A WORLD OF MONSTERS…
Bored Ronald Thorn longed for some
adventure, and so joined his outgoing friend David Corey on a vacation camping
trip.
But he never expected to hike his way into
a strange world with a twilight sky and a pale white sun. Here, strange savage
beasts made fortified cities the only safe refuge.
In all this, the last thing he expected
was to meet a beautiful but endangered princess. Unfortunately for him, Ron
unwittingly returned to Earth and now must somehow find his way back to that
perilous world to rescue her...
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The Hiders in Darkness
is a fantasy lovers’ tale. In it, we meet Ron Thorn your average guy, at your
average job who is contemplating the lack of excitement in his life. When his
best friend David invites him to go on a hiking trip with him to get some
excitement in his life Ron begrudgingly agrees. He soon regrets it though as
David leaves Ron in the dust. Trying to catch up Ron gets caught in a strange
fog that rolls in from down the mountains. Trying to keep his bearing he comes
out finding himself in a completely unfamiliar world called Fefn’la filled with
dangerous creatures and a beautiful woman he remembers from his dreams, and who
nearly kills him. Stating she is a princess running from an evil cult the
Saa’maa who wants to gain power Ron promises to return her to her father. In
their journey feeling grow between the two. They are ambushed by some bounty
hunters hired by the Sa’maa forcing Ron to get separated from his princess and
somehow stumbling back to the earth realm. Unable to get the princess out of
his mind Ron sets out to find Fefn’la again now with his friend David in tow.
They both find the portal back but get separated shortly after both embarking
on an adventure of a lifetime. They then reunite later for a battle for all of
Fefn’la and the hearts of the maidens.
Kocourek writing with the warming of C. S. Lewis The
Chronicles of Narnia with his subtle hints of Christian symbolism. This
symbolism permeates deeper near the climax in an effortless blend of fantasy
and Christianity. His characters written modernly with a sense of humor and are
just great. David and Ha’ cah is my fave and they steal the scene every time.
As for the namesake of this book The Hiders in
Darkness they sort of play as a background boogeyman haunting the
characters throughout the book. They come out from their hiding later surprisingly
playing an important part. Hiders in Darkness was enjoyable fun to the end.
An author now of 5 books now with the publishing of this book's SEQUEL, The Hiders in Darkness 2: The Great Forests
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