INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Dean Koontz is at the peak of his acclaimed powers with this major new novel.
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The city changed my life and showed me that the world is deeply mysterious. I need to tell you about her and some terrible things and wonderful things and amazing things that happened . . . and how I am still haunted by them. Including one night when I died and woke and lived again.
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Here is the riveting, soul-stirring story of Jonah Kirk, son of an exceptional singer, grandson of a formidable piano man, a musical prodigy beginning to explore his own gifts when he crosses a group of extremely dangerous people, with shattering consequences. Set in a more innocent time not so long ago, The City encompasses a lifetime but unfolds over three extraordinary, heart-racing years of tribulation and triumph, in which Jonah first grasps the electrifying power of music and art, of enduring friendship, of everyday heroes.
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The unforgettable saga of a young man coming of age within a remarkable family, and a shimmering portrait of the world that shapes him, The City is a novel that speaks to everyone, a dazzling realization of the evergreen dreams we all share. Brilliantly illumined by magic dark and light, it s a place where enchantment and malice entwine, courage and honor are found in the most unexpected quarters, and the way forward lies buried deep inside the heart.
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Acclaim for Dean Koontz
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A rarity among bestselling writers, Koontz continues to pursue new ways of telling stories, never content with repeating himself. Chicago Sun-Times
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Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. Serious writers . . . might do well to examine his technique. The New York Times Book Review
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[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match. Los Angeles Times
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Koontz is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and fears of our time in broad strokes and fine detail, using popular fiction to explore the human condition. USA Today
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Characters and the search for meaning, exquisitely crafted, are the soul of [Koontz s] work. . . . One of the master storytellers of this or any age. The Tampa Tribune
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A literary juggler. The Times (London)