There's darkness, and then there's Darkness. Vail used to be fearless- and ruthless- before he started seeing things. Now, pursued by government agents and talking dogs, he's afraid he's going crazy. But he's even more afraid he's NOT crazy. Unseen creatures of Darkness have begun to invade the world of the living, and Vail is the only one able to see the truth. Matt is one of the few people living in the bombed out city who's got survival fairly under control. That's until Vail, injured and on the run, barges into his life asking for help. But helping him could well cost Matt everything. Torie thought life couldn't get worse than starving on the streets, until she agrees to participate in an experimental drug test that's supposed to help with fear. Instead she realizes that she's been poisoned, and all of her worst fears were never bad enough.