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Violence
A lot
Child abuse and a threat to a disabled girl; some violence; deaths in the backstory
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drug use by a supporting character as a character detail; the stepfather is a junkie
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A disabled child in danger from the people who should protect her, the New Age fringe's capacity for harm, a cross-country chase that becomes a spiritual journey
What this book is about
Three converging storylines: Micky Bellsong, a woman trying to save a young disabled girl named Leilani from her deranged mother and New Age stepfather; Curtis Hammond, a boy fleeing across America with a dog after witnessing his mother's murder; and the darkness gathering around a group that wants to prove aliens are coming to heal humanity. One of Koontz's most sprawling and spiritually urgent novels, arguing for the intrinsic value of damaged, imperfect human life against a culture that would discard it.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
child abuse and neglect as central threat
drug addiction in a parent
violence and child endangerment
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