Enter the Dark - The Dark, Book 01
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Last published Mon, Mar 27, 2017
When better and newer technology aids in a desperate war against two powers, those who govern seek for an advantage. Those who rule hold their hands on the switch to turn it all off, ready to sacrifice for victory.
Neil and his family were there when it all went dark and, against all odds, have survived for years in the chaos that followed. Now that the world has changed, those who sought victory now seek to regain that which they have lost: power.
Three basic rules have helped him and his Homestead survive: Stay near water. Don't trust anyone. And be in the walls before dark.
When up from the chaos new threats arise, rules must be broken in order for Neil and those he cares about to survive. Because those in power are ready to turn the lights back on.
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