As far as Koontz novels are concerned, The Servants of Twilight is not bad at all. It's about a bunch of religious fanatics that try to kill a kid they believe is the Antichrist. It has a decent amount of tension and is somewhat more ambiguous than most of his work. It doesn't escape Koontz's usual undercooked characterization and often stilted dialogue, but I wasn't totally sure how it was going to end after the first hundred pages, so that's a pretty big deal. Grading this against Koontz's past effort, it is better than most.Sunday, May 4, 2008
Acceptable Trash
As far as Koontz novels are concerned, The Servants of Twilight is not bad at all. It's about a bunch of religious fanatics that try to kill a kid they believe is the Antichrist. It has a decent amount of tension and is somewhat more ambiguous than most of his work. It doesn't escape Koontz's usual undercooked characterization and often stilted dialogue, but I wasn't totally sure how it was going to end after the first hundred pages, so that's a pretty big deal. Grading this against Koontz's past effort, it is better than most.
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