Three Complete Novels: The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, Midnight [Unabridged] [Hardcover]

Dean Koontz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1996

A spine-tingling omnibus collection of three favorite novels--all complete and unabridged--by the master of the horror genre encompasses The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, and Midnight.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 804 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult; Unabridged edition (April 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399141251
• ISBN-13: 978-0399141256
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born and raised in Pennsylvania where I graduated from Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University). When I was a senior in college, I won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and have been writing ever since. My first job after graduation was with the Appalachian Poverty Program, where I was expected to counsel and tutor underprivileged children on a one-to-one basis. During my first day on the job, I discovered that the previous occupier of my position had been beaten up by the very kids he had been trying to help and had landed in the hospital for several weeks. The following year was filled with challenge but also tension, and I was more highly motivated than ever to build a career as a writer. I wrote nights and weekends, which I continued to do after leaving the poverty program and going to work as an English teacher in a suburban school district outside Harrisburg. After a year and a half in that position, my wife, Gerda, made me an offer I couldn't refuse: "I'll support you for five years," she said, "and if you can't make it as a writer in that time, you'll never make it." By the end of those five years, Gerda had quit her job to run the business end of my writing career. Gerda and I, along with our dog, Trixie, live in southern California.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HOUSE OF THUNDER, SHADOWFIRES, MIDNIGHT Great For Late Night, June 3, 2000

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This review is from: Three Complete Novels: The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, Midnight (Hardcover)

All three of these books are great to read for Dean Koontz fans.

HOUSE OF THUNDER has a young woman who wakes up in a hospital with little memory left to tell her who she is, where she is, where she came from, and what she is doing there. But soon, she begins to have visions (or she is actually seeing) four dark figures from her past. Now, the question is what do they want from her?

SHADOWFIRES has a woman who wants a divorce from her manianical husband, and he gets killed in a traffic accident on the day there supposed to get the divorce. A few days later, she is being stalked by someone or something that resembles her dead husband.

And MIDNIGHT finds the residents of a small town changing into beasts that act out there dreams and fantasies. Only a select few are left to battle a mysterious force that is chaging the town into a living hell.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent read, January 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Three Complete Novels: The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, Midnight (Hardcover)

Dean Koontz delivers and awesome trilogy of stories. It hits hard with THE HOUSE OF THUNDER. It begins very creepy, grabbing you from the first page. Next, and weakest (but still great) is SHADOWFIRES. It is a little slow to begin with, but quickly becomes fast paced and exciting. The last, MIDNIGHT, is probably the most creepy. Most of the resident of Moonlight Cove, California are changing . . . losing emotions, becoming animals. But what is causing it . . . and how will the few normal humans make it out when they become violent?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If it wasn't for this book I would still be a tv zombie., February 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Three Complete Novels: The House of Thunder, Shadowfires, Midnight (Hardcover)

My mom always reads books.When was younger I always thought reading books was a waste of time.I could think of better ways to spend my time.One day someone gave me one of your books "The Voice of The Knight".That book got me hooked on your books.I couldnt stop reading them.I now have a collection of them.To this day I still think "The Voice of The Knight" is the best book you have ever written. I just wanted to say thank you for getting this teenager intrested in reading.