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Odd Thomas #4.1
Odd Interlude #1
THERE’S ROOM AT THE INN. BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT.
Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs—a cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of motel rooms . . . and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that there’s more to this secluded haven than meets the eye—and that between life and death, there is something more frightening than either.
Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs—a cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of motel rooms . . . and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that there’s more to this secluded haven than meets the eye—and that between life and death, there is something more frightening than either.
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Dean Koontz
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June 17, 2012
After years of reading anything written by Dean Koontz I've gotten tired of his excessive writing style. I'm not sure if my reading tastes have matured or if I've just started to notice now, but I found myself skipping entire paragraphs in this story just so I could get back to the plot.
May 26, 2013
I found myself delayed in the airport with all of my books exhausted and was forced to buy a book in the terminal. These are the options I had: Michael Crichton novels, somehow written since he died; teen vampire romances; teen werewolf romances; adult western romances; smut; and Dean Koontz. I should've gone with the teen werewolf romances. I'd never read Dean Koontz. He appears to have written this book in two hours with not much of a plan. Important characters introduced in the first chapter disappear, not to be heard from again. A ghost dog inexplicably materializes a few times and then disappears for good. The main character, Odd Thomas, has some sort of supernatural power. Lameness, I believe it is. To call him odd would be to make him sound more interesting than he is.
A large part of the backstory, involving aliens, is exposited by a precocious teen girl who, without warning, takes over the first-person narration for a couple of chapters. Instead of telling the story, Koontz has the her retell the story, which is a lazy way to advance the plot. A tiresome omniscient supercomputer, a literal deus ex machina, is inserted to reveal more plot and unlock a few doors (again, literally). The end is mostly fire and explosions.
In short, the book was so haphazardly bad that as soon as I stepped off the jetway I spiked it into the nearest garbage can. I felt much better.
A large part of the backstory, involving aliens, is exposited by a precocious teen girl who, without warning, takes over the first-person narration for a couple of chapters. Instead of telling the story, Koontz has the her retell the story, which is a lazy way to advance the plot. A tiresome omniscient supercomputer, a literal deus ex machina, is inserted to reveal more plot and unlock a few doors (again, literally). The end is mostly fire and explosions.
In short, the book was so haphazardly bad that as soon as I stepped off the jetway I spiked it into the nearest garbage can. I felt much better.
August 13, 2012
Ahh, Mr Koontz. Have you been reading my mind (and many others in the mix) or finally recieving the messages i have been psychically sending you for years. Tho I will try to keep them brief, potential spoilers ahead.
Odd Thomas is back in a three part Ebook series before the release of the long awaited Odd Apocalypse. I have the three issues and have finished number 1, and as always I must say I AM HOOKED. And for more than just the reason of the wandering fry cook. Dean has returned to - what I consider one of his best sets ever - the area of Moonlight Bay, scene of the Chris Snow series (with third still yet unwritten. Coming soon, I ask?)
I have always been a fan of Dean Koontz, despite some of his works and the annoying habit (that he seems to have grown out of) of writing a great, captivating story then going maybe fifty pages from the end and just ending. Massive let down. But no more. Odd has returned for novel 5, with another in the wings, a series of graphic novels and the recent 3 ebook series. Plus a return to an older series. A fans ultimate want.
I wonder, just quietly, has Mr Koontz decided to become the next Asimov. Way back in the good ol days, Issac Asimov created three - at the time unrelated - series, Foundation, The Robots and The Galactic Empire series, near;y 30 books over as many years, all neatly stitched up into one continuum with one book. Did he plan that? I like to think so. Is Dean moving in a similar fashion. I HOPE SO! he could call in the characters from Twilight Eyes and watchers and create his own new universe, all tied yet seperate, all planned along time ago.
Tell me that's not cool.
As always, The Odd books are breezy, with Odd's reflections being serious with his own humour woven within. People argue, and they are wrong, that Odd is not interesting. I, who is always right in these matters, say go away. If a man who cooks fast food, has hung out with the ghosts of Elvis and Frank Sinatra, has a magnetic attraction to the ultimate evil and just oozes charm is not just the epitome of interesting, then i shall stop reading tomorrow. And that shall not happen. I assure you.
As the title of one of the graphic novels attests, In Odd We Trust. And in Dean Koontz as well.
