The Calling (Darkness Rising) (36 page)

Kelley’s earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers’ dismay. Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves while safely locked away in her basement writing-dungeon. You can visit her online at www.darkestpowers.com.

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The Summoning

The Awakening

The Reckoning

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The Gathering

Cover art © 2012 by Carrie Schechter

Cover design by Erin Fitzsimmons

The Calling

Copyright © 2012 by KLA Fricke Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Armstrong, Kelley.

The calling / Kelley Armstrong.—1st ed.

p.    cm.—(Darkness rising ; bk. 2)

Summary: Maya and her friends—all of whom have supernatural powers—have been kidnapped after fleeing from a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set, and after a terrifying helicopter crash they find themselves pursued by evildoers in the Vancouver Island wilderness.

ISBN 978-0-06-179705-7 (tr. bdg.)

EPub Edition © MARCH 2012 ISBN 9780062113863

[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Shapeshifting—Fiction. 3. Survival—Fiction. 4. Wilderness areas—Fiction. 5. Vancouver Island (B.C.)—Fiction. 6. Canada—Fiction.] I. Title.

12 13 14 15 16     LP/BV     10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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