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After Dark

Silver John #2
by Manly Wade Wellman
After Dark (Silver John #2) by Manly Wade Wellman
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Eons ago a humanoid race with supernatural powers roamed what is now North America. But when the Indians migrated from Asia, the mysterious Shonokins were defeated and went into hiding. In a small Southern Mountain town, the Shonokins now seek the help of honey-voiced Silver John, the music man who plays the guitar with the silver strings, the magic wanderer, whose fantastic knowledge of country witchcraft can restore the Shonokins to their former power, if they can trick him into it...

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Release date: 1980

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Manly Wade Wellman

Manly Wade Wellman

Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986) was an American writer. He is best known for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains and for drawing on the native folklore of that region, but he wrote in a wide variety of genres including science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction and non-fiction. In the later 1920s, during the silent film era, Wellman wrote movie reviews for the Wichita Beacon. He also contributed to the writing of the comic book The Spirit while the franchise's creator, Will Eisner, was serving in the US military during World War II.

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Three of Wellman's most famous reappearing protagonists are Silver John, aka John the Balladeer, the wandering backwoods minstrel with a silver-stringed guitar; the elderly "occult detective" Judge Pursuivant; and the playboy-adventurer John Thunstone.

Wellman was born in Angola. He was of partial Native American ancestry. After graduating from Wichita Municipal University (now Wichita State University) in Kansas, he went on to receive a bachelor of laws degree from Columbia University. Wellman was a long-time resident of North Carolina. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the World Fantasy Award and Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Silver John

Silver John consists of five primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Old Gods Waken (Silver John #1)
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After Dark (Silver John #2)
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The Lost and the Lurking (Silver John #3)
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The Hanging Stones (Silver John #4)
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The Voice of the Mountain (Silver John #5)
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Who Fears the Devil? (Silver John)
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John the Balladeer (Silver John)
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