Odd Thomas is back in a three part Ebook series before the release of the long awaited Odd Apocalypse. I have the three issues and have finished number 1, and as always I must say I AM HOOKED. And for more than just the reason of the wandering fry cook. Dean has returned to - what I consider one of his best sets ever - the area of Moonlight Bay, scene of the Chris Snow series (with third still yet unwritten. Coming soon, I ask?)
I have always been a fan of Dean Koontz, despite some of his works and the annoying habit (that he seems to have grown out of) of writing a great, captivating story then going maybe fifty pages from the end and just ending. Massive let down. But no more. Odd has returned for novel 5, with another in the wings, a series of graphic novels and the recent 3 ebook series. Plus a return to an older series. A fans ultimate want.
I wonder, just quietly, has Mr Koontz decided to become the next Asimov. Way back in the good ol days, Issac Asimov created three - at the time unrelated - series, Foundation, The Robots and The Galactic Empire series, near;y 30 books over as many years, all neatly stitched up into one continuum with one book. Did he plan that? I like to think so. Is Dean moving in a similar fashion. I HOPE SO! he could call in the characters from Twilight Eyes and watchers and create his own new universe, all tied yet seperate, all planned along time ago.
Tell me that's not cool.
As always, The Odd books are breezy, with Odd's reflections being serious with his own humour woven within. People argue, and they are wrong, that Odd is not interesting. I, who is always right in these matters, say go away. If a man who cooks fast food, has hung out with the ghosts of Elvis and Frank Sinatra, has a magnetic attraction to the ultimate evil and just oozes charm is not just the epitome of interesting, then i shall stop reading tomorrow. And that shall not happen. I assure you.
As the title of one of the graphic novels attests, In Odd We Trust. And in Dean Koontz as well.
June 18, 2012
I have to give up reading this Odd series. Very little dialogue and it keeps on dragging with back ground detail. Not a fan.
June 14, 2012
Fans of Odd Thomas MUST read this three-part Odd Thomas novella series, leading up to the late July release of Odd Apocalypse. #2 and #3 will be released a week apart, which #1 having been released last week. These are only available as ebooks, folks! But what makes this #1 novella exciting as hell for Koontz fans is that our would-be and sometimes reluctant hero finds himself in the midst of another horrendous mystery, drawn to the tiny community of Harmony Corners, right outside of Moonlight Bay and the sinister military base, Fort Wyvern. Yep, that's right...setting of the infamous and unfinished Chris Snow novels. And if #1 is any indication, may we get some closure to that story? Read 'em and find out! All I will say is that the first installment makes me very excited to find out...
July 12, 2012
The 1st part of a 3 short story trilogy. It takes place between the 4th and 5th book of the Odd Thomas series. This is a very quick read and you will need the next part as this just ends with no conclusion. I liked this. Odd is once again in the midst of evil and he feels it is his job to eradicate it. Koontz does a very good job of setting up the evil and you are engrossed right away into this short story. This is a welcome addition to the series.
January 10, 2026
audiobook. This was my least favorite of the "Odd" books by Dean Koontz. The plot never grabbed me and it certainly didn't hold me. I very much liked the other Odd stories but this one was a real let down. A problem was that when the narrator changed into another person, Jocelyn Harmony, it sounded too, too, too much like the main character Odd Thomas. That confused me quite a bit and i had to back up the story to sort it out. yuck .
August 20, 2012
**This review covers Odd Interlude #1, #2, and #3**
I love Odd Thomas. Seriously, if Stormy Llewellyn were still alive, she'd probably shoot me point blank for how much I love her man. The only thing that might keep her from blowing my face apart is learning how much I adore HER, as well. Over the past few books, Odd (or Koontz, if you want to get technical) has kept her memory vivid and sweetly painful. It's strange, we all love Odd, but not many of us would be horrified to see him die in action, only because it'll mean he gets to be with his girl again.
So it should come as no surprise that I didn't even make it past the first page of Odd Interlude before I couldn't read through the tears. One opening paragraph in particular is worth the price of all the books combined:
"The stars and everything else in the universe began with the big bang, which was when time also began. Some place existed before the universe, exists outside it now, and will exist when the universe collapses back upon itself. In that mysterious place, outside of time, Stormy waits for me. Only through time can time be conquered, and the way forward is the only way back to my girl."
