New York Times bestseller
With this darkly intriguing original short story, Dean Koontz sets the stage for his masterly novel of mystery, suspense, and strange wonder—Innocence.
“The world is a machine that produces endless surprises and mysteries layered on mysteries.”
Addison Goodheart is a mystery even to himself. He was born in an isolated home surrounded by a deep forest, never known to his father, kept secret from everyone but his mother, who barely accepts him. She is haunted by private demons and keeps many secrets—none of which she dreads more than the young son who adores her.
Only in the woods, among the wildlife, is Addison truly welcome. Only there can he be at peace. Until the day he first knows terror, the day when his life changes radically and forever.…
Is there in truth no beauty? These short stories from Dean Koontz are becoming a regular thing. I think he’s conditioning me to salivate in November until I can feast on his latest novel in December. If you’ve read the collection, Strange Highways, you know that Koontz is a master of the short story, but it’s also a skill he doesn’t get to show often enough. These small Kindle releases are little treats for his fans and this is one that I really enjoyed. Wilderness serves as an introduction to the main character of…
disappointing Not really a short story but an intro to the upcoming book. Disappointing sales tatic. Not the way I prefer to be introduced to a book or to buy one.
Tease It’s Koontz, so the writing is fantastic. The character is fantastic. It draws you in immediately. So, why the three stars? Because it’s so short it isn’t even a short story. It’s just a tease to get you to buy the novel — which I wouldn’t even mind if this had been free, but at 99 cents I kind of feel ripped off paying to read an introduction to a character. And not even a full introduction, since you have to buy the novel to find out what exactly is going on with him.