Product Description

They escape from a secret government: two mutant creatures, both changed utterly from the animals they once were. And no one who encounters them will ever be the same again: a lonely widower; a ruthless assassin; a beautiful woman; a government agent. Drawn together in a deadly hunt, all four are inexorably propelled towards an evil beyond human imagining.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7324 in Books
• Published on: 1988-05-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Synopsis
They escape from a secret government: two mutant creatures, both changed utterly from the animals they once were. And no one who encounters them will ever be the same again: a lonely widower; a ruthless assassin; a beautiful woman; a government agent. Drawn together in a deadly hunt, all four are inexorably propelled towards an evil beyond human imagining.

About the Author
Dean Koontz’s novels have sold over 200 million copies worldwide and more than 30 have appeared on national and international bestseller lists. He lives in southern California with his wife, Gerda.

Customer Reviews

WONDERFUL CHARACTERISATION
Read this nearly 20 years ago and never forgotten!
Fantastic plot and characters - indeed the BEST characterisation I've ever read in SciFi/Horror. Really good pace, atmospherics and set pieces with more than enough horror BUT never crossing into gore for gore's sake.
Einstein the dog is a wonderful creation and a genuine main character - and The Other is a truly terrifying presence always lurking in the shadows.
I rate this as Koontz's best alongside the excellent Midnight.
(incidentally there have been a few Watchers movies - please avoid as they are awlful films, that do the novel no justice. If you have already seen them, please don't allow them to put you off!)

Fantastic!!!!!!!
Watchers is my faveorite Dean Koontz book, no doubt because, as a dog lover, i was immediately drawn into the book and felt like i was in the story with them, what i wouldn't give for an Einstein of my own. His writing even made me start to sympathize with The Outsider. I have lent this book to a freind today and, as i was waiting for her, read the last page (JUST the last page) and it still made me cry!

A wonderful book that gives hope to dog lovers everywhere and gives a warm gooey feeling at the end (if you can manage to read it through the tears!)

Genuinely Terrifying
I've read 20+ of Koontz's books, and this has got to be one of, if not THE best of his works. The moments of suspense are like in no other book I've read. There're some truly terrifying moments that left me pretty scared to go to sleep! The action is well paced and all leads to a thrilling climax, that forms a satisfying conclusion. Maybe that's the only slight criticism of Koontz's writing - everything does usually end up neatly wrapped up by the last page. Still, excellent read.