First published 2012
Jack watches from an apartment window as dawn arrives strangely late over New York City. Dark holes begin forming in Central Park, gaping and bottomless. His companion Glaeken has lived since ancient times and recognizes the signs. When sunset comes, creatures emerge from the holes to hunt. The sun's failure marks the beginning of an apocalypse that threatens to end everything. Jack and Glaeken must gather allies from the Secret History, assembling whoever will stand against the invasion. The enemy they face is the Otherness itself, led by the transformed entity Rasalom. This final battle will determine whether humanity survives or falls to the hungry darkness. Jack has spent years as an underground fixer, but nothing prepared him for this ultimate confrontation. The world depends on a desperate group of fighters making their last stand against forces beyond human understanding.
Genres: science-fiction, horror, dark-fantasy, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, last-stand
Setting: Central Park, New York City
Period: Ancient Times
398 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence