Excellent book on Spiritual Warfare ( )

An amazing story about the warfare between angels and demons, the battle of good against evil, and the fact that everyone, everywhere -- even in a quiet, small town -- has a hand in it. My favorite of Peretti's work! ( )

This Present Darkness was first published in 1986. The edition I read was in its seventeenth printing. It is a book that has proven itself shelf and read worthy by virtue of its universal theme of good versus evil. There are also themes of light versus dark, the big corporation versus small town business, and racketeering/intrigue versus the psychological and spirtual well being of community at large.

On the surface, this is about the small town of Ashton in which things are taking a downhill turn for the worse. The town is slowly leaving its typical activities for more nefarious shadow type dealings. A reporter and a pastor compare notes and discover a plan to control the townspeople and even all humanity.

What is unseen is the holy and demonic battle for all of earths souls. Angels and demons converse concurrently with the townspeople of Ashton. This creates two plots that eventually mesh into high stakes race for souls.

This book kept me turning pages well past my bedtime. It makes praying to God mean something. The book shows horrible consequences for actions that are not well considered. It was as if all the stories of the Bible were complied into one whopper of a meaningful tale. This book gets my big thumbs up as being an insightful morality tale for all. ( )

Novel Spiritual Warfare

peretti is da bomb!

I don't read much fiction, but this tale is a real spellbinder. It has biblical elements and makes the New Agers seem to be the dupes of the demonic, including great battles with the angels of the light beating out the angels of darkness. A great read. ( )

This amazing author does it again in this incredible book about the forces of good and evil! ( )

I remember when I first read the book. I thought: Wow! Someone wrote down what I think goes on behind what we cannot see.

I loved this book so much that when CBD put it on sale a few years ago I got like 10 of them and gave them away as gifts. It not only entertains, but opens your eyes to the wonderful ministry of angels and the beauty of God's love for us, in spite of what is out there to try to steal, kill, and destroy from us. ( )

Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a prayerful pastor begin to compare notes, they suddenly find themselves fighting a hideous New Age plot to subjgate the townspeople, and eventually the entire human race.

Not since The Screwtape Letters has there been a novel with as much insight into spiritual warfare and the necessity of prayer. Fast-moving, riveting reading ranking with the best thrillers on the bookshelf.

I read this book many years ago, and loved it and was completely enthralled by it. ( )

A story about the battle for souls. It is a page-turner. ( )

spiritual warfare at its best. really makes you think ( )

Angels, demons, spiritual battles...will Satan take over the town of Ashton? ( )

This spiritual thriller is an enthralling read, although a little slow at the beginning. It centres around a ficticious town, Ashton that is being taken over by New Age forces. Much of the story occurs within the spiritual realm with battles between angels and demons. It is a powerful illustration of the necessity of prayer. ( )

I just reread this spiritual warfare thriller by Christian author Frank Peretti. It is as pertinent now as when published 20 years ago, and deserves an encore. I have my reserve in for House, the new epic Peretti wrote with Ted Dekker that's just come out this month. I'll be reporting back!

Kept me on the Edge Of my Seat Great Book ( )

AS EXCITING A BOOK AS YOU WOULD PICK UP IN A SECULAR SITUATION, AN AMAZING WRITER ( )