And for fans of the series (and Koontz) it only gets sweeter from there. This is your typical Odd Thomas adventure, lightning-paced, witty, charming, hilarious, frightening. Odd (and his new companion, Annamaria) find themselves in a town controlled by dark forces. A town that just so happens to be located next door to Moonlight Bay and Fort Wyvern. That's right Fear Nothing fans, you read me right...WYVERN!!! I don't want to spoil it for you, but guess where those aforementioned dark forces herald from!
So yeah, this story is a double treat. My absolute favorite in the series thus far. I have only one complaint, one that is becoming all too prevalent, I'm afraid:
This story is offered exclusively as an e-book, therefore the audience is limited, and therefore this vein of the story, though it occurs a mere one day after the events in Odd Hours and two days before those in Odd Apocalypse, does not officially exist in the Odd universe. At the end of the story, Odd himself even tells us that he will not speak of these interlude adventures in the other volumes of the story. And indeed, in Apocalypse, Odd dismisses the possibility that the type of monster fought in this interlude even exists, going so far as to think that a character who does believe is crazy and misguided, even though he just battled such a creature a couple days earlier. Not cool, marketing guys...
That said, I can forgive the stutter in consistency because, after all, this story is the best of a supremely awesome series.
I love Odd Thomas. Seriously, if Stormy Llewellyn were still alive, she'd probably shoot me point blank for how much I love her man. The only thing that might keep her from blowing my face apart is learning how much I adore HER, as well. Over the past few books, Odd (or Koontz, if you want to get technical) has kept her memory vivid and sweetly painful. It's strange, we all love Odd, but not many of us would be horrified to see him die in action, only because it'll mean he gets to be with his girl again.
So it should come as no surprise that I didn't even make it past the first page of Odd Interlude before I couldn't read through the tears. One opening paragraph in particular is worth the price of all the books combined:
"The stars and everything else in the universe began with the big bang, which was when time also began. Some place existed before the universe, exists outside it now, and will exist when the universe collapses back upon itself. In that mysterious place, outside of time, Stormy waits for me. Only through time can time be conquered, and the way forward is the only way back to my girl."
And for fans of the series (and Koontz) it only gets sweeter from there. This is your typical Odd Thomas adventure, lightning-paced, witty, charming, hilarious, frightening. Odd (and his new companion, Annamaria) find themselves in a town controlled by dark forces. A town that just so happens to be located next door to Moonlight Bay and Fort Wyvern. That's right Fear Nothing fans, you read me right...WYVERN!!! I don't want to spoil it for you, but guess where those aforementioned dark forces herald from!
So yeah, this story is a double treat. My absolute favorite in the series thus far. I have only one complaint, one that is becoming all too prevalent, I'm afraid:
This story is offered exclusively as an e-book, therefore the audience is limited, and therefore this vein of the story, though it occurs a mere one day after the events in Odd Hours and two days before those in Odd Apocalypse, does not officially exist in the Odd universe. At the end of the story, Odd himself even tells us that he will not speak of these interlude adventures in the other volumes of the story. And indeed, in Apocalypse, Odd dismisses the possibility that the type of monster fought in this interlude even exists, going so far as to think that a character who does believe is crazy and misguided, even though he just battled such a creature a couple days earlier. Not cool, marketing guys...
That said, I can forgive the stutter in consistency because, after all, this story is the best of a supremely awesome series.
July 9, 2013
After quite a hiatus with the Odd Thomas books Mr. Koontz seems to be cranking them out fast and furious over the past year. (I believe another is being released in the not too distant future) As the title suggests this book is an “interlude”, time-wise falling somewhere between the last two books. I understand that these books are supposed to be Odd’s memoirs but it can be a little confusing when he refers to a future event, that the reader has already read about.
This “interlude" takes place in Harmony Corner which is anything but harmonious. When a nearby government facility closed down “someone” escaped and took residence in Harmony Corner. It was unfortunate because strange happenings started shortly after that. However Odd, with the help of a supercomputer reminiscent of HAL, manages to save the day once again.
I know that sounds a little tongue and cheek, but if you are at all familiar with the novels you already know that they are quite entertaining yet not to be taken too seriously.
This “interlude" takes place in Harmony Corner which is anything but harmonious. When a nearby government facility closed down “someone” escaped and took residence in Harmony Corner. It was unfortunate because strange happenings started shortly after that. However Odd, with the help of a supercomputer reminiscent of HAL, manages to save the day once again.
