A “superior thriller”(Oakland Press) about a man, a dog, and a terrifying threat that could only have come from the imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a … Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods.
That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation…
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One of my favorite books!!!! Read this book many years ago. Then reread 2 or 3 times. Plan to read again. I shared the book with my 2 children and look forward to sharing with my grandchildren!
1 of 2 favorite Koontz books. Even after all this time, still reread it every couple of years
My favorite book by Dean Koontz! I’ve read this book several times (I use to own a hard cover copy for years) until I purchased a tablet and donated my books to my locale library. I was thrilled when the kindle copy was put on sale and bought it immediately! I’m looking forward to reading this again; even though I’ve already read it several time!
One of the best books I’ve read, thoroughly enjoyed it…love dog books and this was one of the best..
Best damn book EVER written! I guess you could say that I really liked it.
This was a really good book. I was taken from the first chapter by the wonderful dog who turned out to be as human-like as possible for a canine, thanks to governmental intervention. He’s the good form of an engineered dog, and there’s an equally bad and frightening form of another animal. The book is about the pursuit of the good by both the government forces and the evil animal. I know the reason I enjoyed the book was the loving sweetness of the dog; the book embodies the triumph of that light energy over the dark.
My favorite book of all time!!!
One of Dean koonz best.
I love everything by Dean Koontz, but this one has a Golden Retriever who steals your heart, just like in real life!
One of my very favorite books. I’ve read it many times! If you love dogs, this is your book!
This was one of the first Dean Koontz books I read and I was hooked! A beautiful golden retriever bred to be intelligent beyond what anyone could expect. A hideous creature that hates the retriever because it is as ugly as the retriever is beautiful. The escape of both from a top secret facility has the reader on edge rooting for the dog and her rescuer and praying both will be spared the horrible death planned by the creature.