Cords of Shadow: Book One of the Silver Cord Chronicles — Greg S. Sykes

Kolden Haven has endured plenty of hardship in his young life, beginning with being abandoned mysteriously by his parents at age six. But, through determination and a spark of faith, he weathers the challenges and begins a new life in college . . . until a strange series of remarkable events begins to destroy his calm, predictable collegiate life and unravel the past with which he felt he had finally made peace.In short order, Kolden and a handful of his friends are facing demons and certain death and the line between reality and the supernatural comes crashing down around them. As more and more secrets about Kolden's past begin to pull him into a dark, life or death conflict between good and evil, a series of strange characters - including a Satanic motorcycle gang, a corrupt television minister, a skeptical detective of the supernatural, an Arkansas state trooper, a mysterious angelic figure, an Apache legend known as the Piasa, and a host of werewolves, vampires, and demons - begin to be drawn inexorably to their reluctant destinies in a world-changing showdown.Crafted with a unique blend of humor and horror, Cords of Shadow tests the bounds of both the supernatural and the absurd. If you like your fiction to be filled both with a few scares and heavy dose of laughter while anchored by a strong theme of faith and forgiveness, then Cords of Shadow will certainly take you on the journey of a lifetime.