The House at the End of the World
Dean Koontz
Soon no one on Earth will have a place to hide in this novel about fears known and unknown by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz. In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob’s Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting. The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob’s Ladder in search of someone—or something—they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm. Katie soon finds herself in an epic and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy. But Katie’s not alone after all: a brave young girl appears out of the violent squall. As Katie and her companion struggle across a dark and eerie landscape, against them is an omnipresent terror that could bring about the end of the world.
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I picked this book up solely on the title and the cover. I was thinking of the book The Cabin at the End of the World when I saw it and was hoping for the same type of vibes and while this book ended up being completely different it was still fantastic. We follow our main character living alone on an island after dealing with an extremely traumatic incident. The only issue is her island is right next to a government facility that is doing experimental testing on an object that no one knows about. And that object, It gets loose, of course it does. I really enjoyed the way this story went and I really loved the teenager that comes into our MCs life about half way through the book. This is the first book I’ve read by Dean Koontz but I think I might have to put him on my radar and check out other books. It was the perfect apocalyptic book that I needed.
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