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    Innocence: A Novel
    Innocence: A Novel
    Innocence: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    Innocence: A Novel

    Written by Dean Koontz

    Narrated by Macleod Andrews

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen.

    She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found.

    But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance—and nothing less than destiny—has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.

    In Innocence, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a masterfully told tale that will resonate with listeners forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateDec 10, 2013
    ISBN9781480542686
    Innocence: A Novel
    Author

    Dean Koontz

    Internationally bestselling author Dean Koontz was only a senior in college when he won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition. He has never stopped writing since. Koontz is the author of seventy-nine New York Times bestsellers, fourteen of which rose to #1, including One Door Away from Heaven, From the Corner of His Eye, Midnight, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, Hideaway, Dragon Tears, Intensity, Sole Survivor, The Husband, Odd Hours, Relentless, What the Night Knows, and 77 Shadow Street. He’s been hailed by Rolling Stone as “America’s most popular suspense novelist,” and his books have been published in thirty-eight languages and have sold over five hundred million copies worldwide. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he now lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirits of their goldens Trixie and Anna. For more information, visit his website at www.deankoontz.com.

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    Reviews for Innocence

    4.5/5

    323 ratings33 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a mix of positive and negative reviews. Some readers appreciate the unique and original ideas, fast-paced thriller elements, and metaphors that resonate. However, others feel that the book drags in certain places and is confusing at times. Despite the mixed reviews, the book is praised for its cool plot twist and the narrator's performance. Overall, it is a thought-provoking and entertaining story that delves into themes of morality and hope.

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    • 5/5
      75 chapters of Mayweather, with Iron Mike closing. Thank you!

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It is a story of darkness and light, which I found to beautiful in it's conclusion.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book like many of Dean Koontz books is strange and wonderful. I enjoyed it very much.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I really like Dean Koontz vision for peace at the end but I enjoyed the whole thing

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This is a good book, although a bit confusing sometimes.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Funny I should here this one now with the carrona virus!!!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Excellent! Filled with metaphors that resonate even today (March 2020). Thank you!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      This isn’t one of my favorites of Dean Koontz. It seemed to drag in too many places. It is, however, very interesting that I would read it in the midst of this pandemic and all the hate and riots in the world right now. Almost parallels what is happening now in some ways.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      This narrator’s accent is absurd. Unlistenable. No one talks like this.
    • 5/5
      My favourite Koontz to date - by far! - and amongst my favourite books ever. The story is ok, the characters are good, but the language…! The language is sublime. And the delivery, by the narrator, was perfect. Excellent.
    • 5/5
      A beautiful novel, and a wonderful, soulful reading of it.
    • 1/5
      Incredibly slow for a Koontz novel. One of the rare times I actually gave up on a book after suffering thru 75% of it.
    • 4/5
      It’s a rare work of horror/fantasy fiction written with truly intelligent characters who make smart choices as part of the narrative. This is one such work. My only reason for reserving that last star is the underlying christian theme. I’m an atheist, and I’m sickened by the ever increasing ignorance of my country’s embrace of a forced dogmatic theocracy, and not even of the “Jesus is love” sort. Just the oppressive hateful version; at least this work’s allegory is a nod toward the New Testament’s Sometimes message of peace and love. So…there’s that. Koontz using another work of well known fiction as inspiration for his better written work with less violence. At least Koontz unconditionally disapproves of rape as opposed to the highly influential misogynistic bible.
    • 5/5
      The unique flow of the story, the detailed description of the characters and their unique traits were spectacular. The ending
      Was unexpected, for sure!
      Koontz’ descriptions made capable a vivid description of people, places and things!!
    • 5/5
      Dean Koontz will ALWAYS be one of my favorite authors. He never fails to grasp my attention from the first page to the last. This book was not an exception, I loved it and I loved the characters.
    • 5/5
      I would rate it higher if I could.
      Fantastic plot and characters.
      Excellent listen.
    • 5/5
      Excellent story! Not at all what I thought though! Recommend
    • 3/5
      This was ok but not quite as exciting or interesting as I normally expect from Koontz. The imagery was amazing-nobody can set a scene or make you visualize better. But the story itself was just ok for me.
    • 5/5
      Metaphors delight and startle me as I followed the story of such young lives. Each unaware of their true selves amongst the scared humans we all are.
    • 2/5
      Not a typical Koontz novel. I didn’t like this one.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful story beautifully written excellent narration a voice that pleasant and easy to listen to, very enjoyable experience ?
    • 2/5
      I tried to keep up… it all sounded like a great idea, it in the w d it was just a bunch of I don’t know what
    • 5/5
      Great read with a surprising twist. Could it be true?
    • 2/5
      This book was torture. I wasted hours of my life listening to it
    • 5/5
      Wonderful story! totally original idea and not what you expect at all. A fast paced thriller with enchanting & strange elements. Narrator was also very good!
    • 4/5
      Somewhere between a vampire thriller and a post-apocalyptic adventure, this book was different from what I expected. It has some interesting ruminations on morality and a touching enough love story to keep it moving forward steadily.
    • 2/5
      I gave this book a chance because of all the rave reviews. Ugh! Interesting premise, but not enough to justify the maximalist writing, preachy monologues and artificial dialogue. I ground through exhaustive descriptions and rambling digressions to be rewarded with a disappointing reveal. Slogging through this book felt like having detention in a hot windowless room. I particularly disliked that the protagonist basically got dragged through the entire story without having to make any real decision or overcome any crisis; a divine puppet, to borrow a metaphor from the book. That’s 11 hours I’ll never get back.
    • 3/5
      Adolescent angst is made much worse when dealing with vampires. In spite of the presence of vampires, this is not a horror novel.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Easily one of my favourite books. Excellent! Very profound writing. I thought at first it was a new take on the Hunchback story but this book hits at the core of every man's morality, hope, fear and so much more.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great insight is shown; one should surprised by the knowledge of the world, virology, psychology, and theology presented. Additionally, it is a very good story that is as entertaining as it is provocative. Knoontz, as always, is presenting the tail with the enviable prose with witch each paragraph lives and moves.

      3 people found this helpful