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The Servants of Twilight
by
Dean Koontz
A crazed woman, her faithful followers, and their target: your child. One mother experiences a fear beyond her wildest nightmares in this terrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
Paperback, 499 pages
Published
May 16th 1991
by Headline Feature
(first published 1984)
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Used to read Koontz a lot but life got in the way and I stopped reading anything, only utilizing books on cd, this was a great reintroduction to my love of reading. (i)Servants of Twilight(/i) was suspenseful, I found it somewhat comical that the first of the three books was initially called Twilight...this one is indeed a better "love" story than Twilight ;) Servants of Twilight is the first novel and I could hardly put it down, the potential of this child to be the Antichrist..very intriguing...more
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I'm a sucker for Dean Koontz, I admit it. He is one of the most prolific authors out there and whether he is writing a thriller, fantasy, sci-fi, or straight-up horror novel, it won't disappoint.
Servants of Twilight is one of his earlier books and was first written under a pseudonym. It's a straight up thriller and even though I have read it before (though probably 20 years ago), I couldn't put it down and it kept me busy on the bus ride to and from New York City this past weekend.
The plot is...more
Servants of Twilight is one of his earlier books and was first written under a pseudonym. It's a straight up thriller and even though I have read it before (though probably 20 years ago), I couldn't put it down and it kept me busy on the bus ride to and from New York City this past weekend.
The plot is...more
Refreshing to see a 'Twilight' book without teen vampires. But though its not a damsel, a woman in distress is one of the main characters, this time with a child, who is the cause of all the trouble. The Twilight cult, led by Mother Grace, believes that single mother Christine Scavello's son Joey is the Anti Christ.
A relatively harmless parking lot incident turns into a full blown chase, with Christine trying to protect her son from the cult. She is helped by Charlie Harrison, a detective, who...more
A relatively harmless parking lot incident turns into a full blown chase, with Christine trying to protect her son from the cult. She is helped by Charlie Harrison, a detective, who...more
This was hokey, formulaic, and as predictable as some of the more dependable geysers. Fortunately, that’s all I wanted. I kept turning the pages, so I must have enjoyed it, whether or not I'll come right out and admit it. The romantic story line was at points so cheesy that I could not in good conscience recommend this to the lactose-intolerant. Still, I have to give it props for putting something in stark perspective: if a group of fanatic religious fundamentalists have decided that they have i...more
This book was good, and very suspenseful. I picked it up to read, and I thought I wouldn't like it (though I'll give every book a fighting chance), and I was surprised when I couldn't put it down. My main problem with this book is that the ending was somewhat vague, and not nearly as gripping as the beginning of the story...
Another book by Koontz that I became quickly invested in. Maybe it was the mother bear instinct in me or maybe the characters were just that easy to know, regardless of why I know that within a chapter or two I was hooked.
This was a book that kept me guessing. There were many times that I found myself feeling a certain predictability building and then out of know where I realize how I had gone completely down a wrong path.
Without spoiling anything I do want to say that the ending wasn't for me....more
This was a book that kept me guessing. There were many times that I found myself feeling a certain predictability building and then out of know where I realize how I had gone completely down a wrong path.
Without spoiling anything I do want to say that the ending wasn't for me....more
This is not the best book he have ever written, but probably the least confusing one. This is a good book for readers that are new to this writer, because his stories are somewhat special and can be quite absurd sometimes. This book though should be read, and the movie should not be seen before. Considering the bad movie, it might affect someone not to want to read the book. But the book is worth reading.
The author builds up the story in a logical way, and the reader becomes more and more ambiva...more
The author builds up the story in a logical way, and the reader becomes more and more ambiva...more
This is an exciting novel, completely in the tradition of Dean Koontz who truly knows how to build one scene upon another of suspense and building questions - then to satisfyingly exhale (as it were) the resolutions and the answers, the relief to tension, one question at a time or more often all at once...
In this novel the 'mystery' is the question of who exactly is after an innocent little eight year old boy and why. The action consists of trying to protect both the boy (Joey) and his mother (C...more
In this novel the 'mystery' is the question of who exactly is after an innocent little eight year old boy and why. The action consists of trying to protect both the boy (Joey) and his mother (C...more
There was a time when I thought Dean Koontz wrote circles around Stephen King. He wasn’t famous. He had a cult following and he made you feel like you just discovered someone cool. He was the anti-King you could keep to yourself or share with a selected few. Koontz, of course, went the way of all flesh and began cranking them out and repeating himself. Fame? Well, if ‘Family Guy’ rips on you, fame has become your enemy. I haven’t read a Koontz novel since Odd Thomas became a regular character. T...more
May 30, 2012
Daisy*•.♥.•*
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3 of 5 stars
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I loved that this book was based in Southern California. Particularly in the Orange Counry area. Being that I am from there I was able to recognize a lot of the locations such as the South Coast Plaza and other surrounding cities.
