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Dean Koontz
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The fate of the world is in the hands of a father and daughter in an epic novel of wonder and terror by Dean Koontz, the number one New York Times best-selling master of suspense.
Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his 11-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It’s a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep.
Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object - something he calls “the key to everything” - and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group of ominous men, Jeffy and Amity find themselves accidentally activating the key and discovering an extraordinary truth. The device allows them to jump between parallel planes at once familiar and bizarre, wondrous and terrifying. And Jeffy and Amity can’t help but wonder, could Michelle be just a click away?
Jeffy and Amity aren’t the only ones interested in the device. A man with a dark purpose is in pursuit, determined to use its grand potential for profound evil. Unless Amity and Jeffy can outwit him, the place they call home may never be safe again.
Includes an audio-only short story, "Parlor Trick," a kind of karmic coda to the novel.
©2020 The Koontz Living Trust (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Critic Reviews
“Ballerini (a Koontz veteran) is tremendous, and Parks makes strong choices in diction, pronunciation, and pacing to bring Amity Coltrane to life. The collaborative effect of Ballerini and Parks' narration works as a deliberate “all-in” to the production, making the audio version even more of a standout.”—Booklist
“Colorful, imaginative…a lively, offbeat novel.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This is a genre-busting work that happily will appeal to readers who enjoy thrillers, horror, sci-fi or just a flat-out well-told story with a breakneck pace that never lets up.” —Bookreporter
bad narration by female narrator
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Enjoyable book
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The main characters had huge potential but never quite made you feel connected.
There was so many rambling diatribes from the main characters. It became a trial to listen to.
The ending is so predictable and trite.
Elsewhere
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Enjoyable storyline
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The female reader of this audiobook really spoiled it for me though.....she sounded like she was reading a dictionary, her inflection and the way she pronounced words was just way off!!! This needs to be re-recorded with the female voice.....it just sounds like someone who has never read a book before!
Amazing story though! Thanks Koontz, I’ve missed this kind of suspense, that you do SO WELL!!!
Back to old school Koontz!!
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Unlike some others here I did not mind the female voice.
The story was great. It’s interesting how DK uses similar themes and characters across his books.
This is the same narrator as for Watchers and if my mind drifted I forgot what book I was reading and a dog was talking :-)
If you like DK you will like this book.
My fave DK book so far
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One of the worst books by Koontz
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