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Lightning

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: Christopher Lane
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Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz’s brilliantly thrilling novel of suspense.

In the midst of a raging blizzard, lightning struck on the night Laura Shane was born. And a mysterious blond-haired stranger showed up just in time to save her from dying.

Years later, in the wake of another storm, Laura will be saved again. For someone is watching over her. Is he the guardian angel he seems? The devil in disguise? Or the master of a haunting destiny beyond all time and space?

“A gripping novel...fast-paced and satisfying.” - People

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"The paradox in time travel's tampering with history provides an interesting twist in this gripping thriller by a popular writer." (Library Journal)

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Highly recommended

I read this book years ago and loved it. I wanted to reread it and chose to have Audible read it instead. This reading performance was amazing! The storyline was even better than I remembered. 5/5 stars all the way around. Highly recommended!

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Excellent Read! A Favorite!

Definitely keeps your attention. An excellent twist on history and future. “ Destiny struggles to reassert the pattern it was meant to be.”

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Wow

I’m a huge book fan—I read hundreds of books yearly, but I’m not really a “horror/thriller” fan, so somehow I’ve misunderstood Koontz for all these years. This book is fantastic (and now I have a new author’s library to read!) The reader’s performance enables the written text to transcend normal word conversion creating a non-stop unconscious video in one’s mind—no jarring slips or reading flaws noted—perfect.

If you are not an Audible fan, or not a Koontz fan, please give this book a try. It is one of the greatest examples on Audible—this book is a “best” example of audio-listening.

Hint to new listeners: if you struggle tracking audio stories, then slow it down to 0.8–slower speeds require less focus! Happy reading!

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My favorite

Such a great story from beginning to end. I wish it could be turned into a movie as long as it's not changed so much.

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Extremely entertaining

This was a great time travel book with many twists. I enjoyed the humor woven through a story that involves murder. Don’t worry they were all bad guys.

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One of my favorite Dean Koontz books

This is one my favorite Dean Koontz books - its merit comes from true mystery and suspense, rather than from the shock value of horror and supernatural events of his later works. Written in the later part of the 1980's, its content is still timely. I read it several times years ago and enjoyed my recent listen as much as I did my first read.

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Truly Enjoyed

I enjoyed the book and great narrator. I liked the characters and the book is in my top 20.

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Awesome

Great book and AWESOME performance. Narrator brought the characters to life for me! Lots of twists in story line, very addictive book!

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Superb supernatural suspense

A finely crafted novel of mind twisting jumps across time. Perhaps the best suspense ending I've heard. The increased pacing is masterful! And Koontz's language is always surprising, making the reader want to improve his own vocabulary. Excellent.

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Very Good Classic Dean Koontz

I Liked this one well enough that I will Listen to it again ...

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