Winter Moon
Written by Dean Koontz
Narrated by Christopher Lane
3.5/5
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Deepest night, Montana. An eerie light proclaims the arrival of a mysterious watcher in the woods. And one solitary man begins a desperate battle against something unknown—and unknowable.
Broad daylight, Los Angeles. An ordinary morning erupts in cataclysmic violence. A young family is shattered in a heartbeat. Fate will lead this family to an isolated Montana ranch, but their sanctuary will become their worst nightmare. For there they will face a chillingly ruthless enemy, from which no one—living or dead—is safe.
Dean Koontz
Internationally bestselling author Dean Koontz was only a senior in college when he won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition. He has never stopped writing since. Koontz is the author of seventy-nine New York Times bestsellers, fourteen of which rose to #1, including One Door Away from Heaven, From the Corner of His Eye, Midnight, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, Hideaway, Dragon Tears, Intensity, Sole Survivor, The Husband, Odd Hours, Relentless, What the Night Knows, and 77 Shadow Street. He’s been hailed by Rolling Stone as “America’s most popular suspense novelist,” and his books have been published in thirty-eight languages and have sold over five hundred million copies worldwide. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he now lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirits of their goldens Trixie and Anna. For more information, visit his website at www.deankoontz.com.
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Readers find this title to be a suspenseful and enjoyable read, but are disappointed by the rushed and abrupt ending. Some reviewers express concern about the lack of diversity in the characters, feeling that it caters to a specific audience. Overall, the book is praised for its writing style and the author's talent, but readers wish for better endings and more inclusivity.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was "meh". The beginning was pretty good but the ending just dragged on. The climax seemed to last forever. Good plot though. Characters ok. More cops from Mr. Koontz as usual. Good for a casual read.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was "meh". The beginning was pretty good but the ending just dragged on. The climax seemed to last forever. Good plot though. Characters ok. More cops from Mr. Koontz as usual. Good for a casual read.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of Koontz's older books; Originally published under a different title and name. Good Story, typical Koontz. You know where it is going to wind up but regardless...prepare to be shaken up.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The very ending kind of disappointed... they should have stayed
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I listened to the audio book of Winter Moon. I have been a Dean Koontz fan for many, many years. Winter moon is easily my least favorite Koontz book. I love the premise of the story and the climax, once we got there, was fantastic. But getting there took way too long. The book moved very slowly. I felt way too much attention was spent on everyday menial tasks, which is quite boring to read about, or listen to in this case.The book started out strong. Jack is a police officer in Los Angeles. The very first chapter starts with him and his partner getting into a shootout. From there, we go to Quartermass Ranch in Montana where we meet Eduardo. Eventually, Jack moves with his wife and son to Montana and live at Quartermass Ranch, which is when things start to get strange and the story starts to pick up. However, this is about three-quarters of the way into the book already. I had considered more than once to stop listening and put the book aside, but because I am such a huge fan of Koontz I kept expecting it to get better. I guess they can't all be winners. I won't hold this against him. Still a huge fan, and looking forward to reading more!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very suspenseful. I enjoyed the book right up to the very end and just like most of Koontz books, the ending ruined the whole book. The end was rushed and was basically just cut off. I don’t know why Dean Koontz does that. He is an awesome writer and I do like his books, I just wish he would end his books better.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I believe the man can write not a bad story!!!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of Koontz's older books; Originally published under a different title and name. Good Story, typical Koontz. You know where it is going to wind up but regardless...prepare to be shaken up.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5For white’s only would be a better title. The Spanish guy, the Black guy and the Indian guy all killed off in the first two chapters. But the white guy defied all odds by surviving. I didn’t realize this was a superhero fantasy book. Or perhaps like I said earlier it’s a book for whites only.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oddly, I had completely forgotten about this book. The premise didn’t ring a bell, and neither did I recollect anything when I began re-reading. I find this surprising, as it’s quite a good story. More purely science-fiction than much of Dean Koontz’s work, which I think of as supernatural and paranormal thrillers. Perhaps I had forgotten it, because while the first half of the book contains tension, it flows around two separate men with seemingly no connection. One dealing with the adversity of being a cop injured in the line of duty, and the other dealing with a no lesser threat but undeniably strange. It’s in the second half of the book that the tension escalates, ending at a fast pace towards the end. If I have any negatives to add, it’s that although the story is over, the conclusion feels a little rushed after so much tension, which left me feeling a little dropped. I’m also not entirely certain the final decision the family makes felt entirely satisfying to me — I felt that had to be a better compromise. Still, these are small niggles, and I thoroughly recommend this book. Perhaps one to enjoy as a modern twist on the Lovecraft universe.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of Koontz's older books; Originally published under a different title and name. Good Story, typical Koontz. You know where it is going to wind up but regardless...prepare to be shaken up.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I really just couldn't finish this book. The first couple of chapters is just right-wing whining about how 'urban scum' are ruining the world. The writing itself is awful.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was "meh". The beginning was pretty good but the ending just dragged on. The climax seemed to last forever. Good plot though. Characters ok. More cops from Mr. Koontz as usual. Good for a casual read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love Dean Koontz's books because you just never know what his rich imagination is going to come up with...but whatever it is it's always a huge surprise. This is one of the scariest books that he's written in all of the years I have had the pleasure of reading his works. Usually there is a suspenseful story with some horror moments thrown in....this one has a dark undertone with both gory and psychological horror from the start to finish.
The book is actually two stories in parallel... Jack McGarvey, a cop, and his family in Los Angeles, and Eduardo Fernandez...Jack's deceased partner's father who lives on a ranch in Montana. Sometimes these two part stories clash and go off in different directions but Dean Koontz has managed to bring them together clean and neatly into an explosive ending. Anyone that is a fan of horror and the supernatural will want to make friends with not only this book... but the rest of this author's offerings. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great storytelling as an LA cop moves his family to an unexpected inheritance, a house deep in the woods, but one besieged by a mysterious enemy. Marked, as usual, by Koontz's great writing, pacing, and an ability to come up with a story unlike his previous work.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Weak story of Aliens (in the form of Octopi) with telepathic powers who occupy the Montana ranch of a newly moved in family (Dad, Mom, son) from LA. Aspects of the "Shining" though this is a much inferior work.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5much darker Koontz than many of his others, but one of the best. It was spooky suspense, but not horror.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Excellent story. About a cop that gets wounded in L.A. and moves to Montana. Big theme is about how cities have gone to hell.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jack Mcgarvey and his family find themselves confronted with a dark shadowy monster alien from space. They become posed by it as it tries to take over their bodies. In the end they return to their home in LA from the Montana farm they have inherited.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sooner or later, I'll learn not to pick up a Dean Koontz novel unless I'm committed to read straight through it in my lazy, slow way. This tale of people you would like to get to know could have been stretched out to 600 or 700 pages, and would be by some other writer, but Koontz manages to make you live in the novel's world and see EVERYTHING, especially the dark force monster. I kind of wanted to see the dark force monster win, though, the kid survive, and another book build on that.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tone of language: Intense, agitated, focused inward
Plot twists: Gradually one improbable explanation emerges
Characters: They resist sharing their inner feelings
Values: Courage, derived from the urge to protect others
Pace: Maddening, drawn-out suspense
Background Research: Handguns
Sexuality: Normal husband and wife familiarity
Ending: People can survive trauma, changed but okay
Offensive to any group: Animal rights activists
Target Audience: Everyone
Flaws: Layout of the house is unclear; alien creature is too easily killed - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A good book, enjoyable and keeping you curious to know what will happen next.