Darkness on the Edge of Town

By: Brian Keene

Narrated by: Chet Williamson

One morning, the residents of Walden, Virginia, woke up to find the rest of the world gone. Just...gone. Surrounding their town was a wall of inky darkness, plummeting Walden into permanent night. Nothing can get in - not light, not people, not even electricity, radio, TV, internet, food, or water. And nothing can get out. No one who dared to penetrate the mysterious barrier has ever been seen again. Only their screams were heard. But for some, the darkness is not the worst of their fears. Driven mad by thirst, hunger, and perpetual night, the residents of Walden are ready to explode. The last few sane prisoners of this small town must prepare a final stand against their neighbors, themselves, and something even worse...something out there...in the darkness.

©2010 Brian Keene (P)2019 David N. Wilson

Excellent

Brian Keene delivers an excellent story with Darkness on the Edge of Town. While definitely not a new idea (what really is these days?) his telling of a town (world really) plunged into permanent darkness and the struggles for survivals by those that remain is tight/suspenseful story. The main characters are believable, flawed but sympathetic, making you want to cheer them on and hope for them to overcome their struggles and survive. Chet Williamson's narration is excellent and he does a great job breathing life into the people as well as the dying town, and while I read tis book a long time ago, hearing Chet's narration made it feel fresh and new all over again. Definitely worth a listen for people who enjoyed Stephen King's The Mist.

No heros here.

Every now and then you get brutally reminded how thin the vaneer of civilization is. This story did that quite nicely. It had hints of "The Mist". Our hero are no heros, there are no good choices and no happy endings. And I held out for one till the bitter end.

I guess at some point the author just didn’t feel like writing anymore?

I guess I would have to agree with the “don’t like the lazy ending” reviews.

What can I say?

Well, the story was like a good F***, without I good ending….I need more, what happened? Otherwise 4/5.

Darkness at the edge of town

This was really good!A town wakes up and finds that everything else is gone,it is dark and people are going mad really fast. Chet Williams was a terrific narrator.