The House at the End of the World, Dean Koontz
The House at the End of the World, Dean Koontz
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The House at the End of the World

Author: Dean Koontz

Narrator: Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/24/2023

Synopsis

Soon no one on Earth will have a place to hide in this novel about fears known and unknown by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting.The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob’s Ladder in search of someone—or something—they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm.Katie soon finds herself in an epic and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy. But Katie’s not alone after all: a brave young girl appears out of the violent squall. As Katie and her companion struggle across a dark and eerie landscape, against them is an omnipresent terror that could bring about the end of the world.

About Dean Koontz

Author Dean Koontz was born in Everett Pennsylvania in 1945. He has used various Pen names such as, Aaron Wolfe, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Deanna Dwyer, John Hill, K.R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Owen West and Richard Paige. His accomplished occupations include novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and poet. Most people were not aware of his many Pen names and various talents in literature besides novelist. Koontz genres of choice are suspense, horror and science fiction thrillers. He has had 14 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks making it to #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. According to the Dean Kootnz official website, he has sold more than 450 million copies of his books.

A little known fact about Dean Koontz is that he had hair transplantation in the late intos. Many of his novels are set in or around Orange County, California where he lives with his wife Gerda, in Newport Coast in an estate named Pelican Hills. His reported annual salary is $25 million.1990

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly

Katie lives alone on Jacob's Ladder island. 🏝️ Her realtor implied that the island had been a research station that was operated by the EPA. She wasn't concerned though, probably just another "rumor" she thinks. She has no family. She needs a refuge. She is running from her past, the trauma she suffer......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne (thehorrorhive)

4.5 Stars It’s been so long since I’ve had the delight of reading a Dean Koontz novel and when the opportunity arose to read his new release hitting the shelves in January 2023, to say I jumped would be an understatement. I like what this author consistently brings to the table – original plots, memo......more

Goodreads review by Peter

Katie, a woman with a mysterious and violent past, lives alone on Jacob's Latter, a remote island. Near to her is Ringrock, an island where experiments by the government take place. One of the experiments seems to have gone wrong. Two ISA agents secretly sneak around her island and try to prevent he......more

Goodreads review by Jim

This book is about a woman who has suffered a tragedy and wants to cut herself off from the world. But an event brings her back into the world that she has abandoned. Koontz was my first author that I read many, many years ago and he is one of the main reasons that I love to read. But lately his offe......more

Quotes

“Natalie Naudus narrates with the emotion required for a Koontz thriller in which danger lurks around every corner.… Naudus is at her best as she deftly balances the older woman's slightly deeper voice with the frightened teenager's higher pitch.” —AudioFile Magazine"The House at the End of the World is author Dean Koontz at his very best…deftly narrated from start to finish by the vocal acting talents of Natalie Naudus. Of particular and special interest to fans of dystopian novels, science fiction, and suspense thrillers.” —Midwest Book Review“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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