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A catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash leaves three hundred and thirty dead—no survivors. Among the victims are the wife and two daughters of Joe Carpenter, a Los Angeles Post crime reporter. A year after the crash, still gripped by an almost paralyzing grief, Joe encounters a woman named... read more
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Characters edit
- Joe Carpenter: One of the main characters in this story. Both his children and his wife perished in a plane crash a year prior to the events that unfold. He is still haunted by the thoughts of his family, and has a small claustrophobia due to this.
- Nina: Joe Carpenter's little daughter that died in the flight 353 plane crash.
- Barbara Christman: Investigator
- Rose Tucker: Another main character. She is the only one who knows the truth about the plane crash and Teknologik.
- Lisa: Reporter. College friend of Rose. Fellow reporter to Carpenter.
- Michelle: Joe Carpenter's wife that died in the flight 353 plane crash.
- Clarise: Add a description of this character.
- Georgine Delmann: Mother of crash victim
- Dewey Beemis: The combination receptionist and security guard.
- Mark
- Bob Vadance
- Chrissie: Joe Carpenter's little daughter that died in the flight 353 plane crash.
- Rosie: Dr. Rose Tucker. One the flight that crashed.
- Charlie Delmann: Father of crash victim
- Demi
- Joshua
- Blane
- Denny
- Santorelli
- Beth
- Frank
- Mahalia: Sister in law to Rosie.
- Pollack
- Nora Vadance
- Wallace Blick
- Joey
- Amos
- Janice
- Rachel
- Louis Tucker
- Jeff
- Tom
- Oliveri
- Henry James
- Rebekah
- Mario
- Heather
- CCY 21-21: A girl grown at Teknologik with the powers of healing and hope.
- SSW 89-58: A boy grown at Teknologik with the powers of "remoting" where, giving a picture, he can view the specific place or person and control it.
First Sentence edit
At two-thirty Saturday morning, in Los Angeles, Joe Carpenter woke, clutching a pillow to his chest, calling his lost wife's name in the darkness.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Dean Koontz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 29, 1997
ISBN: 0679425268
Page Count: 321
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 29, 1997
ISBN: 0679425268
Page Count: 321
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- Dewey: 813
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- Dean Koontz: Author's website
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