Beastchild Author:Dean Koontz The text has been typeset from the authors restored original manuscript with a new authors preface. — When this books was republished in 1992. Dean Koontz wrote an introduction as to what was happening in the world in 1969 when he was writing this story. Many of the fears and concerns he had about the world in general are similar to what some of ... more »the characters are feeling.
This book is pure science fiction, but shows the action and suspense that Dean Koontz is famous for today. In the story, Earth has been overtaken by a race of aliens called the naoli, lizard-like creatures. Most humans have been killed in the war, but some are alive in hiding. The naoli believe that the humans must all be exterminated and any humans that are discovered are instantly killed. Hulaan is a naoli archeologist. While sifting through the catacombs of a Boston library, he is saved by a human boy. The boy Leo is wounded from a recent skirmish and unable to flee. Reluctantly, Hulaan leaves the boy alive. Soon another naoli discovers Hulaan's secret and labels him a traitor. Hulaan flees, taking the boy with him. As they run for their lives, they discover that the war was based on a terrible misunderstanding. Desparately, they try to inform others while they fight for their lives.« less