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Quicksilver - (Group Read - February/March 2022) **CONTAINS SPOILERS**
My opinion of Mr. Dean's Amazon published novels has increased with each book. Definitely intrigued by this one.
Sounds good. Maybe by January I'll be sort of caught up with the book club! Dr. Seus has taken over my attention! HahaSome of the Koontz books are grabbing my interest but some are not. The ones that are not are mostly the books that I remember very well.
The Chris Snow books are definitely wanted but my online library doesn't have them.
Does anyone know of an online library that you don't need to live in a certain zip code? Mine has many books that I am wanting to read but they are only offered in audio form.
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RE Quicksilver, I am not seeing that the library will ever be getting it. So I'm not holding my breath. I just hope it turns out to be Kindle Unlimited. To Mary: I know there are some lending libraries out there that can share books with other libraries. My library is good enough, though, so that I have never paid attention. Sorry.
Has your library not been getting the new Koontz titles?As far as online libraries go, I think most that I know of will allow you to purchase a card if you are not in the area it covers. You just have to look for the details on their websites.
My library has none of the new Amazon titles that Koontz is putting out. They get very few Amazon titles. The problem is, the Overdrive page--a company that seems to be in charge of e-books for our library--often does not even have them for a "suggest your library buy" option. And the library doesn't care. They have farmed out the e-book program to overdrive and just refer us back to them. Also, there is a problem where you can recommend an audio book, but there is no option for an ebook. I guess I should check for paper books, but then I would have to go to the library . . . Aggravating.
Great info from Kateblue and C.P. Thanks. It won't be so frustrating now that I know it isn't just my inability to do lots of online things.
You guys are great for answering.
This sounds good. It reminds me of Odd Thomas, which I loved.
Katieblue - ah, I see. Ours get the physical books but I haven't checked overdrive for the ebook. I hate reading ebooks and avoid it when possible.
C.P. I love reading ebooks and always read them whenever possible. But I do note that diagrams, maps, pictures, and things like schedules that are not in text are pretty impossible to read on a Kindle
I went through a phase where I used my kindle a lot, but the last couple of years I find that I can't remember a story as well if I read it on my kindle.
C.P. wrote: "I went through a phase where I used my kindle a lot, but the last couple of years I find that I can't remember a story as well if I read it on my kindle."Interesting. I don't remember books no matter what format I use :-)
I’m looking forward to QuickSilver!!!
This sounds good, so glad that he has been writing stand alone novels instead of series the last couple of years.
Koontz writes interesting characters, I prefer the depth of a series to the shallowness, or rather shortness, of a 400 page book, in that regard. Stand alones can be great, but all things considered…a series can really go deep, and we can follow our favorite characters in a more satisfying journey. Who doesen’t want more Cristopher Snow! I liked the link to Watchers in Devoted too 👌
Nameless is the latest Koontz series even if it is a collection of shorts. I enjoy it (for the most part) with some episodes being more fun than others. I'm up to the final book in the first set and plan to read second before Quicksliver's released.
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Happy Reading Koontzlanders!
Matthew wrote: "Nameless is the latest Koontz series even if it is a collection of shorts. I enjoy it (for the most part) with some episodes being more fun than others. I'm up to the final book in the first set an..."I loved the Nameless series. Never do books make me cry but this series did. Cried about several things but a lot of tears were because I had to say goodby to the characters and the story came to an end that won't be able to return. I think It is truly over.
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Reminder: Quicksilver will be released at the end of January and will be featured as a Group Read until the end of March.Happy Reading Koontzlanders!"
Preordered and waiting patiently.
Matthew wrote: "Nameless is the latest Koontz series even if it is a collection of shorts. I enjoy it (for the most part) with some episodes being more fun than others. I'm up to the final book in the first set an..."
Also preordered and waiting somewhat patiently...
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Dear Readers,
The new year has come upon us like a throng of rabid cats. So much is scary as 2022 arrives that we can either stand on a street corner and scream in impotent fear and anger, which can be deeply satisfying, or we can choose to adapt to the many crises afflicting us. I have taken the second path, beginning with steps to deal with the supply chain crisis. I have purchased over 3,000 feet of chain, a third of which will be enough to meet our little family’s needs for a decade. I intend to sell the other two thirds in 5-foot lengths at exorbitant prices when no chain is to be found anywhere and you are all desperate for it.
China and Russia now have hypersonic missiles that can deliver an atom bomb with less than a one-minute warning. I have adapted to this development by purchasing a score of school-room desks of the kind that, in the 1950s, kids were instructed to shelter under in the event of a nuclear attack, and I have placed them strategically throughout the house.