I know that sounds a little tongue and cheek, but if you are at all familiar with the novels you already know that they are quite entertaining yet not to be taken too seriously.
July 23, 2017
I haven't read Odd Thomas in such a long time, and man, coming back to him is as nice as ever.
I've read so many books, a lot of Young Adult or books starring teenagers or new adults, but Odd Thomas is by far the nicest character I've read.
He's so damn polite, so self-righteous without being annoying, and so inspiring. He's been through hell (not literally, at least yet), but he's still focused on doing the right thing, on being selfless, and helping everyone.
Being a short novella made it easier to go through, but coming back after a while makes you wonder so much about previous events, which I barely remember, except from the stuff in the first book, when Stormy died.
As a huge Harry Potter fan, I loved the moments when Odd introduced himself as Harry Potter (and then Lex Luthor). He's downright adorable. I want to hug him so much and make all the bad in his life go away.
I'm so curious about this Presence, it seems so complicated and evil, and I hope Odd won't go through too much pain trying to defeat it. He could use some help along the line, he's way too lonely.
I've read so many books, a lot of Young Adult or books starring teenagers or new adults, but Odd Thomas is by far the nicest character I've read.
He's so damn polite, so self-righteous without being annoying, and so inspiring. He's been through hell (not literally, at least yet), but he's still focused on doing the right thing, on being selfless, and helping everyone.
Being a short novella made it easier to go through, but coming back after a while makes you wonder so much about previous events, which I barely remember, except from the stuff in the first book, when Stormy died.
As a huge Harry Potter fan, I loved the moments when Odd introduced himself as Harry Potter (and then Lex Luthor). He's downright adorable. I want to hug him so much and make all the bad in his life go away.
I'm so curious about this Presence, it seems so complicated and evil, and I hope Odd won't go through too much pain trying to defeat it. He could use some help along the line, he's way too lonely.
September 11, 2012
The fourth book in the series, Odd Hours, referenced "Mystery Train" and Fort Wyvern from the Moonlight Bay series which made me hope that Koontz might write another book with Christopher Snow as a main character. He hasn't yet, and I don't think this is much of a spoiler since it was hinted at in the last book, but Odd Interlude references Moonlight Bay in a much bigger way. I've only finished part 1 and now I have the second part on hold through the library, but because of the cliffhanger ending of part 1 I'm in for an excruciating wait. No sign of the characters from Fear Nothing or Seize the Night yet, but if none of them appear in a book with Odd Thomas that's fine with me. The fact that Koontz has mixed the two series suggests that hopefully soon a long awaited third Moonlight Bay book may possibly be released.
Oh and Odd Interlude part 1 was pretty good too. I especially like the dialogue between Odd and Annamaria, which is pretty funny a lot of the time.
Oh and Odd Interlude part 1 was pretty good too. I especially like the dialogue between Odd and Annamaria, which is pretty funny a lot of the time.
July 12, 2012
I've tried reading Koontz before and didn't really care for it, but I thought I would give this a try since it was a short read. Maybe I'm too impatient but I was just ready for the story to get to the point.
June 20, 2018
I love when there is a serialized version of a novel. Reminds me of the historical serials from the 1800's Odd Thomas is fleeing from one adventure and gets slap dashed into another one
June 30, 2024
Huge fan of this series with Odd Thomas. This one continues his journey with some crazy fun sci fi vs the usual paranormal storyline (which is good too). A great change up).
August 30, 2023
Some more "out there" ideas in this one, but I very much enjoyed it. Story picks up immediately after Odd Hours.
"shitface!" caught me off guard and I laughed sooo hard
Same great narration.
"shitface!" caught me off guard and I laughed sooo hard
Same great narration.
April 2, 2024
Part 1 of the three part story.
They arrive at a small community to discover that something unnatural is controlling things.
I enjoyed this series.
They arrive at a small community to discover that something unnatural is controlling things.
I enjoyed this series.
