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Description edit
The citizens of Moonlight Cove are changing. Some are losing touch with their deepest emotions. Others are surrendering to their wildest urges. The few who remain unchanged are absolutely terrified--if not brutally murdered in the dead of night. Dean R. Koontz, the bestselling master of... read more
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Characters edit
- Sam Booker: An FBI agent.
- Tessa Lockland: Janice Capshaw's sister, a documentarian.
- Chrissie Foster: A young girl who knows too much.
- Harry Talbot: A crippled Vietnam veteran.
- Moose: Harry Talbot's service dog.
- Loman Watkins: Moonlight Cove's chief of police.
- Thomas Shaddack: Owner of New Wave Microtechnology.
- Janice Capshaw: Tessa Lockland's sister.
- Scott Booker: Sam's rebellious son.
Quotes edit
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“Is fear, he wondered, the only emotion that will thrive in this brave new world we're making?”
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“The immorality of lying was a concept more suited to the Old People and their turbulently emotional world. Old-fashioned concepts of what was immoral might ultimately have no meaning to the New People, for if they changed as Shaddack believed they would, efficiency and expediency and maximum performance would be the only moral absolutes.”
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“But to weep was as human as to err, and perhaps she needed to cry, in part, to prove to herself that no monstrous seed had been planted in her of the sort that had germinated and spread tendrils through her parents. Crying, she was still Crissie. Crying was proof that no one had stolen her soul.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Moonlight Cove, California: A small town with a big problem.
First Sentence edit
Janice Capshaw liked to run at night.
Table of Contents edit
Part One: Along The Night Coast
Part Two: Daybreak In Hades
Part Three: The Night Belongs To Them
Glossary edit
- "New Person": A human injected with the "Project Moonhawk" serum. Series of nanobots improve the body, causing near-instantaneous healing of minor wounds, eliminating the need for sleep, and, most extreme of all, eliminating all emotions but fear. However, the serum causes them to be susceptible to regression, an uncontrollable devolution into a beast that reflects one's inner wishes.
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: Berkley Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0-425-11870-3
Page Count: 480
Publisher: Berkley Publishing
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0-425-11870-3
Page Count: 480
Awards edit
- Bram Stoker Award (Finalist, 1989: Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818'.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Dean Koontz: Author's website
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