Dean Koontz

Every so often a character so captures the hearts and imaginations of readers that he seems to take on a life of his own long after the final page is turned. For such a character, one book is not enough--readers must know what happens next. Now Dean Koontz returns with the novel his fans have been demanding. With the emotional power and sheer storytelling artistry that are his trademarks, Koontz takes up once more the story of a unique young hero and an eccentric little town in a tale that is equal parts suspense and terror, adventure and mystery--and altogether irresistibly odd. We're all a little odd beneath the surface. He's the most unlikely hero you'll ever meet--an ordinary guy with a modest job you might never look at twice. But there's so much more to any of us than meets the eye--and that goes triple for Odd Thomas. For Odd lives always between two worlds in the small desert town of Pico Mundo, where the heroic and the harrowing are everyday events. Odd never asked to communicate with the dead--it's something that just happened. But as the unofficial goodwill ambassador between our world and theirs, he's got a duty to do the right thing. That's the way Odd sees it and that's why he's won hearts on both sides of the divide between life and death. A childhood friend of Odd's has disappeared. The worst is feared. But as Odd applies his unique talents to the task of finding the missing person, he discovers something worse than a dead body, encounters an enemy of exceptional cunning, and spirals into a vortex of terror. Once again Odd will stand against our worst fears. Around him will gather new allies and old, some living and some not. For in the battle to come, there can be no innocent bystanders, and every sacrifice can tip the balance between despair and hope. Whether you're meeting Odd Thomas for the first time or he's already an old friend, you'll be led on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror, wonder and delight--to a revelation that can change your life. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas.

Odd Thomasin tapaamat kuolleet ovat yleensä lohtua ja oikeutta etsiviä olentoja, jotka haluavat jatkaa rauhassa matkaansa eteenpäin, mutta eivät pääse lähtemään ennen kuin tietyt asiat ovat selvitetty. Odd selvittelee keskeneräisiä asioita kuolleiden puolesta ja sotkee samalla omansa. Odd näkee myös bodacheja, mustia lipuvia varjoja, jotka ovat verilöylyihin ja joukkotuhoihin erikoistuneita henkimaailman katastrofi-matkailijoita. Mitä väkivaltaisempi kuolema, sitä enemmän bodacheja. Kun Oddin pikaruokagrilliin saapuu bodachien ympäröimä turpea muukalainen, Odd vakuuttuu että mies on joko massamurhaaja tai kuolee hyvin väkivaltaisesti. Bodacheja alkaa näkyä Pico Mundon katukuvassa huolestuttavan paljon ja uskaliaiden tiedonhankintaretkiensä aikana Odd saa selville kammottavia asioita. Joku aikoo pikaliittää Pico Mundon kunnan ja sen asukkaat - mukaan lukien Oddin rakastetun Stormyn ja 200-kiloisen kirjailijaystävän P. Oswald Boonen - kuolleiden hiljaiseen kerhoon. Tuhansien ihmisten kohtalo on Oddin rohkeuden, kekseliäisyyden ja uskon varassa.

Over the course of two shattering days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, and an oddball assortment of allies make their way through a dark, terrifying, and labyrinthine world in which past and present, fate and destiny, and life and death collide as they risk everything to avert a threatening cataclysm. Reprint. 65,000 first printing.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz delivers a gripping novel of a man accused of stealing not just someone's identity, but his entire life... A big house. A beautiful wife. Two happy and healthy children. It's a nice life that writer Martin Stillwater has made for himself. But he can't shake this feeling of impending disaster. One bad moment on an otherwise fine day has put Marty on a collision course with a killer--a man with a mere shadow of an identity who is desperately searching for something more... Martin's home. Martin's family. Martin's life.

A cop races against time to prevent his own death in this heart-pounding thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. Harry Lyon is a rational man, a cop who refuses to let his job harden his soul. His partner urges him to surrender to the chaos of life. But Harry believes in order and reason. Then one fateful day, he's forced to shoot a man--and a homeless stranger with bloodshot eyes utteres the haunting words that challenge Harry Lyon's sanity... "Ticktock, ticktock. You'll be dead in sixteen hours... Dead by dawn... Dead by dawn... Dead by dawn..."

