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    The Vision
    The Vision
    The Vision
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Vision

    Written by Dean Koontz

    Narrated by Dan John Miller

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    About this audiobook

    With more than 200 million copies of his novels sold, Dean Koontz is an undisputed master. And in The Vision, he once again displays the talent that led the Chicago Sun-Times to call him "brilliant"—and the San Diego Union-Tribune to praise his "always riveting" writing and his "wonderfully fiendish" plots.

    The Vision—one of Dean Koontz’ early novels—is a chilling look into the paranormal and what occurs when a psychic channels the mind of a crazed killer.

    Mary Bergen, a gifted clairvoyant, uses her psychic ability and haunting visions to help the police solve crimes both past and present while feeling powerless to stop the murders, until she envisions her own death.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 15, 2010
    ISBN9781441817389
    The Vision
    Author

    Dean Koontz

    Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No. 1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda and their dog Anna in southern California.

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    • 3/5
      Not one of Koontz's best works. I had the killer figured out half-way through, the protagonist was kind of a woos, and the writing was so-so. His dialogue, in particular, was pretty weak. I was ready to give this 3 stars until the end. Just bad. Knocked it down to 2 1/2 stars. Even for Koontz fans (which I am), you can skip this one.
    • 1/5
      An obvious plot and cardboard characters. The only thing good enough was that I wanted to see this train wreck end.
    • 5/5
      I love reading about psychic and this was one of the best. This psychic helped to solve a crime although I would have thought she would have seen this coming at her.
    • 4/5
      Another great old school Koontz novel. Non stop action, one of the fasted paced Koontz books i have had the pleasure of reading so far. While in some ways the killers identity is obvious, the genius that Koontz is, he gets you to second guess yourself constantly while keeping you guessing at other mysteries in the book such as the main characters past. The last 50 or so pages of the book were phenominal imo, very suspensful and action packed. With all this being said though, its still a relativly forgettable book when compared to the bulk of the greats Koontz has written like Lightning and Intensity. Aside from the main character, the characters were pretty weak and plain to me, didnt care about them very much. Bottom line is, its still a very entertaining and fast read no matter what.
    • 4/5
      This is a wonderful story by the Master. I have to admit I was surprised at the end, as it was more of a John Saul tiwister than Koontz. He has the tendacy to force all the action at the last 10 pages, which earned him four instead of five star.
    • 3/5
      This was a quick and easy read, and a real page turner in some places. It dates to fairly early in Koontz's career (Nov 1977) so the prose is less elaborate than in his later works. I mention this only as a matter of style. The characters in the book, even minor ones, are well drawn. I found it a good take on the life of a true clairvoyant. It is a thriller involving a serial killer and a woman who seems psychically connected to him as she has visions of his crimes many hours and frequently days before they happen. Although Mary, the clairvoyant, has had visions since childhood and has helped police with the investigation of many crimes in the past, her degree of connection to the murders at present has apparently never been so strong and vivid. There isn't much of a mystery to it as the "bad guy" seems pretty obvious from very early in the story, despite Koontz's attempts to throw the reader bits to make him question that. A few parts of the book didn't seem as good as the rest with the result that the book ends up as just an average read, although for the most part, an enjoyable one.
    • 3/5
      What a good book! Quick read and interesting plot. I kinda guessed the killer towards the middle of the book. Good ending.
    • 3/5
      Nice quick read that kept me guessing. I thought I had it figured out, then realized I had it all wrong. There were a few very obscure clues on to the true identity of the villian, but not something that I look back on and could have truly figured out. The author here did a good job of telling a story, but less of a job of providing the clues necessary for the reader to figure out. Having said that, the characters in the story were completely in the dark as well until all was revealed in the end to the reader and the characters. Everything cleaned up nicely in the end. No need to revisit these characters. Good if you want something quick on a flight or over a weekend, but don’t expect a great story here.
    • 4/5
      Hard to put down thriller! Although the story is short, it doesn't leave you feeling as if something is missing or the story rushed. Enough twists and turns that the killer is not easily guessed (but I couldn't stand the suspense and read ahead). Not too gory, but definitely some bloody and disturbing scenes...some steamy love scenes as well. I would recommend this book to others!
    • 4/5
      Although it’s one of his older books, i thought it was very good, intense at times, I enjoyed reading it
    • 3/5
      Piston of lovemaking was something awesome!