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The Darkest Night (The Second Dark Ages Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Michael Anderle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Michael returns to fulfill a promise to his love, but the world isn't the same place.

Michael just wants a little sleep. The last few days has been a bit of a learning overload after coming back a hundred and fifty years after he was blown apart by a backpack nuke.

The world destroyed itself, there are anti-gravity cars and ships, and his love is in the stars... somewhere.

Plus, there is a Vampire trying to make Europe his personal fiefdom. Akio and Yuko are trying to find him, and he has a young female Wechselbalg and male Vampire to keep on the straight and narrow.

Michael has his own brand of justice, and this world is now understanding the Patriach is back.

Nothing will be the same.


** As noted in other series set in the Kurtherian Universe, there IS cursing in this book, occasionally, it's funny, too. **

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B072C56GXR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ LMBPN Publishing; 1st edition (May 24, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Michael Anderle

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Michael Anderle (ok, weird talking about myself in the 3rd person) (1967-Hopefully a long time from NOW) was born in Houston, Tx. A very curious child, he got into trouble - a lot. What to do with an inquisitive mind when he was grounded? Read!

Ok, done with all of that 3rd person stuff.

In the first 20 years, I mostly read Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the last 10 years I have enjoyed Urban Fantasy and Military Fiction. With this background, I've been blessed with creating The Kurtherian Gambit series, a well-selling, and fan loved, collection of stories.

The fans have propelled these stories beyond my wildest imagination and they should get all of the credit for sharing with friends, family and occasionally the random person on the street. They are fantastic!

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Terrence Walsh
5.0 out of 5 stars Michael keeps getting nicer and bad people keep getting deader
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2017
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You may recall the great movie,  The Blues Brothers (Collector's Edition) . In it, an endless stable of police cars take up chasing a couple of guys who are just trying to get the band back together and pay some back taxes. All those police cars just couldn't help themselves. One races right after another so they can fly into action against those terrible Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood. Cars were dying in drifts so deep they must have used catapults to get the last few cars over the top. I think it was a record for cars wrecked in a single movie.

Welcome to the Wechselbalg dilemma in The Darkest Night. Just how many werewolves are willing to take on Michael himself? An epic number. Which makes sense, actually, within the realm of the Duke's plans for European conquest. Too bad they were slow to learn that Michael's back, and he's on a mission.

Of course, they did not know about any Jean Dukes special pistols that might make an appearance. Or pirates--airborne, with ships like Goodyear blimps. Or good guys, airborne in flying shipping containers.

It seems the scope of Michael Anderle's relentlessly fertile imagination is like a force of nature. The Darkest Night is another winner with familiar great characters, great new characters, and enough action to make Saturday morning superheroes look like they need to try harder. Much harder.

Special note: If you've never seen the Magnificent Seven (1960 original), now would be a good time. Michael's homage was witty and a lot of fun. Yul Brynner had a chrome dome. Michael (the vampire patriarch) has one, too, and it's driving him nuts. There's much more to The Darkest Night than a few quips from Yoda. Good fun.

