Darkly the Thunder [Paperback]

William W. Johnstone (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (September 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821731203
• ISBN-13: 978-0821731208
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,039,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book to read at night, July 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Darkly the Thunder (Paperback)

This book deals with two stories that sort of intertwine with each other and could also stand apart from each other as well. But the way it is written the two stories intertwine very well.

The main bad 'guy' is a energy being that wakes up every 50 years or so and causes a little havoc before returning to sleep again. The problem this time is the creature has woken up in a small town. The 'creature' causes trouble with the sheriff with little pranks with the police radio at first but as the story progresses the creature becomes even more mean spirited and stronger.

The second story deals with a person named Sand and how his friends, wife, unborn son and his hybrid wolf/dog was killed by the upper class college boys from a neighboring town and how the then sheriff sided with the 'good old boys' against Sand after he gained some payback against the college boys.

Sand with his friends try and help the remaining residents battle the energy creature while at the same time trying to help them escape before the goverment drops "the big one" on the town in a attempt to destroy the creature.

If you haven't already read this book I will recommend that you try and get a copy of it because the ending is strange and deserves a sequel written about it.

There is some funny moments in it and if you have read his "Ashes" series then you will already know what to expect when a 5 star general responds to several news reporters' questions. The energy creature also has some funny one liners as well to sort of break the tension but Mr. Johnstone quickly draws you back in to the tension filled story.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab Book, February 26, 2000

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Jamie Mayhew (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Darkly the Thunder (Paperback)

I am a long time fan of Mr. Johnstone's horror titles. This book is one of my favorites. I couldn't put the book down once I read it and have read probably another four times. Makes you want to go out and buy all of the others he has written; I did!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, November 6, 1999

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Brian L. Baskind (Euclid, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darkly the Thunder (Paperback)

I admit having not read the book, but I AM familiar with the title, since Mr. Johnstone mentions it in one of the "Ashes" books as having been one of the books written by his fictional alter-ego, Ben Raines!