Darkest Night

Darkest Night
Will Hill

The epic conclusion in the blood-poundingly brilliant Department 19 series, from bestselling author, Will Hill.The brave men and women of Department 19 have fought Dracula at every turn, but now Zero Hour has passed and the ancient vampire is at full strength.Inside Department 19, the Operators are exhausted and fractured. Jamie, Larissa, Matt and Kate are each struggling with their own demons. When the friends need each other most, they are further apart than ever.Outside the Department, the world reels from the revelation that vampires are real. Violence and paranoia spread around the globe and, when it finally comes, Dracula’s opening move is more vicious than anyone could have imagined.A final battle looms between the forces of darkness and the last, massed ranks of those who stand against it. A battle that will define the future of humanity. A battle that simply cannot be lost…

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Source ISBN: 9780007505890

Ebook Edition © MAY 2015 ISBN: 9780007505883

Version: 2015-05-09

For everyone who has come this far.

Just a little further …

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost

We have learned to believe, all of us – is it not so? And since so, do we not see our duty? Yes! And do we not promise to go on to the bitter end?

Abraham Van Helsing

Contents

Cover (#ub83501f5-5837-5550-8c29-dc1421f9add0)

Title Page (#ufd61403d-ab44-5d55-8447-86ca03e38011)

Copyright (#u45956fa0-522b-5840-845a-d96099e52629)

Dedication (#u65aadfe9-600a-51da-9571-279d54447a4a)

Prologue (#u7d16c162-3f76-5e54-b62e-c84b7f1cdc69)

Six Months Earlier: Zero Hour Plus 2 Days (#u0b4b0a41-136c-5901-a6a1-80e3421e9857)

Chapter 1: Home Truths (#u108696bf-831b-57eb-8e25-6fe95120bd32)

Chapter 2: Diminished Responsibility (#u8bd5ec4b-cc43-560f-85fb-a4232367dc99)

Chapter 3: Running on Empty (#ud917ccc5-c538-514e-9c6e-917cdbfeff2d)

Zero Hour Plus 11 Days (#u039599ab-7701-58b7-8eef-8073453d3e93)

Chapter 4: The Definition of Insanity (#uffd50287-0b3c-50aa-b4cf-aad035a24ecc)

Chapter 5: Fallout (#ua20e8b74-dc63-5945-ac61-1ca99cb53862)

Chapter 6: Acceleration (#u9ca8b286-bc66-5d5c-bc02-f36153b84c44)

Zero Hour Plus 13 Days (#u268495ef-1f27-5eb4-bdce-467fb3ac1c88)

Zero Hour Plus 41 Days (#udebebe9f-a0ad-5373-baa8-09e54da8a880)

Zero Hour Plus 67 Days (#udf9438be-20c6-5f25-b659-9cdf12e35b97)

Zero Hour Plus 91 Days (#ue5ae92d8-9567-5917-a04a-e67942179d05)

Zero Hour Plus 109 Days (#ua790370f-357b-5566-a4a7-158b1a86210e)

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