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Brother Odd

(Odd Thomas Novels)

By Dean R. Koontz

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| Hardcover | 9780553804805

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Book Description

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.

“The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is Koontz’s most likeable creation.”
—The New York Times

“Odd's strange gifts, coupled with his intelligence and self-effacing humor, make him one of the most quietly authoritative characters in recent popular fiction.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Odd Thomas [is] exactly the kind of hero that’s needed.”
—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Odd Thomas is another name for courage, truth, and devotion to your fellow man.”
—Baton Rouge Advocate

5 Reviews

*** This comment contains spoilers! ***

In effetti dovrei dare due voti separati a questo libro. Quattro stelline per stile e sviluppo narrativo, adorabili come nei due libri precedenti del ciclo, tre alla trama col rispuntare della fantascienza paradivina del Koontz dei primissimi tempi, che non mi convinceva in quei romanzi e non mi con ... (continue)

In effetti dovrei dare due voti separati a questo libro. Quattro stelline per stile e sviluppo narrativo, adorabili come nei due libri precedenti del ciclo, tre alla trama col rispuntare della fantascienza paradivina del Koontz dei primissimi tempi, che non mi convinceva in quei romanzi e non mi convince in questo, e che soprattutto si addice poco quanto nulla al buon Odd Thomas.
Detto questo, ci sono passaggi godibilissimi come sempre, specie gli assurdi dialoghi tra Odd e il russo e quello a tre con la madre superiora.

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CMT said on Jul 1, 2011 | Add your feedback

Finally I started to take a fancy to Elvis

I bought that book to avoid the boredom of an international flight, but I couldn't even take a nap 'cause I was mesmerized by this simple but effective novel. Koontz always write good stories (he really derserves a road entitle to him in Silent Hill ;) ), but this time the silent and lonley ghosts t ... (continue)

I bought that book to avoid the boredom of an international flight, but I couldn't even take a nap 'cause I was mesmerized by this simple but effective novel. Koontz always write good stories (he really derserves a road entitle to him in Silent Hill ;) ), but this time the silent and lonley ghosts touched me. it's a fresh but compelling ghost-in-the-abbey novel. To read in misty days

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Thirdangel said on Dec 9, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Brother Odd

This installment brings back the bodachs (which were strikingly absent in Forever Odd) and once again we have Odd racing against an unknown deadline to curtail an unknown tragedy. This is another wonderful Odd Thomas story, this time with a bit of a sci-fi bent.

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Readingrat said on Sep 23, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

My thoughts

I liked the change of setting (Sierra monastery in the wintertime), and the people Odd meets. It was a good mix of horror and thriller with a touch of humor.

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krin5292 said on Sep 2, 2007 | Add your feedback

In the beginning the style change was distracting, but once I got past that I flew through the book. Definitely Odd's most complex adventure. And it seems to lead right into the option for a fourth, so that's exciting.
Great book. Any Odd or Koontz fan should be highly pleased.

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Jaemi K said on Jan 9, 2007 | Add your feedback

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English Books
Hardcover 384 Pages
ISBN-10: 0553804804
ISBN-13: 9780553804805
Publisher: Bantam
Pub date: Nov 28, 2006
Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others