Essays
March 18, 2020
Booklist
Koontz’s astonishing novel[s] show him making moral fable[s] out of dark fantasy materials…object lesson[s] in the unfashionable virtues of fortitude, prudence, and a faith far firmer than with-it moderns generally tolerate … loaded with dialogue the likes of which haven’t been rampant since the 1930s heyday of screwball comedy … richly sympathetic [characters] … emotionally powerful and thought-provoking.