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Summary: A GREAT THRILLER
Review: Once I started to read this book it was hard to put it down. Like its predecessor (FEAR NOTHING), SEIZE THE NIGHT will keep you on the edge of your seat.If you enjoyed FEAR NOTHING then I think you will love SEIZE THE NIGHT. Christopher Snow and his friends are back. Sasha, Christopher Snow's girlfriend has a lot in her background that we still do not know about. I look forward to the next Christopher Snow adventure. Maybe we will find out what Sasha did before she came to Moonlight Bay. You may wonder why I want to know what Sasha did in her past. Well read the book and you will see what I am talking about.
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Summary: One of Koontz' best!
Review: Just finished reading SEIZE THE NIGHT and am anxiously awaiting the final book in this trilogy. I usually feel a little let down after reading a great book...you get so involved with the characters that when the book is finished you feel as though you've lost a good friend. I'm thrilled that Dean Koontz has continued the story of Chris Snow and his band of unusual (and lovable) friends. Can't wait to find out what happens next in Moonlight Bay...but wouldn't want to vacation there!
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Summary: A Great Solid Read! When Does the Third Book Come Out?
Review: This novel was a very suspenseful, thought-provoking read. I had thought that "Fear Nothing" borrowed a bit too much from Koontz's previous novel, "Midnight," but this book shows, that he's trying to concoct a "super-trilogy" with elements from his own "Midnight," "Lightning," "Phantoms," and "Intensity" (and a bit from Wells's "The Island of Dr. Moreau," as well.) A tour de force all rolled up into one! I was very impressed by Koontz's style and creativity with this novel. A good ending too, but I am dying to read the conclusion. There are still so many questions left unanswered. I don't think any reader will be disappointed with this novel, its interesting to say the least. It may help, however, to read "Fear Nothing" to get a better understanding of the characters.
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Summary: Carpe... a different book off the shelf
Review: Two nights and one day of glib wise-cracking by a host of cartoonish characters bent on trying to convince the reader that surfers actually say things like "it's sharky," and "macking thunders, bro," punctuated by brief periods of action... well, wait a minute, the action seems to be all the talking... and paragraph-long sentences that go on and on... time travel me past the third installment, please!
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Summary: Koontz's tried and true formulas have become ridiculous.
Review: I am a long-time fan of Koontz, and have read all his books. After reading Seize the Night I'm a fan no longer. I've noticed the formulas for years - Koontz antagonists are either genetic mutants, psychotic serial killers, or supernatural monsters from hell - but at least the novels have been fast-paced, entertaining reads. In this one, however, Koontz has applied ALL of his formulas into one horrible mess of a book. Here we have a psychotic serial killer who creates genetic mutants AND commicates with the devil. What else do you need? I found the plot to be completely ridiculous. It kept reminding me of a computer game where the hero progresses from level to level and meets a new monster on each one. And the first-person narration by character Chris Snow is extremely irritating. Even in the most intense crisis, Snow continues to zap lame one-liners. Were they supposed to be funny? I hated this book. Koontz used to be a good writer - doesn't he have enough money to wait until he gets a better idea?
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Summary: Total Mega-Woofiness!
Review: Being a big fan of Dean Koontz and enjoying FEAR NOTHING as I did, I was pleased to see that Snowman, Goodall, Bobby, Orson and Mr. Mungojerrie were reunited in SEIZE THE NIGHT. This story was a little more involved than the first book and I enjoyed it very much. The major problem is, there is so much going on in Moonlight Bay that one or two books doesn't quite clear everything up. That's why I'M waiting for the NEXT installment! Besides, anyone but me think Sasha is a little TOO comfortable with a gun in her hand? I think we need the 411 on this babe. Later Dudes!
