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Lightning
Lightning
Author: Dean R. Koontz
ISBN-13: 9780399133190
ISBN-10: 0399133194
Publication Date: 1/12/1988
Pages: 351
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 65 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T)
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1
One of my favorite books. I'm not a huge Koontz fan but he out did himself with this one.
ada04 avatar reviewed Lightning on + 68 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is my all time favorite by Dean Koontz! It's an original. I just keep having to read it again. Never gets old!
celticscrapper27 avatar reviewed Lightning on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another winner from Koontz. There are times it slows down and I wondered how I was only half way through and what in the world he would come up with to fill the next 200 pages, but most of it is gripping and funny and emotion filled. If you get a copy, I highly recommend one with his afterword, as it is the funniest part of the book and an interesting insight into this varied, intriqing writer. (The ISBN that I am reviewing has the afterword)
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A typical Koontz thriller with lots of suspense! A strange storm struck the night that Laura was born that people would remember for years. But who was the mysterious stranger who saved Laura from a fatal delivery and would return years later to save her from a tragedy? This is another great Koontz book that I couldn't put down till I finished reading it.
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Good book, well worth the read. He takes a few liberties with time travel, but still enjoyed it very much.
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My favorite Koontz novel. More sci-fi than horror.
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I loved this book. Very creative and definately a page turner....you won't be disappointed!
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Another good book by Dean Koontz. I love anything he writes. Great thriller.
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dean koontz at his best!
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If you like Deen Koontz suspense, you'll love this.
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I loved this book. its one of my altime favorites, i can read it over and over again! I ended up having a spare copy for someone else to enjoy!
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An early writing of Koontz. I enjoyed this book also.
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Well written, a real thriller.
Nancy
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A storm struck on the night Laura Shane was born, and there was a strangeness about the weather that people would remember for years. But even more mysterious was the blond-haired stranger who appeared out of nowhere-the man who saved Laura from a fatal delivery. Years later-another bolt of lightning-and the stranger returned, again to save Laura from tragedy.
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Another great Koontz read!!!
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Interesting mix; elements of murder mystery/thriller, history, and science fiction. Enjoyable read!
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Excellent ... a real page turner.
alaskanbat avatar reviewed Lightning on + 72 more book reviews
Ended up being a duplicate. Only reason why I would swap it. Great book!
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Action & suspense...GREAT!
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Excellent story with just a touch of romance. I loved it!
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Re-reading this book makes me want to go back and read them all again! I am a true Koontz fan!
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Excellent Book !!
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Classic Koontz. A good read.
royaltech avatar reviewed Lightning on + 126 more book reviews
A storm struck on the night Laura Shane was born, and there was a strangeness about the weather that people would remember for years. Even more mysterious was the blond-haired stranger who appeared out of nowhere again and again to save Laura from tragedy. But was he the guardian angel he seemed?
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very good book i loved it.
thesmilingspirit avatar reviewed Lightning on + 10 more book reviews
Great read. Very Dean Koontz.
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A bolt of lightning brings a blond-haired stranger into Laura Shane's life. But is he the guardian angel he seems? The devil in disguise? Or the master of a haunting destiny beyond time and space?
ilovedale3 avatar reviewed Lightning on + 524 more book reviews
Another Dean Koontz travel into the unknown. This story centers on Laura Shane. On the night she was born, a stranger appeared during a freak storm to save her from death. Years later, when tragedy struck, the same man was there to save her a second time. Who is this man and why is he saving Laura?

While this book is not as action-packed as some of Koontz's other novels, it is still a good sci-fi/mystery story that also incorporates history as well.
sealady avatar reviewed Lightning on + 657 more book reviews
From Library Journal: "On the night of Laura Shane's birth, a stranger appears from the lightning to prevent her delivery's being botched by an alcoholic physician. Throughout Laura's childhood the stranger reappears at times of danger. He protects rather than threatens, yet menace seems to follow him. Thirty years later another storm flashes and the stranger collapses, shot, at Laura's door. Now Laura protects her erstwhile guardian from mysterious hunters. He reveals that he and the hunters are time travelers. Laura, quick-witted and brave, leads the way to a bloody showdown. The paradox in time travel's tampering with history provides an interesting twist in this gripping thriller by a popular writer." Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
MsJell avatar reviewed Lightning on + 142 more book reviews
Excellent - keeps you on the edge of your seat!!
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Good book
Maggy avatar reviewed Lightning on + 61 more book reviews
I really liked this one. It's different than some of his darker stories.