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He was clinically dead after the accident--but was miraculously revived. Now Hatch Harrison and his wife approach each day with a new appreciation for life. But something has come back with Hatch from the other side. A terrible presence that links his mind to a psychotic's, so that a... read more
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Characters edit
- Lindsey Harrison: Wife of Hatch
- Vassago: Psychotic
- Jonas Nyebern: Cardiovascular surgeon
- Helga Dorner: Nurse
- Bill Cooper: Truck driver
- Gina Delilo: RN & surgical technician
- Ken Nakamura: Docotor of Internal Medicine & Neurology
- Kari Dover: Pediatric Specialist
- Lee Reedman: Deputy Sheriff
- David O'Malley: Paramedic
- Jerry Epstein: Paramedic
- Hatchford Benjamin Harrison aka "Hatch": Husband of Lindsey
Quotes edit
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“An afterlife without hell would be as polluted and unendurable as a world without toilets.”
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“True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.”
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Life is a gift that must be given back, and joy should arise from its possession.
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Was God in error to have made His Only Begotten Child a man? Should Christ have been a woman? Were not women those who had suffered the most and therefore served as the greatest symbol of self-sacrifice, grace, and transcendence? God had granted women a special sensitivity, a talent for understanding and tenderness, for caring and nurturing-then had dumped them into a world of savage violence in which their singular qualities made them easy targets for the cruel and depraved.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Big Bear Lake: Where the couple was on vacation & on the montain road is where a the car crash happens.
- San Bernardino
- Marina Del Rey
- Orange County General Hospital
- Newport Beach
First Sentence edit
An entire world hummed and bustled beyond the dark ramparts of the mountains, yet to Lindsey Harrison the night seemed empty, as hollow as the vacant chambers of a cold, dead heart.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dean Koontz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: January 16, 1992
ISBN: 0399136738
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: January 16, 1992
ISBN: 0399136738
Page Count: 384
Awards edit
- Bram Stoker Award (Finalist, 1992: Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818'.54
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- Dean Koontz: Author's website
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