- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc; Open market ed edition (30 Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425153975
- ISBN-13: 978-0425153970
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,571,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Originally published under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols, a thriller about a woman who loses her child in a tragic accident, then finds he may not be dead after all. A top-secret government agency is determined to stop her from uncovering the truth.
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Dean Koontz was born into a very poor family and learned early on to escape into fiction. He lives in southern California with his wife, Gerda and a vivid imagination.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Naturally, Tina wants to believe her son did not really die. But when this message appears 'NOT DEAD', you begin to share the intense psychological struggle between hope for the impossible and genuine, heartchilling fear the impossible may have become possible; the innate and instinct rejection of what shouldn't be, but what you desperately want to be. This is the story of what can happen when you let your mind open just a fraction. Not only do the oddest things seep in, the most awful things become real....... This book is da bomb. You need to be ready to contend with Koontz and his alarming but compelling narrative - but you will be glad you did.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Two things stand out for me about the Eyes of Darkness apart from the story itself. Firstly, that Koontz cannot be said to always pick great titles for his books, although, there is nothing much wrong with many of them. The Eyes of Darkness hardly seems to sum this one up, however, and while it's perfectly ok for a novel title generally, perhaps one anticipates a book with some eyes and some darkness in it. Does anybody agree about this?
Secondly, his endings. In this particular novel, which is a rattling good yarn as ever, full of suspense and mystery and a light coating of the supernatural, it more or less finishes with the `then they all caught a taxi and went home' motif. Never mind how many exploded gas mains and dead bodies are lying around and what happened next and how they got home... sometimes, I think Koontz has a predetermined idea that the plot (like the buck) stops here. In this case, I think he probably got off a stop too soon. There was quite a lot of meat left on the joint.
Anyhow, the book is short, and as usual, it sticks to your palms glued firmly there until you've read it at a rattle, and it involves a very strong woman, a restrained romance, a supernatural mystery and a brink-of-disaster pursuit. That's pretty good going. It's fast paced and action-led, with some darkly comic moments. In essence, where's the movie? It's these shorter, less multi-stranded novels that one imagines make easier adaptations for movie-makers, not Koontz's multi-part psychologically complex ones, but both styles make for good reading. The Eyes of Darkness is an enjoyable and typically strong, well-written novel that keeps you turning pages even after the book has finished (yes, try it and see for yourself).
A slightly more detailed ending would nevertheless be justified and I still haven't worked out why he called it this, but these are hardly killer criticisms and don't let them deter you from enjoying the action.
Secondly, his endings. In this particular novel, which is a rattling good yarn as ever, full of suspense and mystery and a light coating of the supernatural, it more or less finishes with the `then they all caught a taxi and went home' motif. Never mind how many exploded gas mains and dead bodies are lying around and what happened next and how they got home... sometimes, I think Koontz has a predetermined idea that the plot (like the buck) stops here. In this case, I think he probably got off a stop too soon. There was quite a lot of meat left on the joint.
Anyhow, the book is short, and as usual, it sticks to your palms glued firmly there until you've read it at a rattle, and it involves a very strong woman, a restrained romance, a supernatural mystery and a brink-of-disaster pursuit. That's pretty good going. It's fast paced and action-led, with some darkly comic moments. In essence, where's the movie? It's these shorter, less multi-stranded novels that one imagines make easier adaptations for movie-makers, not Koontz's multi-part psychologically complex ones, but both styles make for good reading. The Eyes of Darkness is an enjoyable and typically strong, well-written novel that keeps you turning pages even after the book has finished (yes, try it and see for yourself).
A slightly more detailed ending would nevertheless be justified and I still haven't worked out why he called it this, but these are hardly killer criticisms and don't let them deter you from enjoying the action.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the author's earlier works, which was originally released under the pen name of Leigh Nichols. I confess that I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller with paranormal overtones. It is definitely a guilty pleasure, and I read it in one sitting. It is a book that definitely keeps the reader turning the pages.
Tina Evans is a former Vegas showgirl, who is now producing extravaganzas for Vegas Hotels. Divorced from her husband, a Vegas casino card dealer, she is still mourning the death of Danny, her twelve year old son who died in a terrible accident while out on a Boy Scout trip in the Sierra Mountains. Apparently, the bus that was transporting the scouts drove off the mountain side. So horrific were Danny's injuries, that she never saw his remains.
Suddenly, just as she thinks that she may be starting to heal from her grief, the wounds are opened again, when she begins to get messages that are appearing seemingly of their own volition, advising that someone is not dead yet and is pleading for help. She eventually comes to believe that it is her son Danny.
When she meets a good looking lawyer by the name of Eric Stryker, she asks him to assist her in getting an exhumation order, as she feels that perhaps if she sees Danny's remains, she may get over the feeling that she has that Danny is alive. Eric agrees, but no sooner does he apply to a judge for such an order, that all hell breaks loose. Suddenly, people are out to kill both Eric and Tina.
Tina is now convinced that Danny is alive and that he is trying to let her know and lead her to him. Despite the odds, Tina and Eric make their way through the High Sierra Mountains to do just that, guided only by a mother's belief that her son is alive.
Tina Evans is a former Vegas showgirl, who is now producing extravaganzas for Vegas Hotels. Divorced from her husband, a Vegas casino card dealer, she is still mourning the death of Danny, her twelve year old son who died in a terrible accident while out on a Boy Scout trip in the Sierra Mountains. Apparently, the bus that was transporting the scouts drove off the mountain side. So horrific were Danny's injuries, that she never saw his remains.
Suddenly, just as she thinks that she may be starting to heal from her grief, the wounds are opened again, when she begins to get messages that are appearing seemingly of their own volition, advising that someone is not dead yet and is pleading for help. She eventually comes to believe that it is her son Danny.
When she meets a good looking lawyer by the name of Eric Stryker, she asks him to assist her in getting an exhumation order, as she feels that perhaps if she sees Danny's remains, she may get over the feeling that she has that Danny is alive. Eric agrees, but no sooner does he apply to a judge for such an order, that all hell breaks loose. Suddenly, people are out to kill both Eric and Tina.
Tina is now convinced that Danny is alive and that he is trying to let her know and lead her to him. Despite the odds, Tina and Eric make their way through the High Sierra Mountains to do just that, guided only by a mother's belief that her son is alive.
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Good fantasy horror crossover
Tina Evans is an ex Vegas showgirl opening her first major show on the Strip and slowly coming to terms with the death a year earlier of her 12 year old son in a terrible crash... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jo Bennie
Begins well, then runs out of steam.
Starts off a four or five star read, hooking the reader with the strange goings on regarding the writing on the chalk board etc, and about halfway through, I thought we may have... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by Big D
One of his poorest.
Im a massive fan of Dean Koontz, but I'm afraid I have to admit that this is a poor offering from the master. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Paul Greatrix
Classic Koontz
Tina Evans is a Las Vegas choreographer who is struggling to come to terms with the death of her only son, Danny. Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by C. Cousins
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