1960 original:  The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)
1954 exemplar:  Seven Samurai (English Subtitled)
2016 remake:  The Magnificent Seven [Blu-ray ]
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5.0 out of 5 stars Peace is a state of mind!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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Great series. Love the book about Michael. One of Michael old enemies has surfaced and he is going to try and kill Michael. Along the way Michael picks up a family. Several people from Michael time with Bethany Anne come looking for him. What a reunion.
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rodney
4.0 out of 5 stars i understand the popularity of the origional series was exponentially greater than anyone could guess and it was for a reason good writing/editing especially for an indie author who was writing ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2017
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have been reading Anderle since the first book came out in the "Kutherian Universe". Have been an avid reader buying most of the books the day and sometimes to the hour of the releases. This the second installment of returning micheal to the QB was ok but had some issues especially at and near the end. Overall it was a decent quick read and left me generally wanting more if only so that the focus could(should, or maybe must?) go back to the origional series. i understand the popularity of the origional series was exponentially greater than anyone could guess and it was for a reason good writing/editing especially for an indie author who was writing in the much dreaded format of chapter serialization, micheal got away with it because the books were fresh, inviting mostly origional content written and put out quickly to grab and keep our interest, while maintaining good editing and well written material. while i will and would promote the kutherian universe books to anyone who wants a quick good read that will keep you involved and quite possibly wanting more the sheer volume of "spin off" series is getting ri·dic·u·lous and it is starting to show in the current writing. The loss of seeming focus near the end of this book was most telling and i hope a once off and not a general decline as the author is too focused on other projects to do what he had been doing so well up to now( if you have been keeping up with the multiple series you will understand as this isnt the only book that seems to be losing focus or trying to come to a quick end and that is generally depressing as i had high hopes if only that he would be able to keep me entertained until he finished the possibly limitless series and THEN moved on to other projects the split of his attention i hope does not continue as it will begin to overshadow all his work and that saddens me)
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Adam Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
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Awesome series! I'm on my second trip through this wonderful collection. You rock Michael!! Thank you, and all of your cohorts for what you do!!
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Rebecca Hartman
5.0 out of 5 stars Still waiting for book #4 !!
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019
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I've enjoyed the first three of these - (as well as the entire 21-book Kurtherian Gambit set and the 10-book Nomad set that this author has put out) - but those like me who don't do electronic media may want to wait before starting this set. I started these after I finished the 21-book Kurtherian Gambit set hoping to "fill in the gaps" in the story for Michael the same way the Nomad set did for the Terry Henry character. The first three came out rapidly. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for book #4 to come out as a regular book. I understand that the electronic media are much easier to put out - but it's hard to read the first 3 books and then not be able to get the 4th!! I've been waiting a year, now. I see that book 5 out of 6-so-far in the Kurtherian Endgame set is not in print, either, so I probably won't be starting that story arc until I can get the full set, as missing a book in the middle of a set could be even more frustrating. I'm waiting on the Reclaiming Honor set, too. The regular print books seem to have stalled - only the first half is available as regular books and I'd rather bypass the set than get stuck halfway. (I met the main character in THIS set - so add that as another frustration this grouping has given me!)

In short, love the author's story lines, but I recommend waiting to be sure you'll be able to GET the whole story before starting any particular story arc if you depend on regular book format.
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5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2024
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Michael is probably my favourite character after BA and this series is living up to everything I expected it to be with all the old characters just as great as always and some really good new ones it’s great to see them all coming together
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait
Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2017
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After reading this story I find it was well worth the wait. I really enjoyed the introduction of a new character and finally getting more than a passing glance at Yuko. I think book 3 will also be a hell of a ride.
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StarbooksIH
5.0 out of 5 stars Well done again
Reviewed in Germany on May 27, 2017
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Good plot. Michael and his merry band kick a**! True in the QB' spirit, they serving hell on all those who want to hurt the innocent, in this case the remaing humans in Paris. We learn more about the amazing powers Michael is developing and learning to use. And we get a good glimps on what Akio and his team did to keep Japan an advanced haven for Michael when he returns. And return he did'nt, yeah.
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girlygirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Does it fail to excite the reader
Reviewed in Australia on April 13, 2020
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WOW, Michael Anderle, you have done it again! Another exciting read that makes it very hard to put down until finished. Lots of twists, adventure and war along with an old adversary to keep us on the edge of our seats. Anderle certainly knows how to paint a picture with words that allows the reader to be able to imagine the scenes in their minds. Well done!!
Onto the next book....
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Amba Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars  I love the characters and the world created.
Reviewed in Japan on May 28, 2017
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The story definitely kept me on the edge of my seat , being taken from the page of a book to a land of fantasy. If that's what you want this book will do it for you. Yippee for another really fun series that has fighting , justice and people you love ,a great way to escape for a few hours.
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