Name: The Darkest Hours
ISBN: 9781416510680

Jim Butcher

With the assistance of his old girlfriend Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. The Black Cat, Peter Parker and his alter-ego Spider-Man, takes on the Ancients, a powerful race of mysterious creatures that prey on human life energy in order to survive, only to be confronted by the jealousy of his wife, Mary Jane. Original.

The Darkest Hours

Enjoying his work as a high-school science teacher, his marriage to Mary Jane, and a period of low crime, Peter Parker learns that the Rhino has resumed his nefarious activities in Times Square, a situation that is further complicated by the emergence of Spider-Man's former ally and love interest, the Black Cat. Reprint.

Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours

C. J. Daley 

This is apparently a ‘Marvel Pocket Books Novel’ and I’m not sure if that means it’s one of a series, or if that’s just what marvel labeled all the actual books that came out at this time. 

This has some cool MCU level references and name drops and even a featured appearance from Wong and Doctor Strange, which is very on brand for the actual movie franchise now too. But other than that, it is entirely it’s own Spider-Man story. 

Spider-Man and Black Cat work to stop ancient beings that want to eat powered people that draw their strength from an animal… IE. A spider or a cat. The ancients also hired the mercenary Rhino, so it was nice to see an OG spidey villain as well. 

The action itself is hard to get right in a novelized version of Spider-Man. This one does a pretty solid job and it’s almost there, but it was missing something. The author had the personality of Peter and Spider-Man perfect though, and the narrator delivered his quips perfectly. I’m glad I went with the audio.

The Darkest Hours

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