To take your mind off the terrifying image of a world without adequate chain, you should read my new novel, Quicksilver, which will be released in hardcover, eBook, and audio on January 25th. It moves very fast, but it doesn’t come to any sudden stops that might damage your cervical vertebrae. No kittens are killed or injured in the course of the story.
Finally, I have been asked for some shred of wisdom that will ensure a happy year ahead. Anyone coming to me for wisdom is seriously confused, but here goes. We should all stop using words like hyperinflation, hypersonic, hyperactive, and hypersupercalifragicexpialidocious. They are hyperbolic and only make us nervous. “A very fast missile” sounds less threatening than “hypersonic.” Instead of “hyperinflation,” say “devaluing the currency,” and you get the cozy feeling that gnomes are secretly working to make everything cheaper.
Warmest regards from everyone here at Koontzland.
Dean Koontz
Probably a good idea with the school-room desks… a cosy place to read also?
Pål wrote: "Probably a good idea with the school-room desks… a cosy place to read also?"You are so funny! I was in those classes and if it seemed we had time (who decided that?) we would hold hands and walk, not run, in a straight line to a drainage ditch a couple of blocks from the school.
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Added to my Goodreads currently reading list! Juggling many great books…
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I actually got my print copy yesterday. Bought it thru Amazon, which I don't really like to do, but every other place was $10 more. I'm on a fixed income budget. Should start reading it tonight.
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I bought mine through Amazon also, but it hasn't shipped yet. Maybe because I bought the MP3 CD audiobook also and I don't have Prime.
That's okay, I've got plenty of books in my TBR que, but will make Dean Koontz a priority next week :-)
Got mine, on Audible, to keep me company on the road.
I received my Copy yesterday!!
I spent the big bucks and grabbed a copy at Barnes and Noble yesterday. I have SO, SO many books to read that it might be the middle of February before I really get into it BUT read the first 30ish pages to get a taste and man, does it look good!
I just finished the first chapter, I am hooked! Love the character Cue-Cue! But I have to finish the last book on the Nameless series, my OCD won't let me continue until I do...
I am loving Quicksilver so far…..another Dean Koontz book I am going to have to force myself not to read in one day!!!
I must have placed the first "hold" for this book at my library because I got it a few days ago. Good read but I liked the "Odd Thomas" series and "Innocence" better.
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I have nearly finished The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly and am thinking I'll tackle Quicksilver next.
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I finished it last night. Have to do some thinking before I write my review. All sorts of familiar things in the book. Did it feel to anyone else that this maybe another character with more books, Like Odd and Jane?
Halfway thru… loving it so far. Little bit of Jimmy Tock, & Slim MacKenzie
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I think Quicksilver had a nice conclusion (many Koontz endings are too abrupt with magical mumbo jumbo THE END), certainly it leaves the possibility of continuing with these characters, but Dean usually writes stand-alone novels.
Many previous stand-alones could have easily continued, but Dean chose not to revisit the characters. He has said the characters of Odd Thomas and Jane Hawk specifically spoke to him that they had more stories to share.
In the Koontz Universe, anything is possible, but I'd say a sequel is unlikely given Dean's previous history.
Finished Quicksilver, and now looking forward to July when The Big Night Sky is released. Can't wait.
I'm really looking forward to reading this book
Me, too. I got it last week and was reading another really good book, "A Flicker in the Dark," so I had to finish that one first. Starting today, since I am snowed in.
Are we discussing this now as finished? Or do spoilers have to be used.
Jaye wrote: "Are we discussing this now as finished? Or do spoilers have to be used."This is always a good question! I never know...
I enjoyed Quicksilver a lot!!
Same here! I wouldn’t mind revisiting Quinn, Bridget, Sparky & Panthea again down the road.
I would love more of the Quicksilver crew too!! I wanted sequels to By the Light of the Moon and that hasn’t happened…..also Christopher Snow has more story to tell and Dean hasn’t finished that so……sigh
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During a shoot-out at a forlorn dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking, a beauty as gifted in foresight as she is with firearms, and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. Bridget knows what it’s like to be Quinn. She’s hunted, too. The only way to stay alive is to keep moving.
Barreling through the Sonoran Desert, the formidable trio is impelled by that same inexplicable magnetism toward the inevitable. With every deeply disturbing mile, something sinister is in the rearview―an enemy that is more than a match for Quinn. Even as he discovers within himself resources that are every bit as scary.