The House of Thunder / Shadowfires / Midnight

by Dean Koontz, Leigh Nichols (Pseudonym)

THREE Complete and Unabridged. THE HOUSE OF THUNDER. SHADOWFIRES. MIDNIGHT.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Thriller

804 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

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.

Dean, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

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Reviews

[Robert Anthony]

The first 50 pages flew by with fluid suspense. Koontz didn't miss a beat on building the plot thus far. We shall see if the rest of the book delivers.

[Dara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shadowfires is one of my favorite early Koontz novels, mainly based upon one very minor character: the Stone.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost gave Shadowfires a five star. It was that good. I read the paperback from Berkley Books, New York but Goodreads didn't have a photo cover of the single. First published under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols (1987). I loved this book. So well written I couldn't put it down. Lost some sleep reading till early morn. Koontz is a master of his craft!.This might be one of my favorite. It is a horror story. Eric Leben a genius scientist in his field of genetics wants to never die but to live forever. He is a horrible human being. His wife wants a divorce because he is a horrible human being. Leben dies in a traffic accident leaving a wife feeling sad but relieved until the ME calls to tell her they have lost his body...

[sophi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall Rating: 4.5

I was able to finish The House of Thunders within just a couple hours. This book is, hands down, one of the best books I've read, 5 stars. Shadowfires was amazing but the ending was a let down compared to the rest of the book. DNF midnight. It felt never-ending and just kept dragging on. It had a good storyline but not very good execution. No rating.

[anna tannaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only read House of Thunder, my dad had a copy and gave it to me. I thought this was a good book - 300 pages and it only took me one day to read. The story is good but sometimes you could tell that the author took shortcuts. Some things were hinted at or solved too easily which threw off the pace of the mystery and confused me a bit. Overall a good read, super weird but I would recommend.

[Amber Galindo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is full of constant twists and surprises and once you think you've guessed what is going on, you are way off . I actually hope there is a sequel to this because I really enjoyed the characters and their chemistry. Definitely one I would read again.

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite Koontz book but well written as always.

[Steve]

only Shadowfires

[MayAnnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've only read The House of Thunder in this collection.

[Marianne]

Bad language.

[Pebble Tedford · Rating 4 out of 5]

The House of Thunder - This was an early work of Dean Koontz. It was definitely a DK story though! I had a lot of questions reading this book. The sign of a good mystery!

[Patricia Serrano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't get me wrong I love Dean Koontz writing but these 3 books I was not thrill.

[Glenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slow going at first but the last 1/3 of the book was worth going thru the first set up of the story!

[Glenda Tyus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slow going at first but the last 1/3 of the book was worth going thru the first set up of the story!

[Laurie · Rating 1 out of 5]

lousy writing - characters and situations were trite and unbelievable.