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By the light of the moon (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2002; vuoden 2002 painos)

Tekijä: Dean R. Koontz

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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Dean Koontz has surpassed his longtime reputation as ??America??s most popular suspense novelist?(Rolling Stone) to become one of the most celebrated and successful writers of our time. Reviewers hail his boundless originality, his art, his unparalleled ability to create highly textured, riveting drama, at once viscerally familiar and utterly unique.

Author of one #1 New York Times bestseller after another, Koontz is at the pinnacle of his powers, spinning mysteries and miracles, enthralling tales that speak directly to today??s listeners, balm for the heart and fire for the mind. In this stunning new novel, he delivers a tour de force of dark suspense and brilliant revelation that has all the Koontz trademarks: adventure, chills, riddles, humor, heartbreak, an unforgettable cast of characters, and a climax that will leave you clamoring for more.

Dylan O??Connor is a gifted young artist just trying to do the right thing in life. He??s on his way to an arts festival in Santa Fe when he stops to get a room for himself and his twenty-year-old autistic brother, Shep. But in a nightmarish instant, Dylan is attacked by a mysterious ??doctor,? injected with a strange substance, and told that he is now a carrier of something that will either kill him...or transform his life in the most remarkable way. Then he is told that he must flee??before the doctor??s enemies hunt him down for the secret circulating through his body. No one can help him, the doctor says, not even the police.

Stunned, disbelieving, Dylan is turned loose to run for his life...and straight into an adventure that will turn the next twenty-four hours into an odyssey of terror, mystery??and wondrous discovery. It is a journey that begins when Dylan and Shep??s path intersects with that of Jillian Jackson. Before that evening Jilly was a beautiful comedian whose biggest worry was whether she would ever find a decent man. Now she too is a carrier. And even as Dylan tries to convince her that they??ll be safer sticking together, cold-eyed men in a threatening pack of black Suburbans approach, only seconds before Jilly??s classic Coupe DeVille explodes into thin air.

Now the three are on the run together, but with no idea whom they??re running from??or why. Meanwhile Shep has begun exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior. And whatever it is that??s coursing through their bodies seems to have plunged them into one waking nightmare after another. Seized by sinister premonitions, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to crime scenes??just minutes before the crimes take place.

What this unfathomable power is, how they can use it to stop the evil erupting all around them, and why they have been chosen are only parts of a puzzle that reaches back into the tragic past and the dark secrets they all share: secrets of madness, pain, and untimely death. Perhaps the answer lies in the eerie, enigmatic messages that Shep, with precious time running out, begins to repeat, about an entity who does his work ??by the light of the moon.?

By the Light of the Moon is an audio of heart-stopping suspense and transcendent beauty, of how evil can destroy us and love can redeem us??a masterwork of the imagination in which the surprises come page after
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Teoksen nimi:By the light of the moon
Kirjailijat:Dean R. Koontz
Info:[Sydney] : Doubleday Book Clubs, 2002.
Kokoelmat:Oma kirjasto, Toivelista, Parhaillaan lukemassa, Aion lukea, Luettu, ei oma, Suosikit
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A re-read for me as part of a book clearance, although I enjoyed this as much, if not more, than the first time around, so may hold on to it awhile. Not only a solid plot, but Koontz creates an enjoyable balance of characters here. Even the antagonist, with his self-serving justification, lifts the mad scientist level somewhat. Yes, it’s necessary to suspend disbelief, but then this is a supernatural thriller — what else should the reader expect except the miraculous? The penultimate part with Shep being a little bit ‘something’ (the best way I can describe it, giving nothing away) has always stood out for me and the urge to protect the protagonist’s autistic brother makes for plenty of suspense. ( )
  SharonMariaBidwell | Feb 1, 2024 |
A woman, Jilly, and two brothers, Dylan and younger brother Shepard known as Shep, have to go on the run together when they are injected by a mad scientist character who seems to be using them as vehicles for his life's work, as he expects the imminent arrival of assassins. When said assassins arrive and blow up the woman's car, seemingly with the scientist aboard, they are forced to depart in the car belonging to the brothers. The story is then their cross-country road trip trying to stay ahead of the killing squad and to work out what has been done to them. They eventually find out it involves nanotechnology and that nanobots are reshaping their brains with very odd results.