June 14, 2012
this title is a bit...ummmm, deceptive, as there are, what? 3-4 odd thomas stories that precede this one? and...i'd hazard that reading this one before the other'n-s could lead to spoilers...the dreaded spoiler. be cautious...be very cautious.
odd interlude #1 an odd thomas story
i've read so many of koontz's stories, have enjoyed all of them, some more so than others, and his odd thomas stories are really good. odd is an easy character to like, so unpretentious, except when he's pretending, and even then he is okay. i like the smell of rubber tires, too.
part one south of moonlight bay
begins with a quote from Nicholas Nickleby from Charles Dickens:
oh! they're too beautiful to live, much too beautiful.
story begins:
they say that every road leads home if you care to go there. i long for home, for the town of pico mundo and the desert in which it blooms, but the roads that i take seem to lead me to one hell after another.
onward and upward.
update, finished, 3:31 p.m. e.s.t. thursday 14 jun 12
awesome story...to be continued...
fans of koontz will enjoy (i do) that this story takes place in moonlight bay, so close to fort wyvern...constant readers know that this place figures big-big in Fear Nothing & Seize the Night & unless i'm mistaken, another story...although memory does not recall specifically which one...or more than one.
in countless koontz stories, there is a sense of david and goliath...and though those who attended sunday school are privy to the results of that story (and no less well off because of it)...the matter or outcome in koontz's stories is not known...unless some clown spoiled it for you.
i look forward to reading the remainder of this story...
good read.
a quote from the story: i find it dismaying that we never quite outgrow the schoolyard and the puerile behavior thereof.
i agree...we never outgrow the playground.
odd interlude #1 an odd thomas story
i've read so many of koontz's stories, have enjoyed all of them, some more so than others, and his odd thomas stories are really good. odd is an easy character to like, so unpretentious, except when he's pretending, and even then he is okay. i like the smell of rubber tires, too.
part one south of moonlight bay
begins with a quote from Nicholas Nickleby from Charles Dickens:
oh! they're too beautiful to live, much too beautiful.
story begins:
they say that every road leads home if you care to go there. i long for home, for the town of pico mundo and the desert in which it blooms, but the roads that i take seem to lead me to one hell after another.
onward and upward.
update, finished, 3:31 p.m. e.s.t. thursday 14 jun 12
awesome story...to be continued...
fans of koontz will enjoy (i do) that this story takes place in moonlight bay, so close to fort wyvern...constant readers know that this place figures big-big in Fear Nothing & Seize the Night & unless i'm mistaken, another story...although memory does not recall specifically which one...or more than one.
in countless koontz stories, there is a sense of david and goliath...and though those who attended sunday school are privy to the results of that story (and no less well off because of it)...the matter or outcome in koontz's stories is not known...unless some clown spoiled it for you.
i look forward to reading the remainder of this story...
good read.
a quote from the story: i find it dismaying that we never quite outgrow the schoolyard and the puerile behavior thereof.
i agree...we never outgrow the playground.
October 12, 2012
"Harmony Corner (is) not precisely a prison and not in scope (of) an empire, but a pocket universe akin to a primitive island on which a god carved of stone demands absolute obedience, with the difference that this false deity is capable of brutally enforcing its demands."
'Odd Interlude #1' serves as little more than a partial rest-stop on the way to 'Odd Apocalypse'. The story itself centres around a mysterious entity that has hold of the inhabitants of a roadside outpost, making them do its bidding and violence. I really like the concept which plays true to a typical b-grade horror.
Koontz expands on the highlight of 'Odd Hours' in Annamaria, a mysterious young woman who teamed up with him at the end of 'Odd Apocalypse'. The connection is not dissimilar to Odd's with Stormy (without the love interest, yet) - there is scope to build on these two, though for readers and fans of Odd, Stormy can't be replaced.
I'm not sure what Koontz is wanting the Odd Thomas series to be. In the later books and in 'Odd Interlude #1' he tends to cater for the YA crowd yet still manages to instil elements of an adult horror. That, coupled with Odd's excessive introspective dialogue dampened what could've been a really enjoyable side step in the Odd books.
Make sure you have all three of the 'Odd Interludes' as this one ends in a cliff-hanger - I will read the three in quick succession. If the ending of 'Odd Interlude #1' is anything to go by then #2 promises to be a very good read.
'Odd Interlude #1' serves as little more than a partial rest-stop on the way to 'Odd Apocalypse'. The story itself centres around a mysterious entity that has hold of the inhabitants of a roadside outpost, making them do its bidding and violence. I really like the concept which plays true to a typical b-grade horror.