The story itself was good and I enjoyed reading it. The only thing that I didn't really enjoy was at the end it felt like Koontz was just trying to fill in pages. A lot of it was repetetive and I found myself skipping some pages towards the end. I didn't mind the roman...more
The story itself was good and I enjoyed reading it. The only thing that I didn't really enjoy was at the end it felt like Koontz was just trying to fill in pages. A lot of it was repetetive and I found myself skipping some pages towards the end. I didn't mind the roman...more
This one stole a star sliding into home at the last second leaving the ending ambiguous and a little creepy. However, most of the book is the same rhetoric spewed in the same formula with little variation to warrant anyone picking this particular Koontz book up over any of the others. The highlight of the book is the use of both sides fighting under the elk of presumably the same God. A concept not explored enough in any medium. The theme of two sides of the coin, but in the same pocket allows t...more
I devoured Koontz and King back in middle school and part of high school. In retrospect, I could have spent my time on better books, but these chillers were an escape from things I didn't want to think about, especially at night when I couldn't sleep and my mind twisted my perceptions nauseatingly.
I'm not saying you should bother reading these, especially now that Koontz is openly being Christian and Stephen King thinks he is a writer, but I have a fondness for some of these books. If you are...more
I'm not saying you should bother reading these, especially now that Koontz is openly being Christian and Stephen King thinks he is a writer, but I have a fondness for some of these books. If you are...more
I'm a huge fan of Koontz, but I have to admit: sometimes, he drops a stinker. Your Heart Belongs to Me was...one such, but I digress. This novel is Koontz's finest. I say that as a stary-eyed fan and as a hard-boiled reader. What makes this book so wonderful is its ending, which leaves us wondering. The action in between wasn't too shabby, either. The religious cult brought to mind the Charles Manson Family, and I love that Dean crafted realistic fanatics, not the hellfire-and-brimstone-children...more
Feb 18, 2011
BoekenTrol
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I loved this book. Had read it years ago and now, just before a BC-meeting I wanted to read it again. One of the participants had it on her wishlist.
It is a book with very much suspension, a BIG question of HOW they manage to follow the little boy. In the end that is reasonably explained. If I buy it, that's another question though.
A bit of well dosed, not too bloody violence is the icing on this cake of great thriller / mystery book. It kept me in its spell fo a couple of days, for all its 380...more
It is a book with very much suspension, a BIG question of HOW they manage to follow the little boy. In the end that is reasonably explained. If I buy it, that's another question though.
A bit of well dosed, not too bloody violence is the icing on this cake of great thriller / mystery book. It kept me in its spell fo a couple of days, for all its 380...more
Originally published as "Twilight" in 1984, under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols, this is a very interesting work by Koontz. A woman and her son are stalked by an old woman who has branded the boy The Antichrist - and soon they are chased by religious cult known as The Church of Twilight. The Servants of Twilight are everywhere; and all of them want to kill the boy. Will Christine and Joey manage to survive ?
TSOT is a fast paced and enjoyable novel, some even named it the best of his early works. I...more
TSOT is a fast paced and enjoyable novel, some even named it the best of his early works. I...more
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I picked this up for a light read. It's got the Anti-Christ story line which is always rather fascinating to me and just seemed like a fun, scary book to get lost in. I wasn't caught up in it as I'd hoped. I thought Koontz did a great job with the character, 'Mother Grace' but other than that, none of the characters really seemed to matter to me. It didn't hold my interest and at times I did consider just setting it aside for good. I've heard this was a movie first and that it was considered a...more
creepy ass book
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I have thoroughly enjoyed most of the books I have read of Dean Koontz, but I thought this one stood out among them. In all of Koontz's books that I have read, I have found myself saying "Yeah right, this is ridiculous and could never happen". Even in my personal favorite Koontz novel, Lightning, i found many things unbelievable. But in The Servants of Twilight, Dean Koontz crafts a believable AND enjoyable storyline.
Christine Scavello has a young son, Joey, who is an exceptional little boy who...more
Christine Scavello has a young son, Joey, who is an exceptional little boy who...more
This is the 22nd Koontz book I've read and while reading it, it dawned on me how often he includes a golden retriever. And too often the story revolves around a single/divorced/unwed mother of a young child and the guy who helps her out of whatever predicament she's in ends up falling for her and she for him and it all ends up happily ever after. My favorite Koontz novels are the ones that avoid that typical outline.
