| The Taking | |
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| Author | Dean Koontz |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Suspense, Mystery, Horror novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 448 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-553-58450-2 |
The Taking is a 2004 novel written by Dean Koontz. Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Suspense is the Feeling of uncertainty and Anxiety about the outcome of certain actions most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Bantam Books is a major US publishing house owned by Random House and is part of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz
Plot summary
In the Midst of a mysteriously sudden rainstorm, Author Molly Sloan awakens in the middle of the night. Unable to return to sleep, she leaves her husband Neil slumbering in bed and goes downstairs to work on a manuscript in progress.
Dark shapes huddle on her porch - coyotes from the nearby forest. She wonders what could have frightened such animals into leaving the sanctuary of the deep woods to brave the proximity of human beings. Disturbed, she steps outside, to stand among the wild beasts, and is frightened herself - not by the animals, but by the strange, silvery rain that has an odd scent.
She and her husband flee their isolated home, gathering with the residents of the nearby small mountain town. A thick, ominous fog obscures everything, reducing trees and buildings to looming shadows, and all communication with the outside world is lost after word reaches them that the eerie weather conditions they face have been encountered by everyone else around the planet as well.
As night deepens, unfamiliar noises are heard and strange lights seen. Peculiar fungi appears in the restroom of a local tavern, and a frightening fungus grows upon trees, lawns, houses, and people alike. From time to time, huge objects drift above the terrified populace, and people feel as if they are known, completely, by whatever or whoever occupies these aerial craft--if the silent, drifting objects are crafts of some kind.
Molly and Neil, aided by their clairvoyant dog, set off on a mission to rescue the town’s children, many of whom are trapped in their homes while friends and neighbors, split into warring factions, struggle against the mysterious threat that has seized their town.
As they search for answers, the townspeople conclude that they are under siege by extraterrestrial invaders who have come as an advance party to reverse-terraform the Earth so that its altered atmosphere will support their alien physiological needs, although, in doing so, they will poison the planet for its human residents, who must die that the invaders may live.
Their belief is plausible. There is only one thing wrong with it. It’s not true. Instead, something much worse is happening, both to them and to the rest of the world. Template:Endspoilers
Considerations
Unlike most of Koontz's other books, The Taking transcends its genre, raising both philosophical and theological questions that give the novel a rich and enduring character and make it worth more than a few hours’ entertainment. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective In this regard, it is similar to Stephen King's Desperation, which also introduces philosophical and theological considerations. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Desperation is a Horror novel by Stephen King. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel
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