Odd Thomas (Koontz, Dean R.) - Hardcover

Koontz, Dean R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553802496 ISBN 13: 9780553802498

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2003

Synopsis

Over the course of two shattering days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, and an oddball assortment of allies make their way through a dark, terrifying, and labyrinthine world in which past and present, fate and destiny, and life and death collide as they risk everything to avert a threatening cataclysm. 500,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

Odd Thomas is one of Dean Koontz's more heavily moralised horror thrillers, but is nonetheless charming and terrifying. Odd is an adolescent on the brink of adulthood who sees dead people and has a worryingly precise moral sense; the police chief of the small town of Pico Mundo--little world--relies on him heavily. Hardly has the book opened before a dead teenager leads Odd to her killer--and we are given to understand that this is the sort of thing that happens all the time. He does not just see the dead, however; he sees the thrill-seeking dark spirits that hang around unpleasant events, and he notices, on this particular day, that there are a lot more of them about than usual. Odd is haunted by dreams of dead bowling-alley staff and he wonders whether this might just be the day when the bowling-alley massacre takes place.

The tone of voice here is almost saccharine, almost sinister--Odd and his friends and his sweetheart are vivid, cute and self-righteous. This is a bizarrely paced thriller because it follows the vagaries of an eccentric with his own ways of investigating things--it is as odd as its hero's name. --Roz Kaveney

Review:

"Once in a very great while, an author does everything right--as Koontz has in this marvelous novel.... the story, like most great stories, runs on character--and here Koontz has created a hero whose honest, humble voice will resonate with many.... This is Koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Dean Koontz almost occupies a genre of his own. He is a master at building suspense and holding the reader spellbound."--"Richmond Times-Dispatch"

"Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler."--"The Times" (London)

"Once more Dean Koontz presents readers with a story and cast of characters guaranteed to entertain."--"Tulsa World"
"From the Hardcover edition."

"One of the master storytellers of this or any age."--"The Tampa Tribune"
"A darkly humorous literary pastiche . . . one of Koontz's best novels . . . packed with plenty of original surprises."--"The Denver Post"
"[A] taut-muscled, teeth-chattering story that keeps the reader glued to the pages."--Associated Press
"Suspenseful, memorable, and thoroughly entertaining . . . One of the many reasons this novel works is Koontz's talent for creating richly drawn characters.""--The Boston Globe"

One of the master storytellers of this or any age. "The Tampa Tribune"
A darkly humorous literary pastiche . . . one of Koontz s best novels . . . packed with plenty of original surprises. "The Denver Post"
[A] taut-muscled, teeth-chattering story that keeps the reader glued to the pages. Associated Press
Suspenseful, memorable, and thoroughly entertaining . . . One of the many reasons this novel works is Koontz s talent for creating richly drawn characters. " The Boston Globe""

One of the master storytellers of this or any age. The Tampa Tribune
A darkly humorous literary pastiche . . . one of Koontz s best novels . . . packed with plenty of original surprises. The Denver Post
[A] taut-muscled, teeth-chattering story that keeps the reader glued to the pages. Associated Press
Suspenseful, memorable, and thoroughly entertaining . . . One of the many reasons this novel works is Koontz s talent for creating richly drawn characters. The Boston Globe

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-One of the master storytellers of this or any age.---The Tampa Tribune
-A darkly humorous literary pastiche . . . one of Koontz's best novels . . . packed with plenty of original surprises.---The Denver Post
-[A] taut-muscled, teeth-chattering story that keeps the reader glued to the pages.---Associated Press
-Suspenseful, memorable, and thoroughly entertaining . . . One of the many reasons this novel works is Koontz's talent for creating richly drawn characters.---The Boston Globe

"One of the master storytellers of this or any age."--The Tampa Tribune

"A darkly humorous literary pastiche . . . one of Koontz's best novels . . . packed with plenty of original surprises."--The Denver Post

"[A] taut-muscled, teeth-chattering story that keeps the reader glued to the pages."--Associated Press

"Suspenseful, memorable, and thoroughly entertaining . . . One of the many reasons this novel works is Koontz's talent for creating richly drawn characters."--The Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0553802496
• ISBN 13: 9780553802498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432