Come Endless Darkness does indeed exist. Certain copies of it even reached Australia. I know this because I purchased it along with Dance with Demons... and gave them both to a friend for a birthday present.
It was only (much) later that I started collecting them for myself; neither
Come Endless Darkness nor
City of Hawks is in my possession, though one of my roleplaying friends picked up City of Hawks in a second hand bookshop only a month ago.
Gary, with regard to Carcassonne, it seems to be a good game, although there are a few flaws with it. I'll give you more feedback when I've played it some more. It is not in the same league as Settlers of Catan, however.
Apparently the Hunters and Gatherers version of Carcassonne fixes many of the flaws of the original game... but loses the flavour of the cities and cloisters. D'oh!
I've also picked up Reiner Knizia's
Kingdoms, published by Fantasy Flight Games. Only a couple of games of it so far, and again, it isn't a "great" game, but it is one that I personally like quite a bit. More of a light-hearted diversion, I guess.
Cheers!