Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Walk Through Darkness is a critically acclaimed 2002 novel by American author David Anthony DurhamWhen he learns that his pregnant wife has been spirited off to a distant city, William responds as any man might he drops everything to pursue her. But as a fugitive slave in Antebellum America, he must run a terrifying gauntlet, eluding the many who would re-enslave him while learning to trust the few who dare to aid him on his quest.