“A group of strangers bound by terrifying synchronicity becomes humankind’s hope of survival in an exhilarating, twist-filled novel by Dean Koontz, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
As a girl, Joanna Chase thrived on Rustling Willows Ranch in Montana until tragedy upended her life. Now thirty-four and living in Santa Fe with only misty memories of the past, she begins to receive pleas—by phone, through her TV, in her dreams: I am in a dark place, Jojo. Please come and help me. Heeding the disturbing appeals, Joanna is compelled to return to Montana, and to a strange childhood companion she had long forgotten.
She isn’t the only one drawn to the Montana farmstead. People from all walks of life have converged at the remote ranch. They are haunted, on the run, obsessed, and seeking answers to the same omniscient danger Joanna came to confront. All the while, on the outskirts of Rustling Willows, a madman lurks with a vision to save the future. Mass murder is the only way to see his frightening manifesto come to pass.
Through a bizarre twist of seemingly coincidental circumstances, a band of strangers now find themselves under Montana’s big dark sky. Their lives entwined, they face an encroaching horror. Unless they can defeat this threat, it will spell the end for humanity.”
Over the years, Dean Koontz has dipped into just about every genre out there. From children's books and romances to the horror novels and thrillers he's perhaps best known for. Early in his career, he wrote many straight-up science fiction adventures many of you have probably never heard of. Years ago, I went through a period where I hunted down almost every one of those old books, and I loved them all! And for me, modern Koontz is at his best when he touches back on those early sci-fi ideas—with plenty of present-day mystery and thrills thrown in, of course—and I think this book might be the best example of his genre-bending excellence yet!
The general theme of this book is synchronicity. Maybe you've heard the term. It has to do with the relationships between seemingly unrelated people or events, the way one thing might affect other things in ways you never could have guessed and that don't even necessarily make sense until later. Koontz has used this idea before, but as far as I know, it's never been such an integral part of the plot. What he pulls off with this book is nothing short of genius. If you don't marvel at the way he ties things together here, there's something seriously wrong with you! 🙂
As always, I don't want to spoil anything, so I won't say anything more specific, but suffice it to say there are plenty of wonderful twists in this book. If you're already a Koontz fan and especially loved some of his more sci-fi-tinged novels like The Taking and Frankenstein, I think you'll dig this one. And if you've never read Koontz before but enjoy a twisty page-turner with great characters and terrifically crafted writing, you really need to give this one a try.
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