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When It Was Dark: The Story of a Great Conspiracy (1903) is a best selling Christian novel by English author Guy Thorne, in which a plot to destroy Christianity by falsely disproving the Resurrection of Jesus leads to moral disorder and chaos in the world until it is exposed as a fraud. [1]
Originally an aesthetic that rose to popularity on TikTok, dark academia books typically have gothic-leaning tones or themes, as seen with classics like Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Grey ...
[6] John Charles from the Chicago Tribune says "Suffused with a seductive mix of Celtic mythology and dark, sexy danger, Darkfever is the first in a beguiling new paranormal romance series." [7] Fellow Fantasy writer Charlaine Harris said the novel was "A wonderful dark fantasy…give yourself a treat and read outside the box." [8]
It marked Golding's re-emergence as a novelist, eight years after the publication of his previous book, the collection The Scorpion God. A dark and complex novel, it centres on Matty - introduced in chapter one as a naked child emerging horribly disfigured from a bomb explosion during the London Blitz in World War II. He becomes a ward of the ...
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It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was King's 22nd book and the 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven preteens as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey.
Although Paul Clifford is rarely read today, it contains one of the most widely known incipits in English literary history: "It was a dark and stormy night…". It is frequently invoked for its atmospheric and neo-Gothic description, often in the mystery, detective, horror and thriller genres.
The Time of the Dark is the first of a three-part series of novels set in Darwath, a mystical realm located near to ours across the Void. In this novel, the wizard Ingold Inglorion recruits two people from our world – Rudy Solis and Gil Patterson – to help him in his battles against the Dark, a powerful race bent on destroying or enslaving all of mankind.