Twilight Eyes

Written by Dean Koontz

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

In this chilling thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz, the carnival is coming to town—and it's like nothing you've ever seen.

Slim MacKenzie is no ordinary man. With eyes the color of twilight, he's been blessed with a psychic gift: premonitions. He's also been cursed, for Slim can see the monsters hiding among us, feeding on our suffering...

And when Slim joins a traveling carnival seeking sanctuary, what he'll find is a hunting ground—with humanity as the prey.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Sep 29, 2008
• ISBN: 9781423339588

Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No. 1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda, and their dog Elsa, in southern California. Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No. 1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda, and their dog Elsa, in southern California.

[Monica Schroeder · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was gripping. This second time I have read, wonderful!!

[Dallas Dreyer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great writing as always. Not so fond of the ending, but great story nonetheless.

[shane · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

absolutely loved this. I enjoy most of Dean Koontz's work but this one is just a step beyond the rest. awesome

[ALAN W MORRISON · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Koontz. Nothing more needs to be said. Excellent, troubling, Koontz.

[Pamela Garrett · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A great book 35 years ago, a great book now.

[Elaine Fortier · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It took me a hour minute to get into it, but it's was a good book.

[Ashley Noel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

BRILLIANT! This is my all time favorite koontz book. It really makes you think?

[d d · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was intrigued from the beginning. The plot was great, it kept me interested throughout the entire story. I highly recommend it.

[Barbara Mccain · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Ages of characters and premise of goblins wanting world Earth domination just to die.

[zmagic69 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a well written story but it drags. It is kind of a horror book that takes place mostly at a traveling carnival in 1963, but the horror is minimal and the writing just to add nothing to the story is endless.
This is the first book I have read by this author- what, shocking I know- hew has a ton of books but I hope they aren’t all this slow.

[Fidel714 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A single mother of a 6-year-old boy, during an afternoon stroll in a shopping mall, is interrupted by a "mysterious" woman at the exit. Initially, she appears kind and affectionate towards her son; but after telling him that she can guess his birthday and revealing that it was on Christmas Eve, when the boy denies this, the woman's demeanor changes and she tells the mother that he must die.

From here, a story full of suspense, drama, and intrigue unfolds, a kind of race against time for the mother and her son. What could be the reason for this sentence proclaimed by this mysterious woman?

I found it entertaining, but once again, it’s one of those novels that, upon finishing, leaves me wanting more... and with questions. It’s not a horror story, as the author chose not to delve deeper into that; his first novel I read, Victims, although I found certain similarities to this one in some aspects, I liked much more. (Translated from Spanish)

[Antonio j. Otero · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A pleasure to read an old book by Dean R. Koontz. Highly recommended 100%. (Translated from Spanish)

[sharonmariabidwell · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A re-read as part of a book clearance. When I started this, I couldn’t even recall reading it the first time around. The author rarely writes in first person, and perhaps this is why. The idea of someone with a second sight which allows them to see the ‘goblins’ among us starts off well, and overall is a decent book. Alas, it feels as though it goes on too long within a few pages, possibly to the sometimes enjoyable, sometimes eye-glazing descriptions. There are a lot of subtexts to this story of resistance to the evil among us, a perfect analogy of the evil in humans. Too much, perhaps, another of its faults. There’s meaning here that’s ultimately lost in what feels like an overly long book to get the point across. The book works as an allegory to human behaviour, particularly in how we treat each other, but doesn’t especially tell us anything new. The book suffers from excess. Well worth reading once, but not to revisit.

[readingover50 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is my absolute favorite of all of Dean Koontz' books. I first read this about 20 years ago. The story was so intriguing to me. The hideous monsters that could appear in human form. The way the monsters fed on human misery. Great stuff. The story has stayed with me all this time. I have read this book a couple more times, and it always is great.

[March Delgado · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

A child accused of being the Antichrist, which didn't quite convince me. Koontz has much better books than this one, although I recommend it if you haven't read any of his yet. (Translated from Spanish)

[soubhikiewiet · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

One of the first horror genre books I ever read. I was probably 13... It scared the crap out of me and I loved it!

[heidiangell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I love this book~ It is fantastical, inventive, and exciting! Ever seen Frailty? Yeah, it is kinda like that. I would be cautious giving this book to someone who was mentally unstable, but in a way you can sort of see things from their perspective!! Great thriller!

[buffalogr · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It's got carnival carnies, a love story, good friends and goblins trying to wipe out humanity--nice read around halloween. This great book and would have been outstanding if only it were a bit shorter and condensed. There's no sequel that I can find, but it makes a fun read on it's own...Koontz did a great job on it.

[kylaurel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My all-time favorite Koontz novel. I've read it twice and will probably read it again -- and again -- and again.

[sammy_munt · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My favourite novel of all time

[thetwods · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I decided to re-read Twilight Eyes after nearly 20 years. Needless to say, it did not live up to the memory I had maintained in my mind. The carnival setting of the first half of the book always intrigued me in a Bradbury-esque way. However, once Koontz attempts to explain the origins of the goblins and then our two intrepid heroes infiltrate their underground lair to ultimately find the Pentagon's armageddon bunker for beasties, he loses me completely. The pace is pretty quick by Koontz's standards, but such extreme suspension of disbelief is required to accept the goblins' origin theory that you will be hard-pressed to not chuckle. Throw in the usual clunky Koontz similes and you've got an average book at best.

[thebooknerd · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book had a pleasantly spooky quality to it that made reading a fun little thrill; however, once finished, it was easily and quickly forgotten. In other words, this is one of those books you borrow rather than buy.

[slarsoncollins · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It's been a while. I read this one as a teenager, but very much enjoyed the story.

[arnett4388 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In terms of Koontz novels, this one is pretty good. Although it is a long book and drags in a few places, it was mostly entertaining all the way through. The ending is left open for a sequel, which I think would be a good option for him at this point.

[harpua_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Overall, not a bad read. Incidently this is my first Koontz novel and while perhaps this wasn’t the best one to start off with, it was good enough that I’ll come back for more. Starting off a bit slow, it picks up quite a bit towards the middle (towards the end of Part One) and the paces stays pretty steady through out Part 2, though slowing down a bit at the end to wrap things up. There were a few small twists that I didn’t anticipate, but overall a fairly predictable, though enjoyable book. Book left itself open for sequels (perhaps he has already written the sequel) and in fact it would be interesting to see how it turns out in the end.

[fantasma_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is one of Koontz's earlier works and it shows. I believe I can see a glimpse of what would be later Odd Thomas, but here we have a boy who can see monsters disguised as real people and who decides to make a difference in the future of mankind.
The story was a bit unrealistic, I think (or I hope!), and it just felt the book was going on for tooooooo long. Specially the 2nd part of the story, it seemed to drag to a final confrontation thar didn't really exist. Some pages I just read every other line because it didn't had anything new to the story.
It could be a better book if 150 pages less.
What I liked most was to learn about how carnies live in America.