In the 21st century, more and more people ‘go out to the movie’s at home. Theo Kalomirakis reigns supreme the world over as the leading creator of custom-designed theatres and one-of-a-kind entertainment environments. This book presents fifteen of these incredible spaces with superb colour photographs and descriptions of the technology that make this revolution in entertainment and design possible. While Kalomirakis' extravagant creations are for wealthy clients, they also serve as inspiration for home owners who want to integrate cinema quality with home comfort on a more modest budget. Greek language text. 200+ colour illustrations.

A man on a mission must come to terms with his forgotten past in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. In Portland, he saved a young boy from a drunk driver. In Boston, he rescued a child from an underground explosion. In Houston, he disarmed a man who was trying to shoot his own wife. Reporter Holly Thorne was intrigued by this strange quiet savior named Jim Ironheart. She was even falling in love with him. But what power compelled an ordinary man to save twelve lives in three months? What visions haunted his dreams? And why did he whisper in his sleep: There is an Enemy. It is coming. It'll kill us all...?

Aided through many crises throughout her life by the almost miraculous intervention of a stranger, Laura Shane learns the nature of her awesome destiny when, on her thirtieth birthday, the stranger finally requests her help. Reissue.

A "superior thriller"(Oakland Press) about a man, a dog, and a terrifying threat that could only have come from the imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods. That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind's darkest creation...

"The plot twists ingeniously...an engaging, often chilling book."--The New York Times Book Review A writer in California. A doctor in Boston. A motel owner and his employee in Nevada. A priest in Chicago. A robber in New York. A little girl in Las Vegas. They're a handful of people from across the country, living through eerie variations of the same nightmare. A dark memory is calling out to them. And soon they will be drawn together, deep in the heart of a sprawling desert, where the terrifying truth awaits...

"Phantoms is gruesome and unrelenting... It's well realized, intelligent, and humane."--Stephen King They found the town silent, apparently abandoned. Then they found the first body, strangely swollen and still warm. One hundred fifty were dead, 350 missing. But the terror had only begun in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California. At first they thought it was the work of a maniac. Or terrorists. Or toxic contamination. Or a bizarre new disease. But then they found the truth. And they saw it in the flesh. And it was worse than anything any of them had ever imagined...

Driving from Philadelphia to San Francisco, to join his fiancee, Courtney, Alex is followed by someone who also wants to see Courtney, who knows Alex's exact route, and who wants Alex dead

Huom! Myynnissä olevat kappaleet sisältävät LOISTOpokkarit -kustantamon merkinnän ja leiman. Odd Thomasin tapaamat kuolleet ovat yleensä lohtua ja oikeutta etsiviä olentoja, jotka haluavat jatkaa rauhassa matkaansa eteenpäin, mutta eivät pääse lähtemään ennen kuin tietyt asiat ovat selvitetty. Odd selvittelee keskeneräisiä asioita kuolleiden puolesta ja sotkee samalla omansa. Odd näkee myös bodacheja, mustia lipuvia varjoja, jotka ovat verilöylyihin ja joukkotuhoihin erikoistuneita henkimaailman katastrofi-matkailijoita. Mitä väkivaltaisempi kuolema, sitä enemmän bodacheja. Kun Oddin pikaruokagrilliin saapuu bodachien ympäröimä turpea muukalainen, Odd vakuuttuu että mies on joko massamurhaaja tai kuolee hyvin väkivaltaisesti. Bodacheja alkaa näkyä Pico Mundon katukuvassa huolestuttavan paljon ja uskaliaiden tiedonhankintaretkiensä aikana Odd saa selville kammottavia asioita. Joku aikoo pikaliittää Pico Mundon kunnan ja sen asukkaat - mukaan lukien Oddin rakastetun Stormyn ja 200-kiloisen kirjailijaystävän P. Oswald Boonen - kuolleiden hiljaiseen kerhoon. Tuhansien ihmisten kohtalo on Oddin rohkeuden, kekseliäisyyden ja uskon varassa.

The fifth Odd Thomas thriller from the master storyteller. Odd finds refuge at a rundown mansion, but soon discovers a frightening presence. Odd Thomas has seen danger and he has seen death. He lives between two worlds, communicating with the lingering dead. He stands between us and our darkest fears, never failing the tests that confront him, whatever the cost. Now he has found refuge in a crumbling mansion in Santa Barbara, along with his closest friends both living and dead. But the house is a place of terrible secrets, haunted by lingering spirits. And there is a stranger, more frightening presence still...