Fires of Darkness [Paperback]

Tom Buford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2002

If there are angels among us, there must surely be demons here too. Tom Buford explores the battle between angels and demons as the demons try to take over the inhabitants of a small town. In this fictitious story of angels and demons, who have almost mythological names, he demonstrates how good fights evil.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...exciting...suspenseful. More truth than fiction!" -- Buck White, Grand Ole Opry Star

"...good guys and bad guys...demons and angels...all purely fictional of course...or is it!" -- John Conlee, Country Singer

"It has the drama of John Grisham, the detail of Tom Clancy, and the keen spiritual insights of Frank Peretti." -- Ken Abraham, author of I Was Wrong with Jim Bakker

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Amer Book Pub (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930586051
• ISBN-13: 978-1930586055
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,850,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating look at Creepy, September 13, 2005

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E. Dian Moore (Moundsville, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fires of Darkness (Paperback)

Author Tom Buford explores the interesting concept of how the battle between good and evil takes place by alternating between the spirit realm a and the earthly realm, much like Frank Perretti. He realistically addresses the subject of pornography, homosexuality, addiction, and drug use, without resorting to condemnation. Buford offers hope through these fictional characters as many real-life testimonies support the fictional premise.

Cory Nebraska is the town that everyone wants to live in. It is quiet, friendly, and neighborly without the big-city vices-until a demonic army lays claim, focusing its battle on Douglas and Amy Canton, a young married couple expecting their first child.

The supporting characters in the book represent people in modern society who are easy to identify with:

Grandy is a lovable older man who faithfully attends church and keeps himself away from temptation. But it is soon revealed that he collects pornography and feels helpless to overcome the addiction. He thought he had it conqueror do, until the demonic army said in two plays a series of events that triggered his craving.

Carson is a young man, a schoolmate of Douglas, convinced from boyhood he is not right sexually and succumbs to the lure of homosexuality.

Douglas thinks he is happily married. At least he thought so, until a glimpse all of two males and a pornographic magazine ignites conflicting emotions and he finds himself attracted to Carson.

Pastor Dewey as a recovering addict and able to share his own fight and offer forgiveness and unconditional love as well as a way out.

Mrs. Osborne is also important as she takes Amy under her wing and teaches her to be a prayer warrior and how to offer unconditional love to her husband, Douglas, as he fights his way to victory there for the dark forces.

Fires of Darkness is an important book for both believers and nonbelievers as it challenges readers to explore the "what if?" scenario of different types of sexual addiction, the power of prayer, and the spiritual battle that takes place daily.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dispelling the Darkness, October 11, 2001

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Tommy Sircy (Nashville, Tn.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fires of Darkness (Paperback)

Tom Buford has not only written a very entertaining book, but an important one as well. There is a darkness sweeping across our land but there is power available to dispell that darkness. This book has it all - demons and warriors locked in a desperate struggle.

I loved it. Not because it's a spiritual shoot'em up, but because it is also a book of light,hope and love.

5.0 out of 5 stars Delivered From Darkness Into Light, August 3, 2001

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"dipeddo" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fires of Darkness (Paperback)

Thought provoking - soul searching - turn you upside down -life changing! Tom Buford, the author, has used his life experience, that took him beyond the gates of hell and back, to write a book that induces self evaluation from a new dimension. He proves with each page that Fact is stranger than Fiction! This story could take place anywhere and could happen to anyone of us. If there were more Mrs. Osborn's in this world, drugs, pornography, violence, and all things evil would not prevail. Each character walks in our day to day life and you find yourself comparing them to those around you. My thought process and perspective on many things are forever changed by this book. This writing reinforces that it is never too late to go toward the light, no matter how black the darkness!