The vast isolation and the big skies of Montana provide the ambience and setting for a suspense thriller that only Koontz can write.
I've long been a fan of this author and always enjoy seeing what dark fantasy he can come up with next. This was quite entertaining, though a bit annoying since it hops and skips through the narrative told from many different points of view thus making the continuity of the story quite choppy. There are a lot of white hat characters to get to know quickly and the stereotypical megalomaniac who must be stopped. All parties converge on Rustling Willows Ranch in a showdown that combines science, artificial intelligence, and an existential force that has to be reckoned with to save all of humanity.
Further describing the characters or the plot is unnecessary and would spoil the story for readers so I will just leave the publisher's synopsis stand without adding further details. As always, Dean Koontz loves words and flowery prose and uses that to enhance the tension. Although the expected end result comes to pass, the journey is fun as all is revealed on the way.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - sci fi, fantasy, horror, suspense thriller
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