I was intrigued by the 'is this child the Anti-Christ?' mystery yet was disappo...more
I was intrigued by the 'is this child the Anti-Christ?' mystery yet was disappo...more
Shadowfires, "by Leigh Nichols" 1987, "is the fifth--and best--of the five novels published under the Nichols pseudonym"...this, according to the dean koontz companion edited by martin h greenberg and two other guys.
some more of that genetic engineering-like stuff that worked so well in watchers....along with the frankenstein...motif?...can i say motif and get away with it?....like in the four novels of the series that's come out in the last few years...
chewbacca is the dog in this one, good ole...more
some more of that genetic engineering-like stuff that worked so well in watchers....along with the frankenstein...motif?...can i say motif and get away with it?....like in the four novels of the series that's come out in the last few years...
chewbacca is the dog in this one, good ole...more
Jan 30, 2011
Mira Sun
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Ein sehr spannendes Buch, das einen packt und in die Geschichte mitreißt. Man ist jedes Mal neu gefesselt von der Spannung, Panik und der Hast, welche die Protagonisten erleben. Ich habe während der Reise jedes Mal das Zeitgefühl der Personen übernehmen können.
Deswegen war ich auch etwas über das Ende des Buches enttäuscht. Ich hoffe ich verrate nicht zu viel und deswegen sollten Leute die sich überraschen lassen wollen nicht weiter lesen, aber da für meinen Geschmack der epische Endkampf wegfie...more
Deswegen war ich auch etwas über das Ende des Buches enttäuscht. Ich hoffe ich verrate nicht zu viel und deswegen sollten Leute die sich überraschen lassen wollen nicht weiter lesen, aber da für meinen Geschmack der epische Endkampf wegfie...more
This was the first DK book I read, many years ago. I found it on a bookshelf while on vacation, and couldn't put it down. It wasn't until a few years later that I finally noted who the author was and made an effort to read other books. Mr Koontz manages to mix up horror/suspense & the supernatural in such a way that you never know what the next book will bring. It just keeps you coming back for more.
Sep 16, 2011
Mark Ching
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I had been a Dean Koontz fan after I read Phantoms and Sole Survivor. Those books were great. But then I had the misfortune to read his old ones one after another. Icebound was bad, The Funhouse was passable, Midnight was all right, but then Servants of Twilight is beyond bad I did not even finish it. Sorry but this flopped big time. The characters were doing improbable things, the nemesis was too unbelievable. I finish every book I touch, and this may be one among five that I finally willed mys...more
This is one of my favorite Koontz books. I could not put it down. I read it until I was done, which was almost 4am. It was well worth it. I felt a chill down my spine which is how I am sure Christine felt as well. The fact that it is so believable is super scary to me. A crazy religous group that thinks your son is the antichrist is possible with the way people can be now.
As I read it, I kept wondering why it wasn't as satisfying as Mr. Koontz's usual fare when I finished the nearly 600 pages (in two evenings), I read the afterword: it turns out this is a re-publication of book he originally wrote under a pseudonym... Still, even a mediocre book by Mr. Koontz is better than just about anybody else best in the same genre.
Somewhat fluffy thriller, but I liked it a bit better than "The Taking". The characters were more intriguing, and after you finish the book it stays with you a while. Without revealing anything, there are just some things that keep you thinking and puzzling even after you reach the end. Still, it wasn't a great book, but it was entertaining enough.
I loved the discussion throughout the book about good and evil and what really is heaven or hell. It really makes a person think. I must admit it wasn't my favorite of Dean's writing, but I did enjoy it just the same. I found it a lot more difficult to get through then my past reads. I would still recommend it to those Koontz fans out there.
I thought this was a great book, but I was a little disappointed at the ending. It was still so much worth it to read, as most Koontz books are for me. He is just so great with the suspense. This book carried a LOT of action, too. I liked that he didn't overdo the romance, keeping to the drama of the story.
5 chapters in - it's Dean Koontz alright...I'm already terrified!
Great book - but there was a long section that was just too wordy and it seemed to drag on...so I skipped over a bunch to get to the last 10% of the book. The ending was NOT what I expected...and leaves unsure...Hmmmmm...maybeeeee...
Great book - but there was a long section that was just too wordy and it seemed to drag on...so I skipped over a bunch to get to the last 10% of the book. The ending was NOT what I expected...and leaves unsure...Hmmmmm...maybeeeee...
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Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.
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