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Book Description:
His birth was marked by wonder and tragedy.
He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams.
His story will change the way you see the world.
On the heels of his #1 bestseller False Memory, Dean Koontz brings together his most compelling themes and an unforgettable cast of characters to create what is perhaps the most thrilling and emotionally powerful work of his critically acclaimed career.
Bartholomew Lampion is born on a day of tragedy and terror that will mark his family forever. All agree that his unusual eyes are the most beautiful they have ever seen. On this same day, a thousand miles away, a ruthless man learns that he has a mortal enemy named Bartholomew. He embarks on a relentless search to find this enemy, a search that will consume his life. And a girl is born from a brutal rape, her destiny mysteriously linked to Barty and the man who stalks him.
At the age of three, Barty Lampion is blinded when surgeons remove his eyes to save him from a fast-spreading cancer. As he copes with his blindness and proves to be a prodigy, his mother counsels him that all things happen for a reason and that every person's life has an effect on every other person's, in often unknowable ways.
At thirteen, Bartholomew regains his sight. How he regains it, why he regains it, and what happens as his amazing life unfolds and entwines with others results in a breathtaking journey of courage, heart-stopping suspense, and high adventure.
He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams.
His story will change the way you see the world.
On the heels of his #1 bestseller False Memory, Dean Koontz brings together his most compelling themes and an unforgettable cast of characters to create what is perhaps the most thrilling and emotionally powerful work of his critically acclaimed career.
Bartholomew Lampion is born on a day of tragedy and terror that will mark his family forever. All agree that his unusual eyes are the most beautiful they have ever seen. On this same day, a thousand miles away, a ruthless man learns that he has a mortal enemy named Bartholomew. He embarks on a relentless search to find this enemy, a search that will consume his life. And a girl is born from a brutal rape, her destiny mysteriously linked to Barty and the man who stalks him.
At the age of three, Barty Lampion is blinded when surgeons remove his eyes to save him from a fast-spreading cancer. As he copes with his blindness and proves to be a prodigy, his mother counsels him that all things happen for a reason and that every person's life has an effect on every other person's, in often unknowable ways.
At thirteen, Bartholomew regains his sight. How he regains it, why he regains it, and what happens as his amazing life unfolds and entwines with others results in a breathtaking journey of courage, heart-stopping suspense, and high adventure.
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5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Koontz again falls in love with his characters -- richly drawn and compelling. Full of hope, wonderment, family love, and good and evil. A real thriller!
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a wonderful Koontz book. It starts off fast and keeps up the pace. This book is about a boy who is blind and has an enemy, who even the enemy doens't know the boy is his enemy.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the story of a boy who loses his sight. And then mysteriously regains it. It is the story of a courageous band of seekers. And a relentless killer. It is the story of all that is right with the world. And all that is terribly wrong. It is the story of a revelation so terrifying and so sublime, it can only be glimpsed....
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
First Dean Koontz book I've read with so many characters, but I could not put this one down!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very good book, interesting characters that each have their own special reason for being brought together. I love Dean Koontz books, his description of each character and the way they are developed through the story is very thought out.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book holds its own very well among Dean Koontz' best work. I highly recommend it!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is about a lot of murder and mystery. One boy loses his sight and later mysteriously regains it later. There is one evil killer, and a lot of very courageous people .Very good if you like mystery and murder.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Could not put down, just loved every second of the twist.
I refer to a lot of things now as the "inbetween"... I just loved that..
Once you get this one you wont' want to give it up, since you know you will want to read it again and again.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Love everything Dean Koontz writes!
Please Rate these Book Reviews
This book keeps you going with several plotlines that weren't too confusing. Although you could not finish this book in one sitting, it is very long, it is one of those that you go to sleep with it and wake up to it. I didn't care for the ending, it felt rushed which was very disappointing with such a wonderfully written story up until then.
Takes a little while before turning into a fairly thrilling read. Parallel story lines with plenty of foreshadowing. At first, very overwritten, but by the end you get into the spirit of the flowery language.
3 stars out of 5
Rita L. (I could not put this book down! I think it is one of his best books...certainly one of mine!
Amanda T. (This is the first of Koontz's novels that I read, and I was thoroughly impressed with his writing abilities, quirky paragraphs, and incredible storytelling. The story is slightly bizarre, but you will love (and hate) the characters. A good read!
I guess, according to the reviews, that I am one of the few who doesn't like this book. I thought the story dragged on, and on, and on. Too many pages of not a lot of action and then an ending that just went flat. Koontz had some very cool ideas here, but it wasn't executed very well.
This was our book club selection for the summer and what a book! This has everything in it from detectives, love, mysticism, and psychology, just to name a few. I was enthralled from the first page and was carried through to a conclusion that was peaceful and heartwarming. Needless to say I loved this book.
Samantha T. (I wasn't as impressed with FTCOHE as I was with the other Koontz's books I've read. I thought the summary on the back of the book was misleading as to who the main character was & what the plot mainly was. Still, it was an entertaining read.
This was one of the better Koontz books, I couldnt wait to pick it up again to find out what happened next. There is always something magical about his stories, how good always triumphs over evil, but not without geat sacrifice. These characters are real and there are many of them that are intricately woven into the twists and turns of the story. A great read!
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