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Odd Thomas: Book 3

Brother Odd (2006) (edit title/settings)

by Dean Koontz (Author) (edit contributors)

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With over 400 million copies of his books sold worldwide, Dean Koontz is one of the most popular writers of our time. Read this page-turning, heart-breaking thriller to find why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller’s most-loved creation.

He sees what no one else does. He does what no one... read more

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Loop me in, odd one. The words, spoken in the deep of night by a sleeping child, chill the young man watching over her. For this was a favorite phrase of Stormy Llewellyn, his lost love, and Stormy is dead, gone forever from this world. In the haunted halls of the isolated monastery where he... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Loop me in, odd one. The words, spoken in the deep of night by a sleeping child, chill the young man watching over her. For this was a favorite phrase of Stormy Llewellyn, his lost love, and Stormy is dead, gone forever from this world. In the haunted halls of the isolated monastery where he had sought peace, Odd Thomas is stalking spirits of an infinitely darker nature

Through two New York Times bestselling novels Odd Thomas has established himself as one of the most beloved and unique fictional heroes of our time. Now, wielding all the power and magic of a master storyteller at the pinnacle of his craft, Dean Koontz follows Odd into a singular new world where he hopes to make a fresh beginning — but where he will meet an adversary as old and inexorable as time itself.

St. Bartholomew’s Abbey sits in majestic solitude amid the wild peaks of California’s high Sierra, a haven for children otherwise abandoned, and a sanctuary for those seeking insight. Odd Thomas has come here to learn to live fully again, and among the eccentric monks, their other guests, and the nuns and young students of the attached convent school, he has begun to find his way. The silent spirits of the dead who visited him in his earlier life are mercifully absent, save for the bell-ringing Brother Constantine and Odd’s steady companion, the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

But trouble has a way of finding Odd Thomas, and it slinks back onto his path in the form of the sinister bodachs he has met previously, the black shades who herald death and disaster, and who come late one December night to hover above the abbey’s most precious charges. For Odd is about to face an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered, as he embarks on a journey of mystery, wonder, and sheer suspense that surpasses all that has come before.

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  • Odd Thomas: The protagonist and narrator of the story, Odd can see and feel the dead but cannot converse with them.
  • Jenny Calvino: Jacob's mother, she died long ago.
  • Jacob Calvino: A boy at the monastery with an amazing gift of art. He is disabled.
  • Brother Gregory: The abbey's nurse.
  • Brother Timothy: loved by all, he handles the computer system and hides Kit Kat candy bars in his file cabinet.
  • Brother Reinhart: The abbot's adjunct.
  • Brother John Heineman: A genius scientist who was very wealthy. He gave up his wealth to join the Benedictine Abbey as a monk and has gifted his wealth to the monastery.
  • Boo: Odd's dog at the Abbey.
  • Rodion Romanovici: A Russian that stays at the Abbey; Odd thinks there is something suspicious about him.
  • Brother Knuckles: One of the Brothers at the Abbey. He's really Brother Salvatore but his nickname was earned because in his other life he was an enforcer for the mob.
  • Wyatt Porter: The police chief in Pico Mundo and Odd's friend.
  • Abbot Bernard: He knows Odd's secret. Looks like Fred Astaire.
  • Annamarie: Justine's roommate.
  • Brother Constantine: Died recently and is currently appearing to Odd and causing some disturbances at the Abbey.
  • Justine: A student at the Abbey school, Justine seems to be channeling Stormy (the love of Odd's life.)
  • Sister Angela: She knows about Odd's gift and Mother Superio.
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First Sentence edit see section history

Embraced by stone, steeped in silence, I sat at the high window as the third day of the week surrendered to the fourth.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1 - 56

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 11 in Odd Thomas. (standard series)

Preceded by Forever Odd, and followed by Odd Hours.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Dean Koontz (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 28, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-553-80480-5
Page Count: 365

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Odd Thomas
  • Odd Hours
  • Forever Odd
  • In Odd We Trust (Graphic Novel)
  • Odd is on Our Side (Graphic Novel)

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