UFOs, aliens, an empathetic dog, a crippled girl, and a host of supporting characters overcoming past traumas to reach out to others all are combined by Dean Koontz in a book that is the most compelling statement I have ever seen made about the right to life, no matter what one's condition. As always with his novels, few things are what they seem.Two basic plots run parallel before their heroes find themselves coming together to fight off a very evil villain. "What is one door away from heaven," is a question that one character has asked another since her childhood. The answer, along with the overall theme of the book, is enough to make us all examine our lives more carefully ... and be thankful that Koontz's writing reflects his beliefs so honestly ( )

Dean Koontz? Really! I generally like Dean Koontz, but he really stepped up his game for this book. The chapter about the snake is just brilliant. If you are going to read a Dean Koontz book, this should be the one. ( )

This book was a little odd but I liked it. There are several main characters who are unrealted in the beginning of the book but all come together at the end. there are alot of twists and turns that kept me interested.

extremely boring ( )

Michelina Bellsong is on a mission. She is following a missing family to the edge of America...to a place she never new exsited - a place of terror, wonder, and shattering revealtion. What awaits her there will change her life and the life of everyone she knows - if she can find the key to survival. At stake are a young girl of extraordianry goodness, a young boy with killers on his trail, and micky's own wounded soul ( )