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Dean Koontz - Fear Nothing
I know, Dean Koontz has written a lot of cheap novels. Most of his books are do goody lessons for life. But
it seems that he wants to redeem himself. Or at least is what it's seen in his recent novels. "Fear Nothing" is in the
same tradition of "Midnight" and in a more subtle way, of "Watchers". In the featured town, Moonlight Bay, nothing
is what it seems. Nobody is who he seems. Christopher Snow is the main character, a person with a strange genetic disorder
that disables him to stand the light. After his father dies, lots of the secrets will unfold and the whole town will become
suspect of a great crime. The dark streets cover strange things, but Snow will have to find the outrageous answer
to the stunning mystery that plagues the town. Koontz does something incredible. He doubts the existence of God. And another
surprising detail. The characters aren't divided in bad and good anymore. Even the ones that are in the conspiracy will
have their reasons to do the terrible things involved in it. They won't be the regular psychos in a Koontz novel. This
time, they will be regular people forced by the circumstances to do what they have to do. Even if it's not a finished
story by its terrible implications, you will find it as a refreshing Koontz novel. The author stopped telling the story
in a strange point, but the unusual ending will keep you reading the series.
Koontz is a skilled plotter, but he ruins it with his oh-so-good and oh-how-evil characters. This time,
the characters are more human, more real. It's fun to read and the mystery will keep you guessing, even at the end of the
book.
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