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Midnight

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: J. Charles
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 In picturesque Moonlight Cove, California, inexplicable deaths occur, and spine-tingling terror descends to this "edge of paradise". Growing numbers of residents harbor a secret so dark it is sure to cost even more lives.

Tessa Lockland comes to town to probe her sister's seemingly unprompted suicide. Independent and clever, she meets up with Sam Booker, an undercover FBI agent sent to Moonlight Cove to discover the truth behind the mysterious deaths.

They meet Harry Talbot, a wheelchair-bound veteran, who has seen things from his window that he was not meant to see. Together they begin to understand the depth of evil in Moonlight Cove. Chrissie Foster, a resourceful 11-year-old, running from parents who have suddenly changed and in whom darkness dwells, joins them. Together they make a stand against darkness and terror.

©2004 Dean Koontz (P)2004 Brilliance Audio Genetic Engineering Horror Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary

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This is a great story, full of monsters and ripped reality in this new world! 😱
Narration was hard, had to slow the speed down a lot, he was on fast forward from the start!

GREAT.

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I started this audio book about twenty five years after I actually read it, remembering that outside of my usual Stephen King faves this was one of the best of my younger years. I was dismayed at first that the narrator sounded like a 1930s newscaster, barreling along at a thousand miles per hour, a bit of tinkering with the playback speed sorted that out nicely, I found that setting it to 0.85x gave it a more normal tempo and timbre. Storywise this is a wonderful book, I love horror with a good sense of humour and Koontz is definitely one of the genre's best when it comes to providing that in bushels.

Turn the speed down!!!

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I'm not a big fan of horror, but this novel was sufficiently entertaining that it helped divert my mind during a series of family crises, when I had no spare capacity for anything deeper. It's littered with familiar horror and science fiction tropes, and the themes reflect the late 80s/early 90s anxieties, that I remember so well, about the possibilities of cybernetics. Our anxieties have shifted since then, but communications have developed more or less as the story predicts. It all ends with some typically emetic American schmaltz.

I'm pushing 60 and don't have a huge amount of patience with trigger warnings. That said, Audible should perhaps give a warning about some dated and possibly offensive racial depictions, as well as patronising attitudes towards the disabled. The author tried hard, but didn't quite succeed. Yes, I'm being patronising. ;-)

Schlocky but absorbing

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this is the second Dean Koontz book I've listened to (first was Phantoms). it's ok, but essentially the same story again. remote small town overridden by evil forces, defeated by a plucky small band of adults plus a child caught up in the middle of it all. like I said I enjoyed it well enough but I think I've heard enough of Mr Koontz for now. narration is good, if a bit cheery for a tale of dismorphic horror.

ok, but formulaic

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A really strong idea with excellent characters who are thoughtfully developed. Midnight features Koontz's usual high-octane action & trademark rapid pace, but there's pause enough to catch your breath and smile, even laugh along with some of the more loveable characters.

Koontz at his imaginative best

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