Lightning - Couverture rigide

Koontz, Dean R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0399133194 ISBN 13 : 9780399133190

Editeur : Putnam Pub Group, 1988

Synopsis

A storm strikes on the night Laura Shane is born in 1955, and there is a strangeness about the weather that people will remember for years.
As the dazzling blue-white jagged bolts of lightning split the heavens, a stranger materialises out of the raging blizzard to guard Laura from the not so tender mercies of a drunken doctor and ensure her safe passage into the world, before disappearing back into the night. Eight years later, Laura meets her mysterious saviour again, when he saves her from the perverted and deadly intentions of a drug-crazed robber.
Throughout her childhood, ever more terrifying troubles beset the young girl, but with increasing courage, she finds the strength to prevail - even without the intervention of the stranger.
In time she marries and has a son, while also finding success as a novelist. Gradually the memory of her strange guardian and the troubles of her youth dim in the light of her happiness. Until the lightning strikes once more and shatters her world.
This time the stranger has become the angel of death. As Laura flees with her young son, Chris, she knows she must prepare for the final confrontation that will come with the powerful forces that stalk her. The adventure - and the terror - has only just begun.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Brilliant...a spine-tingling tale...both challenging and entertaining.”—Associated Press
 
“Romance, action, and suspense...holds the reader through the sheer momentum.”—The Washington Post
 
“Crackles with excitement from beginning to end...impossible to put down.”—The Orlando Sentinel

“A master of terror...a page-turning thriller. The twists and turns are titillating, exciting and combined with surprises that make for a good read.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
 
“Thought-provoking fun and pulse-pounding thrills.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
“Lightning sizzles. Wow! It’s a mix to tingle any reader’s fancy.”—New York Daily News

More Praise for Dean Koontz

“Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth.”—The Seattle Times

“Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....‘Serious’ writers...might do well to examine his technique.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone.”—Associated Press

“In every industry there exist ‘artists’ that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans.”—Suspense Magazine

“[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.”—Los Angeles Times

“Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift.”—Publishers Weekly

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The first time the lightning strikes Laura Shane is born...

The second time is strikes the terror starts...though eight-year-old Laura is saved by a mysterious stranger from the perverted and deadly intentions of a drug-crazed robber. Throughout her childhood she is plagued by ever more terrifying troubles, and with increasing courage she finds the strength to prevail - even without the intervention of her strange guardian. But, despite her success as a novelist, and her happy family life, Laura cannot shake the certainty that powerful and malignant forces are controlling her destiny.

Then the lightning strikes once more and shatters her world. The adventure - and the terror - have only just begun...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Putnam Pub Group
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0399133194
• ISBN 13: 9780399133190
• Reliure: Relié