Severely disappointing. Shallow characters, moronic dialog, and tedious prose. Koontz is one of my favorite authors, and I've read most of his books and short stories. Some of the early work had one-dimensional characters and shallow plot, but if I listed his titles from best to worst, this would be near the bottom. For Koontz at his best, try Lightning, Watchers, Strangers, Intensity, Hideaway, or Dragon Tears.