Tim legally changed his name on 8/21/08 to Timothy Odell Hanner and, in the future, will be writing under that name.

Previously, his hobbies were Scuba Diving (Instructor), Karate (Instructor), Sky Diving and flying as a private pilot. He now spends his time writing and learning to cook.

Tim is the author of two novels in the Chronicles of Bear series. They are This Dark Time and Rebel's Revenge. In addition to the series, Tim is working on two novels. One is The Mammatus Effect, which involves a think tank on a secret island resort run by the military. The second is Destiny Island in which three young adults are shipwrecked on an island that has a legend of restless spirits. In the future, look for him to take you to The Breaks and The Lake.

You can learn more about him, his hobbies and interests on his myspace
page at www.myspace.com/scubadoc51.