I read a lot of books, all genres, & used to be a big Koontz fan (back in the Watchers & Strangers days) but this book was awful. The description on the back cover did not jive with the book at all. Whatever was the point in Bartholomew losing his sight? Too many details that had no bearing on the plot. I couldn't take one more verbose paragraph about Edom & Jacob and their penchant for disasters...enough already! It appeared as though Koontz changed his direction midstream. Very disappointing & I do NOT recommend this book.