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December 05, 2008
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 | The Darkness by L. A. Banks | Reviewed by Harriet Klausner |  | Publisher: Griffin
http://www.stmartins.com
ISBN: 0312368747
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Horror
Release date: Feb. 2008
Format: Trade
Pages: 400
Price: $14.95
| Armageddon has begun; two seals have been broken; people are living the end of days; and forty thousand demons are destroyed at the Battle of Masada. Neterus Damali and Carlos Rivera thought they destroyed Lilith's progeny, but they were very much mistaken. The future anti-Christ clearly hid himself from the Neterus and the Guardians and is now in a chrysalis state waiting to become. Lucifer is overjoyed; and he allows Lilith to give the daywalker bite to the members of the Vampire Council, including Fallon Nuit, Sebastian, and Yonni (Carlos's spy).
Lucifer wants to cause confusion and turmoil that will fracture the Guardians and Neterus' unity; so he attacks Father Pat, a man dear to Carlos. When he tries to save the priest, some of the Dark's poison enters Carlos and makes it easier for Hell to track him. After a bloody battle in New York City, Carlos is badly injured; and Damali takes him to the plane where the former Neterus live near to Heaven. If Carlos recovers, he and Damali plan to find and kill what will become the anti-Christ and stop the Armageddon attack from happening.
The Darkness, the latest vampire huntress legend novel, picks up where the last book in the series left off. Combining elements of apocalyptic and supernatural horror, urban fantasy and romance, this work is refreshingly original, enthralling and totally intense. As the series progresses, the characters change and grow, not always as expected. As Damali and Carlos mature, they are more in love than ever. L. A. Banks has written one of the best vampire sagas of the new millennium. | | |
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