In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed novel that grabbed fans of X-Files and Stranger Things, Jeremy Finley returns with another thriller full of aliens and government cover-ups. For most of his life, William Chance has been the living proof that his grandmother and her fellow researchers into missing people were right all along about the terror from the stars. Now, he’s avoiding the … avoiding the limelight and hiding out from everyone, including his family. He knows he can avoid everything, except for the nightmares: fires, storms, disease and violence – he dreams of it all.
When he’s suddenly exposed, he finds that the media, government operatives and renegade true believers are desperate to find him, but he has another mission. Joined by a girl with terrifying abilities, he begins a desperate journey across the United States to find the others who share his dreams to stop what could be the final days of the world.
Jeremy Finley’s debut The Darkest Time of Night was called “outstanding” in a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was a June 2018 SIBA Okra Selection. Now, he continues the story of Lynn and William, fifteen years later in a new fast-paced novel full of suspense and government cover-ups, perfect for thriller and supernatural fans alike.
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I’m always up for some aliens and government conspiracies, and Jeremy Finley’s THE DARK ABOVE is as intense as it is compulsively readable. Lyrically written and expertly plotted, moody and elegantly thrilling, it will hook you from page one all the way to the shocking end. This haunting follow-up to his stellar debut THE DARKEST TIME OF NIGHT firmly cements Finley in the who’s who of today’s thriller writers. It’s perfect for fans of Strange Things and The X-Files, but also has a much broader appeal, sensitively handling the tenuous relationships between Will and his grandmother Lynn, fifteen years after the incident that started it all. Perfect summer reading.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. – Carl Sagan
This book is the sequel to THE DARKEST TIME OF NIGHT, which you really should read before starting this one, one reason being is that’s it’s an excellent story.
I liked this book. Quite a bit, in fact. But the first book is my favorite. And I think that’s because of personal preference, not because there’s anything wrong with this book or the way it’s written. I especially liked the first book because the protagonist is an older woman, a grandmother. And as a reader I don’t come across that often.
This book takes place fifteen years after the happenings in the first. The original protagonist is still in this book but takes a back seat to her grandson, who is the main focus of book two.
There’s a lot of action in the book and it was a fun story to read. I would have rated it at 4 1/2 stars if I could. There’s new, likeable characters. I was especially glad that the author told his story in the two books and isn’t going to try to stretch it into a longer series. There was no need.
I received this book from St. Martin’s Press through Edelweiss and Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review.
I’m always up for some aliens and government conspiracies, and THE DARK ABOVE is as intense as it is compulsively readable. Lyrically written and expertly plotted, moody and elegantly thrilling, it will hook you from page one all the way to the shocking end. This haunting follow-up to his stellar debut THE DARKEST TIME OF NIGHT firmly cements Finley in the who’s who of today’s thriller writers. It’s perfect for fans of Strange Things and The X-Files, but also has a much broader appeal, sensitively handling the tenuous relationships between Will and his grandmother Lynn, fifteen years after the incident that started it all. Perfect summer reading.
Oh this book was real good! If you enjoyed the x files you will enjoy this. It is the second book in this series and is mainly about William although some of the characters from the first book are in here as well as new characters. You can read this book as a standalone but I would recommend reading the first book before so you get more enjoyment and to know better what is going on. This book is set 15 years on from the first William has been found and is being chased by aliens, govenment and conspiracies bound! A good thriller with plenty of twists. Really good details and storyline.fast paced and nail bitting in parts. So fun to read.