Very good tale of a man's pursuit of the apparent survivor of an airliner crash that killed his family.

Not my thing. Although interesting and terrifying premise of science at its worst, it was just too science fiction to be believable. I would hate to think that anything in this story would or could take place. ( )

Joe Carpenter is an angry, lost man since his wife and two daughters died in a horrific plane crash. Then he runs into Rose, and all heck breaks loose. Suddenly, he's being stalked by a group of genetic scientists who have been busy creating genetically enhanced kids. Yes, it's an old horror story, but this one has a twist. One small child can bring hope to the world through a touch of her hand. Sound crazy? It is. I don't think this book is one of Mr. Koontz's best works. The characters were unlikeable, and the story never drew me in. Large chunks of descriptive narrative were meaningless to the storyline. ( )

A well plotted supernatural thriller, this book is going to mean different things to different people primarily depending on their religious beliefs. At first, I was a little irritated by its message, which I saw as potentially flawed. Without giving away the revelation, it’s hard to explain why, except to say there’s no way to know the truth behind what someone shows people. I think the main character of Joe Carpenter explores a husband's and father’s grief well, but the book feels overlong. There’s an almost comfortable ride, even through moments of tension and a lot left toward the end to be revealed. Not as boring as an info dump, still it’s a lot to take in. It’s like 90% of the book builds question after question and then the remaining chunk provides the answer and it left me feeling a little bombarded as I finished the novel. Having said that, I’d have to take time to consider how anyone would present this story in another format and it’s an imaginative plot. We know Koontz for incorporating his religious beliefs and there’s a high percentage of that here, but, as I’ve said, everything here is open to interpretation. It’s gripping enough to be well worth reading once, though this was a re-read for me after many years. ( )

Un inexplicable accidente aéreo acaba con la vida de trescientas treinta personas, entre las que se encuentra la familia del cronista de sucesos Joe Carpenter. Cuando un año más tarde conoce a Rose, una enigmática mujer que dice ser una superviviente de la tragedia, la ilusión de que su familia pudiera haber corrido con la misma suerte que ella se convierte en una obsesión. Sin embargo, Rose desaparece sin dejar rastro. La sospecha de que las autoridades ocultaron información a los familiares de las víctimas lo impulsa a la búsqueda desesperada de Rose. Dicha búsqueda lo pone sobre la pista de una poderosa y siniestra organización dispuesta a impedir por todos los medios que nadie desvele sus secretos. La terrible verdad que Joe acaba descubriendo lo obliga a reconsiderar todo cuanto creía saber sobre los límites de la vida y la muerte, la bondad y el amor.