The Dark Ones »

Anthony Izzo received his Bachelor of Arts in English from D'Youville College. He currently resides with his wife and two children in Upstate New York where he is working on his next novel. When not writing, Tony enjoys reading, music, and playing guitar.

THE SHADOWS ARE PREPARING TO STRIKE.

Throughout history, the forces of darkness and light have battled for control of mankind. Living among us, The Guardians are capable of drawing light into a deadly weapon against The Dark Ones-those who inhabit the shadows, conjuring instruments of torture from the darkness itself.

Sixteen years ago, guardian Charles Pennington buried the leader of The Dark Ones under an abandoned brewery in Buffalo, New York. Now Lars Engels has returned from hell, and The Dark Ones are gathering in numbers and power. Spreading their cloud of death across the region, they seek out the one soul who can stop them.

Heading to Buffalo in search of her birth mother, Sara Pennington, granddaughter of Charles, is about to discover her true identity-and her ultimate fate. A guardian of intense power, she was taken into hiding as an infant. Now, she is the only one who can save the world from going to hell.

Publishers Weekly

Lars Engel is hell's own lieutenant, brought to life to rain down misery on the world. He commands a legion of sadistic demons, the Dark Ones, who torture and kill everything in their path. As Engel reincarnates in Buffalo, N.Y., bent on destruction, the only force that can stop him is made up of Guardians, humans with the hereditary capability of killing demons with the power of the Light. The strongest among them is 16-year-old Sara, who was stolen from her mother and raised by strangers to keep her safe from Engel. Sara runs away from home to find her long-lost mother, Laura, who lives in Buffalo-just as Engel arises. The latest from Izzo (Evil Harvest) is violent and dark, but without excessive gore-quite an accomplishment when working with demons who like to flay their victims. Deliciously, Izzo saves the more genuine terror for the human response to demonic chaos. (June)

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