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This Present Darkness

By: Frank Peretti
Narrated by: Jack Sondericker
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Publisher's summary

A small town newspaper editor and a local minister uncover a web of conspiracy while an unseen battle between the angels of good and evil takes place in the town of Ashton.

©1986 Frank Peretti (P)2005 Books in Motion
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Great story

Great book. Even though it is a fiction story, I pray it opens eyes to the world in which we live

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Narrator Spot On!

I read this book many years ago and enjoyed it, but I forgot the details since. I thought it would be fun to go through it now with someone else doing the reading. I was amazed by Jack Sondericker’s vocalization skills in personifying each character. He was able to give appropriate voice and personality to every one of them; and he was able to shift back to a pleasant storyteller with enthusiasm making the tale almost as if he had written it himself. So, along with the fact that Frank Peretti wrote an outstanding book, Sondericker made this return trip quite fun for me!

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Very different look at a story, awesome read!

Love the way this story gives you the 2 different perspectives. One from the physical and also from the spiritual.

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Awesome!

NEVER before have I been so enraptured by a tale of spiritual warfare; it's like being in Sunday school all over again!

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life as a Christian in the real world 🌎

This is a factional story of what life is like in the real world today as a Christian and showing the power in prayer and God's grace and mercy, Thank you Heavenly Father for your son Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior.

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An Incredible Read!

This is an INCREDIBLE story! I read it first in 1990, and it changed the way I see people and events. I’ve reread it many times! I even look for it in resell shops, but every copy I find, and I give it out to people who need their eyes opened and their prayer life strengthened.
With the world and nation we are facing today, I got it on Audible so I can listen to it often and be reminded. This reading is excellent, and I enjoyed the “voices” of Mr. Sondericker!!

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A captivating story

I listened to This Present Darkness while driving from Arizona to the Midwest, and the audiobook held my attention the entire trip. The story line is believable from a worldly perspective, but the added spiritual element raises it to a whole new level. I could imagine the spiritual battles taking place around us. As a former journalist, I found the old seasoned editor and his junior partner to be believable as well. Peretti brilliantly lays out the story and develops the characters, while the narrator makes them come alive.

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Excellent work.

Frank makes the spirit realm so real. I've shared this with many people. Thank you

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Great story!

Great story but it took a little time to get used to the reader and the echo.

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kept me coming back for more

kept me coming back for more!!!!!!!!! which says a lot considering I never have time for books audible or otherwise and I was able to finish this one in 5 days

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