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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553591705
ISBN: 0553591703
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: April 28, 2009
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Studio: Bantam
Sales Rank: 204355
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Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas is one of those rare literary heroes who have come alive in readers’ imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is irresistibly drawn onward to a destiny he cannot imagine and to undreamed of places where the perils he will face and the stakes for which he fights will eclipse all that he has known.
The legend began in the obscure little town of Pico Mundo. A fry cook named Odd was rumored to have the extraordinary ability to communicate with the dead. Through tragedy and triumph, exhilaration and heartbreak, word of Odd Thomas’s gifts filtered far beyond Pico Mundo, attracting unforgettable new friends—and enemies of implacable evil. With great gifts comes the responsibility to meet great challenges. But no mere human being was ever meant to face the darkness that now stalks the world—not even one as oddly special as Odd Thomas.
After grappling with the very essence of reality itself, after finding the veil that separates him from his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, tantalizingly thin yet impenetrable, Odd longed only to return to a life of quiet anonymity with his two otherworldly sidekicks—his dog Boo and a new companion, one of the few who might rival his old pal Elvis. But a true hero, however humble, must persevere. Haunted by dreams of an all-encompassing red tide, Odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small California coastal town where nothing is as it seems. Now the forces arrayed against him have both official sanction and an infinitely more sinister authority…and in this dark night of the soul dawn will come only after the most shattering revelations of all.
Burnishing Dean Koontz’s stature as a master of suspense and one of our most innovative and gifted storytellers, Odd Hours illuminates a legacy of mystery and hope that will shine on long after the final page.
From the Hardcover edition.
Amazon.com Review:
Amazon Exclusive Essay: Destiny and Odd Hours Odd Thomas came to me as a gift, the entire first chapter of his first book having poured out of me as I was in the middle of writing The Face. I wrote it by hand, though I never work that way, and I never hesitated to think what should come next. He was fully-realized in my mind from the moment I began to write in that lined legal tablet. With other stories and characters, I can identify the source of the inspiration, but not with Oddie and his books. He just suddenly was. When I write about him, his narrative voice is so clear to me that I almost hear him in my head. For those among you who long have thought that I should be institutionalized, just relax: I said I almost hear him. Many times over the years, I said I would never write an open-ended series. Then along came Oddie, and he proved me wrong. Or so I thought. As I wrote the first chapter of Odd Hours, the fourth featuring my fry-cook hero, I realized that this was not an open-ended series, after all, but that it would conclude with six or seven novels. I now think seven. I suddenly saw the end point of his journey, the arc of it to the final book, and I was stunned. Beginning with this fourth story, the stakes were being raised dramatically; Oddie was going to face far more physical and moral danger than previously; and he was going to mature toward the fulfillment of a destiny that I had not seen coming until that moment. Initially, I tried to argue myself out of the direction that Odd Hours was taking. I didn't believe that the first three books had put down a sufficient foundation to support the formidable architecture that I saw rising from it in the next three or four novels. When I began to reread the first three books, however, I quickly discovered that I had unconsciously paved the road that the series was now taking. I had thought I was writing a series with an overall theme about the power and beauty of humility. Indeed I was, but it was also something more than that; and Oddie's ultimate destiny will not be merely purification to a state of absolute humility, but will be that and something else I find quite wonderful. What lies ahead will be a challenge to write--or perhaps not. The character of Odd Thomas was a gift to me, and now I see that the entire architecture of a seven-book series was another gift that came to me complete on the same day Oddie arrived, although I needed time to recognize it. This world is a place of wonder, and life is a mysterious enterprise; but nothing in all my years has been more mysterious than Odd Thomas's origins and my compulsion to write about him. -- Dean Koontz
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The Odd Thomas series is one I've mostly enjoyed, Forever Odd to me was the worst of them and Odd Thomas being the best. The other two Brother Odd and Odd Hours are about the same to me, both a pretty good read but not quite as intense as Odd Thomas. That being said, I think Odd Hours is still worth the read if you like the Odd Thomas character. That is the key. There are some flaws but none you can't over look, the main thing I enjoy in these novels is how Odd reacts to the situations he's in. His ... Read More
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The book "Odd Hours" was received in a timely fashion. The condition of the book was as described in the listing.
I am completely satisfied with this purchase and have awarded the distributor five (5) stars.
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I nearly loved this one as much as the first Odd Thomas book. But there were a few things that held me back, but overall I would definately recomend reading it - especially if you are a Dean Koontz/Odd Thomas fan. I didn't like the mysterious new young female and her role in the ending just left me frustrated. The first end part of the book (if that makes sense) was excellent - I never saw any of it comming, I was too wrapped up in the rest of the book to think about it too much or think too far ahead ... Read More
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I really enjoy Dean Knootz, Odd Thomas' series. As all the Odd Thomas adventures this book kept my attention until the very end. I recommend this book to anyone that likes reading Dean Knootz novels.
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Odd Thomas is a great character. Very sincere, gentle and caring. I love this series of books and am looking forward to another Odd Thomas book. I love reading books and I re-read them all the time. Thank you, Dean Koontz for giving me wonderful people and places to read about.
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