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Name: Darkness on the edge of town
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Author: Brian Keene

📘 Darkness on the edge of town by Brian Keene

When the people of Walden, Virginia, wake to a reality where the rest of the world has vanished, they find themselves surrounded by an impenetrable barrier. Stranded, the community must navigate the isolation and the risk of desperate attempts to break free. The novel examines how extreme circumstances test human resilience and the bonds that hold a town together.

First publish date: 2010

Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

Authors: Brian Keene

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