This Dark Time [The Chronicles of Bear #1]

"An Action-packed Post-apocalypse Thriller!" raves Janrae Frank, author of the #1 bestselling dark fantasy saga, Dark Brothers of the Light, about Tim Fisher's extraordinary first novel. In this 21st century take on the classic disaster novel, everything that relies on electricity suddenly stops working all over the world, plunging civilization into chaos. Worse, due to the failure of their electrical fail-safes, some nuclear and biological weapons have gone off, causing many humans to mutate into wild beasts. Raphael Edmonds, aka Bear, a good-hearted former vet, gathers together a group of friends who belonged to a historical reenactment group that specialized in the powder weapons of the Wild West. The members of the community consist of ex-military, artists, electricians, woodworkers, cooks and others. They are a diverse group of individuals who recognize that strength in numbers can provide protection through experience and knowledge. Bear and his friends hope to live in peace. But when gangs from Austin, a survivalist militia headed by a power-crazed madman, and mutated humans, attack the newly formed community is forced to fight for its life. As their situation grows more perilous and their need for each other grows, each member begins to watch out for the others as they are truly forged into a family. Here are strong, pungent characters in a story mixed with action, heroism and enthralling adventure. As Janrae Frank says, this is a book "I tremendously enjoyed reading. The character of Bear will always be one of my favorites. And when strong, stubborn Davata charges into his life, be prepared for anything!"