false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg 16434 25 On the morning that marks the end of the world they have known, Molly and Neil Sloan awaken to the drumbeat of rain on their roof. A luminous silvery downpour is drenching their small Californian mountain town. It has haunted their sleep, invaded their dreams, and now, in the moody purple dawn, the young couple cannot shake the sense of something terribly <i>wrong.</i> As the hours pass, Molly and Neil listen to disturbing news of extreme weather phenomena across the globe. By nightfall, their little town loses all contact with the outside world. A thick fog transforms the once-friendly village into a ghostly labyrinth. And soon the Sloans and their neighbors will be forced to draw on reserves of courage and humanity they never knew they had. For within the misty gloom they will encounter something that reveals in a shattering instant what is happening to their world...something that is hunting <i>them</i> with ruthless efficiency. 944262 2004 The Taking total:3690|5:885|4:1121|3:1120|2:422|1:142| 3690 13255 4565 362 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 1 3 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 14:51:32 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 18:59:38 -0700 2007 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 4 1 false Sun Aug 17 22:58:59 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 00:25:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 4 1 false Wed Jun 18 17:50:13 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 17:50:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 3 1 true Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 11:08:05 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 11:17:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 5 1 true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 24 09:36:30 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 09:48:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 3 1 false Sun Oct 28 18:56:37 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 18:28:06 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 18:37:30 -0700 2007
This book is well written and it's extremely entertaining and gripping; it has a great beggining and all the supernatural surprise...more...]]> 959357 0007130775 9780007130771 35 12 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179813997m/959357.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/959357.The_Taking 3 0 false Tue Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Mar 22 22:22:45 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 22:23:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 1 2 false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 18:14:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 18:17:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 2 1 false Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Oct 07 09:37:13 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 09:37:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 3 0 false Thu Sep 17 06:45:30 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:50:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 2 1 true Mon Jan 26 10:38:24 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 10:39:49 -0800 2009 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 1 0 true Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 13:20:03 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 14:49:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 1 1 true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 16 18:48:16 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 18:51:14 -0800 2008
The book begins in typical Koontz style with eerie, if predictable, creepy goings-on. It then moves to "destruction of the world" mode, and then, for ...more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 5 0 false Sun Mar 15 07:44:33 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 07:44:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 4 0 false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 07:00:13 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 07:07:19 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 2 0 false Mon Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jul 19 15:40:44 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 15:41:55 -0700 2009
The foundation of success in a horror story is a strong, original beginning. The author must grab your attention and earn your suspension of disbelief. Dean Koontz failed to make this upfront investment in The Taking. The story caroms off of a long series of hackneyed hor...more...]]> 1776879 073931212X 9780739312124 7 4 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188161929m/1776879.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776879.The_Taking 5 0 false Fri Jun 05 23:56:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 23:56:21 -0700 2009
I always like books by Dean Koontz. They are deep in character development. His stories always seem strange or twisted until the end when you find out all is sane and reasonable.�

Well, The Taking starts off more like a ...more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 5 0 false Sun Mar 22 21:38:27 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:41:06 -0700 2009
Dean Koontz masterfully weaves our da...more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 4 0 false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 21:53:01 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 21:52:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16434 0553584502 9780553584509 3526 329 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166723460m/16434.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16434.The_Taking 5 1 false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 15 11:09:25 -0800 2009 Sat Jul 11 20:50:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16434