By far, Koontz's best work. This is one of the few books I've read in the realm of science fiction that effectively, and more importantly - correctly, deals with time travel and paradox. Koontz doesn't make mistakes with this one and ties up his loose ends, creating a pleasing and satisfying action story, time travel story, alternate history story, and love story. You get more than you bargain for if you pick up this little gem.

Laura Shane has been a haunted woman all her life. From a violent delivery in a stunning thunderstorm, to her mortifying days in the orphanage. Someone has been looking out for her, keeping her safe and out of danger, from the womb...but what are these stranger's intentions? Does he really mean her well? Just where does he come from, and why doesn't he seem to age?

Now, Laura is a happily married woman with a somewhat happy life. But that's all about to change, because now someone has come to kill her...and the stranger, her guardian angel, will expose himself for who he really is. Will Laura believe him? Can she trust him? Will he actually keep her safe this time?

Dean Koontz scores yet again. "Lightning" is a science fiction/suspense/romance thriller to top all others. No one writes like Koontz, no one can hope to write like Koontz, and "Lightning" is a perfect example of his craftsmanship. A rivetting novel that'll leave you glued to the pages and wanting more.

Dean Koontz is not my favorite author, but this book does have it's good points. Quite interesting and different.

This is another one of my favorite Koontz books - in my top 10 overall! It's about time travel, although that's kind of a spoiler - you don't really get to the time traveling until about halfway through the book. Then it picks up the sci-fi edge very quickly and, as one reviewer already mentioned, is as tightly logical as the idea of time travel can be. Excellent read - couldn't put it down!

Laura Shane leads a troubled life: she is orphaned, nearly molested twice and loses one of her closest friends in a tragic accident, all before her 13th birthday. Even worse events would have befallen Laura if not for the mysterious guardian angel who periodically appears with a bolt of lightning to miraculously rescue her.

Typical Koontz - time travel, suspense and a great read.

Had a little trouble getting 'into' the book at the beginning. But after awhile it picked up. Good book.

As is typical of many of Koontz novels, this one starts out with mysterious men conducting experiments of a nefarious nature. A baby named Laura is born, her mother dies in childbirth and she's raised by her loving dad and watched over by a mysterious "guardian angel", a big blond man who saves her life on more than one occasion. Also, making an appearance is a man who wants both the guardian angel and Laura dead.

The first part of the book is spent getting to know Laura and grieving with her when her world falls apart. The thing that struck me most about this book was the length of time Koontz was allowed to develop his main characters. This is something I find incredibly lacking with many of the horror novels by newer authors I've attempted to read lately (Bryan Smith comes to mind). Koontz completely immerses you in Laura's world and allows you to care deeply for her and to care about the people she loves. As much as character study as it is a fast paced time-travel, suspense filled read, Lightning managed to capture my attention throughout most of it (and it was long!). My attention only began to wane near the end of the book when the adventure bit and war talk took center stage.

This was my first Koontz book. It was well written and fairly suspenseful, but there were a lot of twists and contortions to get the plot to work. Aspects of the story frequently reminded me of the first Terminator movie. Also the dialog was often a little stilted and scripted. Still, I liked the characters, so I'll reserve judgment and try one of his later books to see how his craft developed.

There was a storm the night Laura was born. A man appeared and helped deliver the baby. IT woild of been a fatal birth.
Later in her life, the man appeared again in a storm to save Laura from tradgedy. Who is he?

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This was a wild ride of a book. I loved it.

This is one of the stranger Dean Koontz books I have read. It has received wide acclaim and a lot of people think it is one of his best, though I'm not among them, I have to admit that it held my interest and kept me turning pages. The story is very interesting and unique, its unlike any horror book I have read before. The plot concerns a woman who struggles through life, orphaned at a young aged and menaced by pedophiles in the orphanage where she lives. Somehow, a mysterious stranger always shows up to rescue her when things get ugly. Who is this stranger, and why does he never seem to age? The answer is a mystery that will surprise you.

This was the first Dean Koontz book I had ever read and I loved it so much I subsequently became an avid Koontz fan having now read every one of the many he has written.

I love the idea of one man being so in love with a woman he has never met that he was willing to jump through time and space to be with her in specific times of her life. And Laura was one of the strongest heroines Dean Koontz has created. Romance and action in one exciting package. Definitely my favorite among his books.

This was another great book by Dean Koontz.

This is a very good read.

is so cool sometimes when i was reading it i hope to be alittle scarey but it was just cool i wish you would make a part 2 of this book so i can read more of it.

When Dean Koontz first come on the scene, I read everything he put out, one right after the other. Subsequently, I got sick of his books pretty quickly. This is one of his best. I've read it several times and never get sick of it. You will love this book!

A storm struck the night Laura Shane was born, and there was a strangeness about the weather that people would remember for years. Even more mysterious was the stranger who saved her from a fatal delivery. Years later, another bolt of lightning, and the stranger returned. He again saves Laura from tragedy. Is he her guardian angel, or the devil in disguise?

Awsome book. I fell in love with Stefan Krieg :)

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