Koontz expands on the highlight of 'Odd Hours' in Annamaria, a mysterious young woman who teamed up with him at the end of 'Odd Apocalypse'. The connection is not dissimilar to Odd's with Stormy (without the love interest, yet) - there is scope to build on these two, though for readers and fans of Odd, Stormy can't be replaced.
I'm not sure what Koontz is wanting the Odd Thomas series to be. In the later books and in 'Odd Interlude #1' he tends to cater for the YA crowd yet still manages to instil elements of an adult horror. That, coupled with Odd's excessive introspective dialogue dampened what could've been a really enjoyable side step in the Odd books.
Make sure you have all three of the 'Odd Interludes' as this one ends in a cliff-hanger - I will read the three in quick succession. If the ending of 'Odd Interlude #1' is anything to go by then #2 promises to be a very good read.
August 11, 2015
3.5-4 stars
This is a good start to what seems to be a pretty good addition to the Odd Thomas series. This is only part 1 of 3 of the story but I'm liking it so far. In this story, Odd and Annmarie stop at a place for the night that rents cottages. This takes place mere hours after the end of book #4 and the only reason they stop is because Odd has a pull to do his thing. As this part ends, Odd is just beginning to get some idea of what he's dealing with. There's actually a bit of a cross-over from the Moonlight Bay books (although no signs of Christopher Snow showing up yet). :D
This is a good start to what seems to be a pretty good addition to the Odd Thomas series. This is only part 1 of 3 of the story but I'm liking it so far. In this story, Odd and Annmarie stop at a place for the night that rents cottages. This takes place mere hours after the end of book #4 and the only reason they stop is because Odd has a pull to do his thing. As this part ends, Odd is just beginning to get some idea of what he's dealing with. There's actually a bit of a cross-over from the Moonlight Bay books (although no signs of Christopher Snow showing up yet). :D
June 28, 2012
Poor Odd, not even a day off from saving the world and he is in the middle of another mystery. I love this series. I'm really glad I waited until all three parts were out before I started, making this pre-release more of a mini-novel than a short story.
Oh, and I think I need to reread the Christopher Snow books after the shout out to his town. I wonder if Odd and Christopher are going to end up having an adventure together?!?! They would be a great team. :)
Oh, and I think I need to reread the Christopher Snow books after the shout out to his town. I wonder if Odd and Christopher are going to end up having an adventure together?!?! They would be a great team. :)
July 12, 2012
Just finished all 3 of this series. I am a fan of Dean Koontz, and of the Odd Thomas character. In this case.. don't bother. The story is broken up into 3 parts even though it isn't necessary. It starts with good character development and a an interesting storyline. Then it veers so wildly into the supernatural that it's ridiculous...
September 18, 2012
Loved the first part of this novella. The writing here was much more quick, fluid, and quirky than Odd Apocalypse. Much more reminiscent of the Dean Koontz and Odd Thomas that I've grown to love. (Thank goodness for that!) My only complaint is it left off with a killer cliffhanger, ensuring you want to read the next one ASAP!
June 24, 2012
I can't help it; I'm a sucker for Odd Thomas. After what I considered a confusing 77 Shadow Street it's good to see Koontz back in stride with this novella. Excellent movement between POV and build toward a certain showdown at the end.
July 29, 2014
I don't know where this story is going, but I love it. Odd Thomas is a great character, and written very well. Here he ends up meeting the Harmony family and they are being possessed by something and held prisoner by it. This is the first of three and off to a good start.
June 12, 2012
A great start and a few connections to the Moonlight Bay books (Fear Nothing & Seize the Night). good stuff. I can't wait till parts 2 & 3.
July 6, 2012
This one got a lot of good reviews, however I had a hard time getting into it until almost at the end. Perhaps if i had read some of the prior novels this book would have made more sense.
February 4, 2021
Another absurd (in a good way!) Odd Thomas book in this series. Full of suspense, gross monsters, great characters, Koontz humor and spiritual pearls of wisdom. I enjoyed it a lot.
July 9, 2012
I loved all three of these novellas! Odd is one of my favorite series and I was super excited about the mention of Moon Light Bay. I hope there is a cross over in the future.
February 7, 2015
Odd Thomas continues his efforts to save the world.
December 20, 2015
I loved the plot! Very excited to read the other two parts.
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