This exclusive eBook short story looks back—way back—to where it all began for Odd Thomas and Stormy Llewellyn, two souls who are destined to be together forever.
Amid the dizzying rides, tantalizing games of chance, and fanciful attractions of a state fair, two teenage sweethearts on the cusp of life and love’s pleasures find their way to a shadowy carnival tent brimming with curiosities. There, from the bizarre and enthralling Gypsy Mummy, a mechanized merchant of dreams and prognosticator of tomorrows, the young couple learns what fate promises for them. But fate, for Odd Thomas and Stormy Llewellyn, is something altogether different: full of dark corners, sharp edges, and things no seer or soothsayer could ever anticipate.
And for Odd Thomas, a gallant fry cook from a sleepy California desert town, the future beckons—to listen to unquiet spirits, pursue unsettling mysteries, and learn shocking truths . . . for a purpose far greater than himself.
Start HERE, or not…they’re all great books in this series. I might be a bit biased. I’m a long-time fan of Dean Koontz’s stories and have been since I received a huge triple novel omnibus as a 19th birthday present, half a lifetime ago. Before that moment, I fought against recreational reading—whether it was because of immaturity, or feeling pressured to read a lot of material that I just had no interest in for so many years in academia—I just don’t know.
Disappointing I really enjoy reading Deen Koontz, especially the Odd Thomas series. I have read the series numerous times. I was excited when this became available. It really was a let down. I was anticipating a nice backstory that expanded on how Odd and Stormy started their relationship and how it evolved. This only covers a very small portion of the relationship. It really does not give the reader any glimpse into much of anything. We do find out about the night they received their fortune out of the…
“true evil walked the world” This short story has everything that made Odd Thomas one of the most loved fictional heroes from the past decade. One constant throughout the entire series was the fortuneteller’s card that promised Odd and Stormy would always be together. Now Koontz gives Odd fans a wonderful story that’s exactly as advertised — the events of that fateful night.