THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS. Mankind vanishes. An evil presence rises. The fate of the world hangs in the balance. Tori awakens to find herself alone in her town. Her parents are missing. Kidnapped, murdered...or worse. Running from those who want to murder her, Tori flees with a boy who seems strangely familiar. Together, they search for humankind. But the road is full of hidden dangers -- death watches from every shadow. Dark souls bent on destroying the world pursue the two teenagers. Now a secret power awakens inside Tori, a weapon which might save what remains of mankind. But only if she embraces who she truly is. This pulse-pounding post-apocalyptic thriller will take your breath away and leave you wanting more. Fans of Stephen King and Hugh Howey should check out the Dark Vanishings series. Indie Horror Novel of the Year Finalist Praise for the Dark Vanishings series: A breathtaking story that excites and fulfills - Andrea B I have read all 4 in this series and loved them all. Reminds me of my favorite author, Stephen King, and his book The Stand. - Robin S In my opinion, Padavona ranks at the very pinnacle along with King, Koontz, Gaiman and the rest. You will certainly not regret picking this or any of his other works up. - Len M I went thru the entire series, loved every book. Found it so exciting, and honestly, I slept with the lights on and the dog goes everywhere with me in the house now. Book messes with your mind! - Boo Characters that you can care about. Read this in one sitting. Scary as hell. Locked my doors even. - SageOctober Full of twists and scary turns. I strongly recommend it. - natJo I have been waiting for a post-apocalyptic story like this for a while. - Zach Bohannon I've read The Stand 16 times. I may read this book that many times. - Indie The intensity of the suspense in these books is more than I have experienced in a long time. The character building was beyond compare. - Michelle K I could honestly see this series becoming the next big movie franchise. - C Rodriguez Read the complete series. Absolutely awesome author. - Mooresl