(Redirected from Shattered (Dean Koontz novel)) Shattered is a 1973 novel by Dean Koontz; it was previously published for Random House under his pseudonym, K.R. Dwyer. The Berkeley edition was published in February 1985, the second printing was in June 1985, and the third printing was in November 1985.
Melodrama(noun) formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.
August 21, 2013 0. Melodrama â a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization. Spontaneous â coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned.