Prepare to be amazed. I was pretty hard on Mr. Koontz's last book, but this one floored me. The storyline at first seems to be another "aliens take over earth" story, but as it progresses to its incredible conclusion, it turns into a truly awesome novel. I am not religious or into metaphysics, but was still able to appreciate the idea he is putting across in this book. You will not a read another book that will affect you like this story's ending does. What a concept!!!! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that the flowery prose was a little too overwhelming. Otherwise, it's perfect.READ THIS BOOK!