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Natalie Naudus
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Dean Koontz
About this listen
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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What the critics say
“Natalie Naudus narrates with the emotion required for a Koontz thriller in which danger lurks around every corner.… Naudus is at her best as she deftly balances the older woman's slightly deeper voice with the frightened teenager's higher pitch.”—AudioFile Magazine
"The House at the End of the World is author Dean Koontz at his very best…deftly narrated from start to finish by the vocal acting talents of Natalie Naudus. Of particular and special interest to fans of dystopian novels, science fiction, and suspense thrillers.”—Midwest Book Review
“Koontz has always had near-Dickensian powers of description and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.”—Los Angeles Times
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- Bart J W
- 2023-02-10
Another enjoyable Koontz novel
Thoroughly enjoyed it like most Dean Koontz novels. I'm sure some of his commentary on current events will rub some left wing listeners who love big government the wrong way but I think it's a accurate take on where we are at in 2023.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-01
Classic Dean Koontz
Nicely paced book well suited to the Audible format. Classic Koontz characters and a nice variation on the requisite canine!
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- Cecelia `MacIntyre
- 2023-02-02
The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz
As usual, this talented author has supplied us with a story of corruption of men who hold and wield power over the every day man. Any who survive do not succeed in returning to their simple lives but must start a new one.
Dean Koontz always manages to hold my interest with each new novel he writes.
Cecelia MacIntyre
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- Meredith
- 2023-10-11
Golden Retriever...
I am a long-time fan, and I was wondering why the main character didn't have a golden retriever. Haha, now I know. Clever fox. Can't wait to see how he morphs into a sequel...
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-01
Interesting.
Great story about humanity, nature and science.
Well done and presented. Good overall. Super read.
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- Candace
- 2023-01-26
What was that about?
Warning to those who have been mislead about this so-called horror novel; The inane horror is a teeny-tiny element in this rambling story that is all over the place. To make matters worse, I think Dean Koontz fancies himself an eloquent philosopher with his incessant pontificating about the nature of humankind. Squeezed between the author's blathering ideology is a discursive storyline with characters who are so predictable it is ridiculous. As a matter of fact, a couple of those characters seem to have been thrown into the plot for no particular reason. The narration isn't bad although N. Naudus' tendency to almost whisper makes a challenging listen. All in all, I cannot recommend this book which, in my humble opinion, is a meandering mess.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-03
slow moving
Stuggled to finish. Very slow story. Narator's volume also goes down often to à wisper than back up, that's frustrating.
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- Jeff and Lisa
- 2023-06-13
Disappointed by a happy ending.
There were some instances where I was as entertained by this book as by most of Mr. Koontz’s others, but in all I wouldn’t have recognized it as his work(Michael J., notwithstanding). There was nothing wrong with the voice actors performance, but the disappointing material left them with little to work with. Please read Mr. Koontz’s books, even this one (from a library) but perhaps don’t start with this one.
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- Rita
- 2023-05-17
Disappointing!
I LOVE Dean Koontz but this book was a very hard read. In fact, I only listened for two hours and had to restart a few times. The narrator was boring, the story went nowhere, and I could not focus. I would give this one a hard pass......Going to send it back.
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- MM
- 2023-03-21
Very Disappointing
I'm a fan of Dean Koontz and was looking forward to reading this book, but I unfortunately couldn't even make it halfway through. It started off promising but just turned into utter nonsense. A complete waste of a credit.
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