This Present Darkness

[Sonshine]

Has anyone read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti. A friend gave them to me and told me they were excellent books dealing with spiritual warfare. I don't have a lot of time for reading and was wondering if anyone has any reviews?
Thanks

 

[thereselittleflower]

Your friend is right, they are excellent books!

Peace in Him!

 

[en|gma]

Cool Then, I hope somebody will give them as gifts to me If I dont receive it, I'll jsut go look for them and buy.

 

[kimber1]

this present darkness is an incredible book! you won't eb sorry to take the time to sit down and read it and i guarantee that you won't be able to put it down once you get into it!

 

[Sonshine]

Thanks for the responses. I guess I'll need to wait until the Holiday's are over to start reading or I won't get anything else done!

 

[WashedClean]

I'm reading This Present Darkness right now. I'm about half-way through it. It's rather long and I'm finding it quite slow, but it's very good. I wish it went more into the demons and spiritual warfare, but I have a feeling that's going to pick-up.

I believe this is a series. There are definitely some others by this same author. Hope you get it for Christmas and enjoy!

 

[lilsunshine724343]

I have a chapter left of the oath by frank peretti then i'm going to start this present darkness

 

[sonshnes]

All of this books are awesome!!! (The Oath is my favorite)

 

[wgjones3]

Well, please don't flame me, but here's my opinion...

This Present Darkness is a slow, longwinded book, but it's very interesting. It will hold your attention and it will change the way you think about things. It is the standard-bearer for the genre for a reason.

Piercing the Darkness, the follow-up novel, is a slow, longwinded book, and it failed to hold my attention.

The Visitation, to me, is Peretti's greatest work. It is everything I want a Christian novel to be. It's also long and tedious, but there is so much story there. The themes are almost universal. I'd even recommend it over This Present Darkness.

 

[GL2814]

I read both books 10 years ago. They are so incredible. "The Oath" is another great book--read it twice.

 

[plum]

"The Visitation" and "This PResent Darkness" hold my votes for the most thought-provoking, influential books by Peretti. I just read "Visitation" this summer in two days, glued to the pages. It is certainly not what I call long-winded. I appreciate it as amazing, truly skillfully written fiction.

Oh, and try "The Prophet" as well, if you like his style

 

[seangoh]

I've read This Present Darkness years ago if i can remember. It's the book about spiritual warfare? I found it great because it kind of gives you a third eye into the spiritual world. Like out of your own reality and i believe it's essential for us to know that there is a war raging there too. Another book i find that deals with spiritual warfare but where the characters are more "interactive" is Prayer Warriors by Celeste Perrino Walker. It talks of different individuals and how their prayers move the spiritual world. The author describes it in such detail that you believe that it really can happen in your own life. Highly recommended especially for prayer warriors and those who don't believe in the power of prayer.

 

[Apologist]

I haven't read them but if you want the best book available on spiritual warfare then I would recommend the classic, "Spiritual Warfare in a Believer's Life" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

 

[Bevlina]

I can say with all honesty that I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Visitation'. Peretti is a great author.

 

[Soulwings]

This Present Darkness was an incredible book...definitely read it It is rather long, but it sucks you in immediately. I can't wait to get my hands on Piercing the Darkness and any of his other books.

 

[favored_one]

Awesome books!! I read both and am currently reading the Prophet. I liked the other two better.

 

[Bevlina]

I haven't read them but if you want the best book available on spiritual warfare then I would recommend the classic, "Spiritual Warfare in a Believer's Life" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

That's a must for my Library then Apologist. Many thankyou's for the recommendation. This Present Darkness is another must.

 

[Peggy]

I recently finished "This Present Darkness". I thought it was a good read. Yes, a little slow in places, but worth the time. I believe that it really makes you think differently about prayer. I have a paperback copy, if anyone wants it, let me know.

 

[kc5hwb]

I am just finishing Piercing The Darkness. It is BETTER than the first one, The Present Darkness, but both are REALLY GOOD reads. I would like to find more books like this.

 

[SeRapH&CheRi]

The Visitation, to me, is Peretti's greatest work. It is everything I want a Christian novel to be. It's also long and tedious, but there is so much story there. The themes are almost universal. I'd even recommend it over This Present Darkness.

I read The Visitation about 3 years ago in one night and I have to say - I could not sleep for the next few nights because I kept having these visuals in my mine of one of the characters in the book. I've read all the other books he's written, but I have to agree in that The Visitation has got to be one of Peretti's best ones.