By the Light of the Moon

图书标准信息

• 作者 Dean Koontz（迪恩·孔茨） 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2003-11
• ISBN 9780553582765
• 定价 58.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 496页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

DeanKoontzhassurpassedhislongtimereputationas"America'smostpopularsuspensenovelist"(RollingStone)tobecomeoneofthemostcelebratedandsuccessfulwritersofourtime.Reviewershailhisboundlessoriginality,hisart,hisunparalleledabilitytocreatehighlytextured,rivetingdrama,atonceviscerallyfamiliarandutterlyunique.

Authorofone#1TheNewYorkTimesbestsellerafteranother,Koontzisatthepinnacleofhispowers,spinningmysteriesandmiracles,enthrallingtalesthatspeakdirectlytotoday'sreaders,balmfortheheartandfireforthemind.Inthisstunningnewnovel,hedeliversatourdeforceofdarksuspenseandbrilliantrevelationthathasalltheKoontztrademarks:adventure,chills,riddles,humor,heartbreak,anunforgettablecastofcharacters,andaclimaxthatwillleaveyouclamoringformore.

DylanO'Connorisagiftedyoungartistjusttryingtodotherightthinginlife.He'sonhiswaytoanartsfestivalinSantaFewhenhestopstogetaroomforhimselfandhistwenty-year-oldautisticbrother,Shep.Butinanightmarishinstant,Dylanisattackedbyamysterious"doctor,"injectedwithastrangesubstance,andtoldthatheisnowacarrierofsomethingthatwilleitherkillhim...ortransformhislifeinthemostremarkableway.Thenheistoldthathemustflee—beforethedoctor'senemieshunthimdownforthesecretcirculatingthroughhisbody.Noonecanhelphim,thedoctorsays,noteventhepolice.

Stunned,disbelieving,Dylanisturnedloosetorunforhislife...andstraightintoanadventurethatwillturnthenexttwenty-fourhoursintoanodysseyofterror,mystery—andwondrousdiscovery.ItisajourneythatbeginswhenDylanandShep'spathintersectswiththatofJillianJackson.BeforethateveningJillywasabeautifulcomedianwhosebiggestworrywaswhethershewouldeverfindadecentman.Nowshetooisacarrier.AndevenasDylantriestoconvinceherthatthey'llbesaferstickingtogether,cold-eyedmeninathreateningpackofblackSuburbansapproach,onlysecondsbeforeJilly'sclassicCoupeDeVilleexplodesintothinair.

Nowthethreeareontheruntogether,butwithnoideawhomthey'rerunningfrom—orwhy.MeanwhileShephasbegunexhibitingincreasinglydisturbingbehavior.Andwhateveritisthat'scoursingthroughtheirbodiesseemstohaveplungedthemintoonewakingnightmareafteranother.Seizedbysinisterpremonitions,theyfindthemselvesinexplicablydrawntocrimescenes—justminutesbeforethecrimestakeplace.

Whatthisunfathomablepoweris,howtheycanuseittostoptheevileruptingallaroundthem,andwhytheyhavebeenchosenareonlypartsofapuzzlethatreachesbackintothetragicpastandthedarksecretstheyallshare:secretsofmadness,pain,anduntimelydeath.Perhapstheanswerliesintheeerie,enigmaticmessagesthatShep,withprecioustimerunningout,beginstorepeat,aboutanentitywhodoeshisworkbythelightofthemoon.

BytheLightoftheMoonisanovelofheart-stoppingsuspenseandtranscendentbeauty,ofhowevilcandestroyusandlovecanredeemus—amasterworkoftheimaginationinwhichthesurprisescomepageafterpageandthespellofsublimestorytellingtriumphsthroughout.

【作者简介】

HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,whereIwasexpectedtocounseheandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringmyfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"I'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofmywritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwiththemdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.