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From Wikipedia Odd Thomas is a thriller novel by American writer Dean Koontz, published in 2003. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twenty-year-old short-order cook named Odd Thomas. The book, which was well received and applauded by critics, went on to become a New York Times Bestseller. Following the success of the novel, two sequels, Forever Odd (2005), and Brother Odd (2006) were also written by Koontz. A third sequel, Odd Hours, was released on May 20, 2008, and two graphic-novel prequels, In Odd We Trust and Odd Is On Our Side have also been released. In the postscript to the graphic novel, Koontz states that ''God willing, there will be six Odd Thomas novels''. Read more - Shopping-Enabled Wikipedia on Amazon In the article: Plot summary | Characters | Odd Thomas Film Adaptation | Reference List From Publishers Weekly Once in a very great while, an author does everything right-as Koontz has in this marvelous novel. Odd Thomas, who narrates, is odd indeed: only 20, he works contentedly as a fry cook in a small fictional California town, despite a talent for writing. The reason for his lack of ambition? A much rarer talent: Odd sees and converses with ghosts, the lingering dead who have yet to pass on, a secret he has kept from nearly everyone but his girlfriend, an eccentric author friend and the local police chief, whom he occasionally helps solve terrible crimes. Odd also has the ability to see bodachs, malevolent spirits that feast on pain and whose presence signifies a likelihood of imminent violence. The proximity of bodachs to a weird-looking stranger in town, whom Odd dubs ''Fungus Man,'' alerts Odd that trouble is brewing; breaking into Fungus Man's house, Odd discovers not only hundreds of bodachs but a shrine to serial killers that helps him deduce that somehow Fungus Man will wreak widespread havoc very soon-so Odd is caught in a classic race against time to deter catastrophe. As with Koontz's best novels, this one features electrifying tension and suspense, plus a few walloping surprises. But Koontz fans know that the author has recently added humor to his arsenal of effects, and this thriller also stands out for its brilliant tightrope walk between the amusing and the macabre; one of the dead with whom Odd interacts frequently, for instance, is Elvis, still pining for his long-dead mother, Gladys. Above all, the story, like most great stories, runs on character-and here Koontz has created a hero whose honest, humble voice will resonate with many. In some recent books, Koontz has tended to overwrite, but not here: the narrative is as simple and clear as a newborn's gaze. This is Koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. The Dead Don't Talk. I Don't Know Why. But They Do Try To Communicate, With A Short-order Cook In A Small Desert Town Serving As Their Reluctant Confidant. The New Paperback Of The Bestselling Thriller From Dean Koontz, One Of The Most Acclaimed And Popular Authors Of Modern Times. In Odd Thomas He Has Created A Character Whose Unique Voice Will Live For Generations To Come. Odd Thomas Takes Pride In His Work As A Fry Cook. His Fame Has Spread, Bringing Strangers To The Restaurant In Pico Mundo. Odd Cannot Say What It Is That Disturbs Him About This Particular Stranger, But His Sixth Sense Is Alert ! This Is A Man With An Appetite For Operatic Terror. The Violence He Craves Is Of The Most Extreme Variety: Multiple Untimely Deaths Spiced With Protracted Horror. Tomorrow. Odd's Fears Are First For Stormy Llewellyn, His One True Love. Stormy Believes That Our Passage Through This World Is Intended To Toughen Us For The Next Life -- That The Many Terrors We Know Here Are An Inoculation Against Worse In The World To Come. But Odd Thomas Knows More Than Stormy About This World. Many People In Pico Mundo Think He Is Some Sort Of Psychic, Perhaps A Clairvoyant, A Seer, Something. None But A Handful Know That He Sees The Restless Dead, Those With Unfinished Business And, Sometimes, Plenty Of Postmortem Rage. Tomorrow. The Day Begins As Uncannily Still As Dawn On Judgment Day One Breath Before The Sky Cracks Open. At Once Chilling And Deeply Moving, Odd Thomas Is A Brilliantly Observed Chronicle Of Good And Evil In Our Time, Of Illusion And Everlasting Truth. Dean Koontz. "The dead don't talk. I don't know why." But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn. Maybe he has a gift, maybe it's a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice, and Odd's otherworldly tips to Pico Mundo's sympathetic police chief, Wyatt Porter, can solve a crime. Occasionally they can prevent one. But this time it's different. A mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers, and a pack of hyena-like shades following him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even Odd's deceased informants can tell him. His most ominous clue is a page ripped from a day-by-day calendar for August 15. Today is August 14. In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. As evil coils under the searing desert sun, Odd travels through the shifting prisms of his world, struggling to avert a looming cataclysm with the aid of his soul mate and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His account of two shattering days when past and present, fate and destiny converge is the stuff of our worst nightmares Meet Odd Thomas, the unassuming young hero of Dean Koontz’s dazzling New York Times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who offers up his heart in these pages and will forever capture yours. “The dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Sometimes the silent souls who seek out Odd want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. But this time it’s different. A stranger comes to Pico Mundo, accompanied by a horde of hyena-like shades who herald an imminent catastrophe. Aided by his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, Odd will race against time to thwart the gathering evil. His account of these shattering hours, in which past and present, fate and destiny, converge, is a testament by which to live—an unforgettable fable for our time destined to rank among Dean Koontz’s most enduring works. Over the course of two days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, and an assortment of allies make their way through a dark, terrifying world in which past and present, and life and death collide as they try to avert a cataclysm. Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy with job at a grill and in love with a beautiful girl, even though he communicates with the dead