I did quite like the book, which is more than I can say for any other 21st century offering from the author although I liked his original novels. This at least does not have devils intruding into human lives or deadly creatures that can only been seen by someone who helps the dead. Instead, the uncanny powers, however unlikely, are science fictional in nature even though the science behind them is pretty shaky. I must admit, the plot of someone being injected in order to save a scientist's life work from being destroyed by his employer gave me deja vu from the start as it reminded me strongly of Greg Bear's 'Blood Music' (which predates this novel by about 20 years) although the scientist in that story injects himself to smuggle his research out of the lab. So it was even more familiar when it turned out the substance they had been injected with contained nanobots. Anyway, apart from those basic ideas the two books are not similar otherwise.

Some of the character traits that the individuals have are annoying, for instance, Jilly's constant anger and argumentativeness. Similarly, it seems odd that if the nanobots in question are meant to enhance the brain's structure they don't resolve Shep's autism. And I found his name rather a challenge, given that there was a famous Blue Peter dog of that name in the UK (Blue Peter is a long-running children's programme) which even had a hit record, 'Get Down Shep!'

The book is rather overwritten in places so that tension is rather dissipated by long drawn out description, such as when Dylan creeps through a house, followed by Jilly, towards a dangerous individual. And the winding up rather spoils things by its unlikely deus-ex-machina of a wealthy benefactor and where the story almost turns into a superhero origin tale. I did find it a bit odd also that the phrase (used as the book's title) coined as a reference to the scientist's wickedness, is eventually adopted by the nano-engineered individuals as a sort of club name for themselves. There are a few references to the author's dissatisfaction with modern life, but nowhere near as intrusive as in more recent novels of his which I've read, but that ending is pure wish fulfilment on the author's part. Overall, I rate this at a 3 star read. ( )
  kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 |
Dylan O’Connor is a gifted young artist just trying to do the right thing in life. He’s on his way to an arts festival in Santa Fe when he stops to get a room for himself and his twenty-year-old autistic brother, Shep. But in a nightmarish instant, Dylan is attacked by a mysterious “doctor,” injected with a strange substance, and told that he is now a carrier of something that will either kill him...or transform his life in the most remarkable way. Then he is told that he must flee--before the doctor’s enemies hunt him down for the secret circulating through his body. No one can help him, the doctor says, not even the police.

Stunned, disbelieving, Dylan is turned loose to run for his life...and straight into an adventure that will turn the next twenty-four hours into an odyssey of terror, mystery--and wondrous discovery. It is a journey that begins when Dylan and Shep’s path intersects with that of Jillian Jackson. Before that evening Jilly was a beautiful comedian whose biggest worry was whether she would ever find a decent man. Now she too is a carrier. And even as Dylan tries to convince her that they’ll be safer sticking together, cold-eyed men in a threatening pack of black Suburbans approach, only seconds before Jilly’s classic Coupe DeVille explodes into thin air.

Now the three are on the run together, but with no idea whom they’re running from--or why. Meanwhile Shep has begun exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior. And whatever it is that’s coursing through their bodies seems to have plunged them into one waking nightmare after another. Seized by sinister premonitions, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to crime scenes--just minutes before the crimes take place.

What this unfathomable power is, how they can use it to stop the evil erupting all around them, and why they have been chosen are only parts of a puzzle that reaches back into the tragic past and the dark secrets they all share: secrets of madness, pain, and untimely death. Perhaps the answer lies in the eerie, enigmatic messages that Shep, with precious time running out, begins to repeat, about an entity who does his work “by the light of the moon.” ( )
  Gmomaj | Jul 5, 2021 |
I had read this novel when it first came out and thought it was pretty good. Not the best Koontz novel, but still pretty good.
Now I’m wondering about this. This novel now seems rather different for me, maybe because I’ve grown and matured as a person (I’d like to think).

The overly descriptive and loquacious ( ( )
  stephanie_M | Apr 30, 2020 |
This book is definitely a thriller. While reading this it was difficult to put down. I just had to know what was coming next. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery and crime.
  HeathernJeff | Nov 20, 2017 |
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And at his prow the pilot held within his hands his freight of lives, eyes wide open, full of moonlight. - Night Flight, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Life has no meaning except in terms of responsibility. - Faith and History, Reinhold Niebuhr
Now take my hand and hold it tight. I will not fail you here tonight. For failing you, I fail myself. And place my soul upon a shelf. In Hell's library without light. I will not fail you here tonight. - The Book of Counted Sorrows
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This book is dedicated to Linda Morris and Elaine Peterson for their hard work, their kindnesses, and their reliability. And, of course, for catching me in that once-a-year mistake that, if not drawn to my attention, would mar my record of perfection. And for discreetly concealing from me that the real reason they stay around is to endure that Ms. Trixie receives all the belly rubs she deserves.
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Shortly before being knocked unconscious and bound to a chair, before being injected with an unknown substance against his will, and before discovering that the world was deeply mysterious in ways he'd never before imagined, Dylan O'Conner left his motel room and walked across the highway to a brightly lighted fast-food franchise to buy cheeseburgers, French fries, pocket pies with apple filling, and a vanilla milkshake.
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(Napsauta nähdäksesi. Varoitus: voi sisältää juonipaljastuksia)
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Visiones is the Spanish title for By the Light of the Moon; not The Visions.
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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Dean Koontz has surpassed his longtime reputation as ??America??s most popular suspense novelist?(Rolling Stone) to become one of the most celebrated and successful writers of our time. Reviewers hail his boundless originality, his art, his unparalleled ability to create highly textured, riveting drama, at once viscerally familiar and utterly unique.

Author of one #1 New York Times bestseller after another, Koontz is at the pinnacle of his powers, spinning mysteries and miracles, enthralling tales that speak directly to today??s listeners, balm for the heart and fire for the mind. In this stunning new novel, he delivers a tour de force of dark suspense and brilliant revelation that has all the Koontz trademarks: adventure, chills, riddles, humor, heartbreak, an unforgettable cast of characters, and a climax that will leave you clamoring for more.

Dylan O??Connor is a gifted young artist just trying to do the right thing in life. He??s on his way to an arts festival in Santa Fe when he stops to get a room for himself and his twenty-year-old autistic brother, Shep. But in a nightmarish instant, Dylan is attacked by a mysterious ??doctor,? injected with a strange substance, and told that he is now a carrier of something that will either kill him...or transform his life in the most remarkable way. Then he is told that he must flee??before the doctor??s enemies hunt him down for the secret circulating through his body. No one can help him, the doctor says, not even the police.

Stunned, disbelieving, Dylan is turned loose to run for his life...and straight into an adventure that will turn the next twenty-four hours into an odyssey of terror, mystery??and wondrous discovery. It is a journey that begins when Dylan and Shep??s path intersects with that of Jillian Jackson. Before that evening Jilly was a beautiful comedian whose biggest worry was whether she would ever find a decent man. Now she too is a carrier. And even as Dylan tries to convince her that they??ll be safer sticking together, cold-eyed men in a threatening pack of black Suburbans approach, only seconds before Jilly??s classic Coupe DeVille explodes into thin air.

Now the three are on the run together, but with no idea whom they??re running from??or why. Meanwhile Shep has begun exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior. And whatever it is that??s coursing through their bodies seems to have plunged them into one waking nightmare after another. Seized by sinister premonitions, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to crime scenes??just minutes before the crimes take place.

What this unfathomable power is, how they can use it to stop the evil erupting all around them, and why they have been chosen are only parts of a puzzle that reaches back into the tragic past and the dark secrets they all share: secrets of madness, pain, and untimely death. Perhaps the answer lies in the eerie, enigmatic messages that Shep, with precious time running out, begins to repeat, about an entity who does his work ??by the light of the moon.?

By the Light of the Moon is an audio of heart-stopping suspense and transcendent beauty, of how evil can destroy us and love can redeem us??a masterwork of the imagination in which the surprises come page after

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