Darkfall: A remorselessly terrifying and powerful thriller

A gripping thriller of redemption, terror and wonder. One Door Away from Heaven: A superb thriller of redemption, fear and wonder. A thriller that plays terrifying tricks with your mind. An unputdownable thriller of suspense and danger. Dean Koontz is an international household name whose novels have sold many millions of copies worldwide and have appeared on national and international bestseller lists, selling millions of copies each year. He lives with his wife Gerda, their dog Anna and the enduring spirit of their dog Trixie in southern California.

The World According to Anna. The Unfinished Novel and Other stories. From the Place in the Valley Deep in the Forest. Books Dean Koontz Darkfall: A remorselessly terrifying and powerful thriller. Download Image Download Image. New edition with a new cover. But he has the Power - magical, ancient, and terrifyingly brutal. The power that thrives in darkness Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Bedford. He won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition when he was twenty and has been writing ever since. Koontz's books are published in 38 languages. Worldwide sales total more than million copies, a figure that currently increases at a rate of more than million copies a year.

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As a Dean Koontz story, you really can't go wrong here with this novella. About halfway through, I thought I knew where this was going but Dean outsmarts the reader again by actually taking our theory and presenting it as a possibility in the book. Does it prove right? I'm not going to spoil it here, but suffice it to say you'll want to stick around for the ending to see.

The reader here does a great job of keeping all the voices different. Between Chase and "The Judge", things could have gotten muddled, but he really puts great emotion into the story. The story was originally part of a larger collection, and I'm not sure why Brilliance Audio only released this rather than the whole thing, but I'm glad to have it. It's not Dean's best work, but I would easily say it's from one of his peak writing periods as far as quality goes. Not one to miss! Kindle Edition Verified Purchase.

I most heartedly give Mr. Koontz a five star rating! If I could give him a ten star, I would most definitely do that, but alas, such a rating is not possible; though I keep my hopes up that one day the God of critics will be benevolent enough to let me use a ten star scale some day soon.

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If and when he comes out with a new book, you had better watch out because I intend to be the first person in line to purchase a copy of his latest work. Koontz is hit or miss for me. This one is a miss.

The story feels dated and the writing predictable, simplistic and cliche. It must be one if koontz's earlier works. The characters are cliched in appearance, actions and vocabulary. This makes them simple, boring and incredibly predictable in an already extremely predictable plot. Our hero s are beautiful and flawless both in appearance, integrity and avtion even when they aren't, even when they do something questionable, they are written as if they are shining examples of humanity. For a very glaring example, our main character hero, single father policeman, doesn't do anything when his children are threatened if he doesn't "back off".

He gets a call threatening horrible torture and death to his children if he doesn't stop investigating.

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Does he call his kids or the relative they are staying with? Does he go to them? Does he call the police? He goes to work. He tells his boss who offers to take him off the case. Does he call his kids then? Does he request police protection?

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Does he even request a policeman to check on them? He decides that since they are at a relative's house, they are safe. And so does nothing except continue investigating. How is this logical?

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How can he possibly believe they are safe without even calling someone? Then, he is done at work. Does he go to his kids? He goes to his lover's house.

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Oh, yeah, and there is a horrible snow storm going on that has resulted in abandoned cars on the roads. He has not once called to inquire yo hid children's safety. I found this ansolutely redicilous. I can't stand when writers include children as some plot device to give our hero supposedly something to agonize over, to be threatened for the purposes of attempting and failing to create suspence and cruelty, include children with such an utter lack of reality, real responsibility or realistic emotional involvment, actions or reactions.

This plot device in Darkfall read as silly to me, and had the opposite effect as intended. This is a big example of what the whole book suffered from. However, Koontz has always had a way with words, often poetic, and his descriptions can be vivid and fantasic. The bad guys, though over the top in the case of Darkfall, seem truly evil.

And I enjoy how he writes children, and Darkfall is no exception. The book was interesting enough that I finished it, but it will be going to the Goodwill and will not become a part of my library. The title of this review seems a little odd from a fan.