The Servants of Twilight
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469248824 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 263 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A great storyteller.” – New York Daily NewsAn ordinary parking lot in southern California. And they are everywhere.“A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting.” – The San Diego Union-Tribune“Koontz is brilliant.” – Chicago Sun-Times“One of the finest and most versatile suspense writers.” – The Macon Telegraph & News. Christine Scavello and her six-year-old son are accosted by a strange old woman.“I know who you are,” the woman snaps at the boy. They’ve branded him the Antichrist. Suddenly Christine’s pride and joy, her only son, is targeted by a group of religious fanatics. They want to kill him. “I know what you are.”A scream, a threat—and then a grotesque act of violence
Koontz showing off his older and better talent here with Servants of Twilight. As a Dean Koontz fan I read many of his books. This one I only discovered it this year(2013) even though it was one of his earlier ones. I just had to have it!It's an average size read as far as Koontz books go, but entertaining and thought-provoking to the end. It was actually released under one of Koontz' then many aliases "Leigh Nichols", and re-r. Fast-paced and entertaining good read, but not great (anit-climactic ending) ILuvReading This book is fast-paced and hard to put down. It's another take on good versus evil, lots of religious undertone (is the little boy the AntiChrist??) , and the author certainly becomes "preachy" at times, especially at the beginning and the ending. There were many surprises and twists, yet also some very predictable parts. You feel empathy for the 3 . "Early KOONTZ WRITING GREAT" according to Debra Campoli. I read this book maybe 20 years ago!! I just wanted to re- read it and it doesn't disappoint! I am STILL intrigued by the story!
. Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden, Trixie
. The narrative moves along briskly until the last third, at which point a frantic chase sequence goes on too long. Single parent Christine Scavello and her young son Joey find themselves confronted by a madwoman, Grace Spivey, who fancies she discerns the Antichrist in Joey's cherubic visage. Nevertheless, this is a better than average adventure with supernatural overtones. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. After the police fail to provide adequate protection, Christine turns to private detective Charlie Harrison, whose business and home are soon firebombed by the cultists, and two of his men murdered, even as he finds that he is falling in love with Christine. Spivey is the charismatic leader of a religious cult whose fanatic members do her every bidding, including murdering the little boy, and everyone who stands in their way. The possibility of Joey's actually being the Antichrist is a deftly handled (and