The first book in The End of Time Chronicles, The Vanishing, begins the moment after millions of people vanish in a bright light. The ground begins to shake violently as hundreds of meteors crash down all over the planet. Nations are thrown into chaos as famine and disease sweep across the globe. The world is forever changed! Full of riveting action and unsuspecting twists, The Vanishing exposes the revelation of what's to come. As the story unfolds monsters foretold in legends, written long ago, will once again emerge. Giants, dragons, and sea-monsters, reclaim territory once lost to champions of old. No place on earth will be safe from evil or the men and beasts it controls. But where there are villains, there are heroes. Lex Mancini is an attractive rebel who's never really been anything but a con-man. But something miraculous is about to find him, love. Fleeing the scene of a crime, he's unaware the fate of many will depend on him. The town of Clearview becomes a sanctuary for the righteous and a resting place for those in need. Nestled at the base of the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains, the small town finds itself in the middle of anarchy, war and turmoil, struggling to survive. His family gone, Shiloh Evans has been taking it one day at a time. Working on a mysterious project, he must face his personal demons and find the strength to lead the town to safety. Betrayed by their government, Michael Mason and Cleo Brown, covert agents for the CIA, are in possession of top secret, encrypted documents. The information they possess might be the key to saving the world. As the future unfolds there are things foretold which will come to pass. It isn't a matter of if, but a matter of when...