Dean Koontz - Long Fiction - 1988
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The House of Thunder
Pub: Dark Harvest |
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My synopsis: as Susan Thorton awakens in a hospital room, after a near-fatal car crash and a 22-days-long coma, she can barely remember who she is. She is confused, and she has no clue as to who those four men in the corridors might be. Yet they resemble the guys who killed her boyfriend several years ago. One by one, Susan tries to unlock the many mysteries surrounding her, and by doing so she is forced to enter a nightmare from which she may never escape. One whose roots are deeply set in a forgotten night of violence. |
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Lightning
Pub: Putnam |
| "A storm struck on the night Laura Shane was borne, and there was a strangeness about the weather that people would remember for years. But even more mysterious was the blond-haired stranger who appeared out of nowhere-the man who saved Laura from a fatal delivery. Years later-another bolt of lightning-and the stranger returned, again to save Laura from tragedy. Was he the guardian angel he seemed? The devil in disguise? Or the master of a haunting destiny beyond time and space?" | |
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The Mask
Pub: Berkley |
| "Such a pretty face. So young, so sweet. She appeared out of nowhere, in the middle of traffic, on a busy day. A teenager with no past, no family-no memories. Such a lovely child. So blond and beautiful. Carol and Paul were drawn to her-she was the child they'd never had. A dream come true. And then Carol's nightmares began-the ghastly sounds in the night...the bloody face in the mirror...the razor-sharp ax. Such relentless evil. So deceptively innocent. Most mothers would die for such a darling little angel. And that's what frightened Carol the most." | |
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Oddkins
Pub: Warner Books |
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"To the world, the Oddkins are just stuffed animals. But all of these soft, cuddly, sweet-faced toys share a wonderful, magical secret -- they're alive! Created by Mr. Isaac Badkins, the old toymaker, the Oddkins are made only for very special children, those who must face something difficult in life and need a true friend. The Oddkins are given to these children to inspire them, help them, and love them as long as the children need them. Only now the toys themselves - Amos, the brave stuffed bear and his friends Skippy, Butterscotch, Burl, Gibbons and Patch - are the ones in need of help. Mr. Bodkins has passed away before he can give his life-giving powers to Colleen Shannon, the toymaker he had chosen to replace him. Yet before he dies, the old man takes Amos aside, appoints him leader of the Oddkins, and gives him a dire warning: Watch out for an evil toymaker - and something much, much worse! The Oddkins have only one choice: to go on a journey in search of Colleen Shannon's toy shop. The night is stormy and black; the way is filled with peril. And the Oddkins have to face a danger that threatens not only their magic -- but the magic in us all." |
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The Servants of Twilight
Pub: Dark Harvest |
| "An ordinary parking lot in Southern California. Christine Scavello and her six-year old son are accosted by a strnage old woman. "I know who you are," she snaps at the boy. 'I know what you are.' A scream, a threat-and then a grotesque act of violence. Suddenly Christine's pride and joy, her only son, is targeted by a group of religious fanatics. They've branded him the Antichrist. They want to kill him. And they are everywhere..." modifica pseudonimi3 | |