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Summary: Wobbly but woofy
Review: "...he learned animal communication from a woman in Los Angeles several years ago, after she facilitated a dialogue between him and his beloved mutt, Sloopy, now deceased..." Dean Koontz is the dean of kookz - kookz being a strange, thoroughly improbable, at times groan-inducing strain of fiction which combines elements of horror, SF, paranoia and New Age nonsense. Yet Koontz's kookz is also quite readable, even enjoyable. His novel of a couple of years ago, Sole Survivor (about a woman who survived a plane crashing into a mountain) was an excellent blend of suspense and action. Seize the Night isn't anywhere near as successful, but after thirty novels Koontz knows how to play on universal fears and frights, and his active imagination is at full throttle in his latest book. The hero, Chris, lives in the coastal Californian town of Moonlight Bay that is picturesque by day, but nasty by night. Night is the only time Chris can get around - he has xeroderma pigmentosum, where his skin can't tolerate light. Moonlight Bay was the location of Wyvern, a huge US Army base where disastrous 'black-ops' genetic experiments were conducted (it would explain the murderous rhesus monkeys rampaging around town, for a start). Children start being snatched, and Chris and his hyper-intelligent dog are on the case when the sun goes down. Unfortunately the dog is snatched soon afterwards, and the poetry-loving, Latin-quoting, SNAGgy Chris is forced to call upon human resources (his immediate circle of friends, all of whom are way too good - professionally and personally - to be true) and also a cat named Mungojerrie who is at least as smart as Einstein. As they explore Wyvern this unlikely troupe combat a long-term serial killer, corrupt police, a laboratory/time machine where humans and animals were genetically interfered with, disgusting worms that threaten to invade the planet and the homicidal monkeys. It's a lot to fit in, and it all sounds very complicated, but Koontz is largely successful in tying the plot strands together and bringing it off. The events of Seize the Night unfold over two nights, which makes the reading both engrossing and tedious. Koontz crams in plenty of spooky drama as Chris and his crew battle evil, but there are numerous passages which are flat and uninspiring. Sometimes Koontz tries to over-stretch the suspense, and his scenes become ineffective and too long - notably a scene where Chris is forced to hide in a house from mad monkeys, who are unaware of his presence. It occupies thirty pages, but becomes somewhat forced after fifteen. The dialogue is perhaps the most problematic aspect of Seize the Night. Chris and his friends are all wave-loving boardheads, and thus converse in an intensely irritating surfing patois: "...'I saw it before,' I told him. 'Bogus.' 'True.' 'Insane.' 'Maximum.'" Causes for concern are 'sharky', if something is unattractive it's 'grisly', and anything large is 'mucho' or 'mondo'. 'Woofy', we learn, was originally Australian surfer slang for waves contaminated by a sewage spill. Even considering the above flaws, however, Seize the Night is an enjoyable kootz thriller. Koontz understands the stuff of nightmares and is no slouch at conveying the hysteria and injustice of conspiracy. Lots of happy readers certainly think so - at more than 200 million copies sold, Koontz is doing something right in his tales of good versus evil with a woofy twist.
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Summary: Wow.
Review: I'm really impressed. Christopher Snow, here and in Fear Nothing, is one of the most interesting characters around. Bobby Halloway is close too. Sasha Mitchell, while still a solid character, is a little stiff, and, again while fun, very much like most of Koontz's strong women types. Roosevelt Frost and Doogie Sassman, now there are two very original guys. Anyway, the story itself is a loose continuation of Fear Nothing, and I won't say it's better or worse, just different. There's more action, and it goes pretty far out there at times. I won't give anything away, but keep a very open mind while reading this. The book is good with or without Fear Nothing alongside it, but I say you read them both, preferably in order. You don't have to, won't matter much, but I think you'll like it better that way. Either way, both are incredible novels, suspenseful, and poingnant, with messages to society and people personally. So, read the book, carpe diem, carpe noctem.
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Summary: A lot better than Fear Nothing
Review: Fear Nothing, to me, just didn't have that much suspense. The over used surfer language just distracted me and I didn't enjoy it. Also, I wasn't all that worried about Snow. He took on the villans at night, his world. Instead, had he been forced to fight during the day, the time when he could most certainly die, then that would have been suspenseful. Seize the Night, though did have that suspense that was lacking in Fear Nothing. Although, I have to admit I almost put the book down after the 4-6th chapter. It was getting boring. Snow would take a few steps and then go into a page or two of details, (past, present, explaining things) Too much. Finally, it started to roll and I wanted to continue reading. At times you'll be reminded of Watchers, and other stories, but hey, that's life. The strongest one that stands out is Michael Crichton's Sphere, but at least Snow, Bobby and Sasha didn't agree to forget. They remembered and that I believe will lead us to the third book of this trilogy. I'm not a fan of sequels, especially in novel format (maybe in the series like King and Saul did), but this one was much better than the first. Get the hardback and give yourself something to do, because it appears it is going to be long winter.
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Summary: Vert good thriller. Koontz keeps crown
Review: Californian Christopher Snow knows his hometown of Moonlight Bay better than anyone else as he has explored every nano-inch of the town during his nighttime sojourns. Chris suffers from a rare genetic disease that forces him to avoid light or risk death. However, the closed military base of nearby Fort Wyvern, one time host of nightmarish genetic experiments, is about the only locale in the area that Chris has failed to explore. When children begin to disappear, Chris wonders if someone has reopened the fort's labs? Chris and his cohorts enter the fort in search of the missing children and his own lost canine Orson. Will Chris be able to abort the modern day experiments that appears to be planned on innocent children or is he also to become a victim s well? SEIZE THE NIGHT, the second novel in Dean Koontz's "Snow" trilogy, is a classically frightening tale that shows the master remains the dean of horror novels. The story line is fast-paced, filled with action, and scary as hell. The return of Snow and his crew adds to the fun. Though not quite on the level of its predecessor, FEAR NOTHING (may be the best horror novel of the nineties), this book adds to the author's deserved legend. The novel also will leave readers in pain waiting for the final chapter to be published. Harriet Klausner
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