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001 2014010553
003 DLC
005 20240726020003.0
008 140414s2014 nyu 000 1 eng
010 _a 2014010553
020 _a0345545931 :
_c$28.00
035 _a(OCoLC)876833368
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
042 _apcc
050 0 0 _aPS3561.O55
_bC58 2014
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084 _aFIC030000
_aFIC027030
_aFIC019000
_2bisacsh
100 1 _aKoontz, Dean R.
_q(Dean Ray),
_d1945-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe city :
_ba novel /
_cDean Koontz.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bBantam Books,
_c[2014?]
300 _a398 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
510 4 _aLibrary Journal,
_cJune 27, 2014
510 4 _aKirkus Reviews,
_cJune 15, 2014
510 4 _aLibrary Journal Prepub Alert,
_cJanuary 13, 2014
520 _a"#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz is at the peak of his acclaimed powers with this major new novel. The city changed my life and showed me that the world is deeply mysterious. I need to tell you about her and some terrible things and wonderful things and amazing things that happened. and how I am still haunted by them. Including one night when I died and woke and lived again. Here is the riveting, soul-stirring story of Jonah Kirk, son of an exceptional singer, grandson of a formidable "piano man," a musical prodigy beginning to explore his own gifts when he crosses a group of extremely dangerous people, with shattering consequences. Set in a more innocent time not so long ago, The City encompasses a lifetime but unfolds over three extraordinary, heart-racing years of tribulation and triumph, in which Jonah first grasps the electrifying power of music and art, of enduring friendship, of everyday heroes. The unforgettable saga of a young man coming of age within a remarkable family, and a shimmering portrait of the world that shaped him, The City is a novel that speaks to everyone, a dazzling realization of the evergreen dreams we all share. Brilliantly illumined by magic dark and light, it's a place where enchantment and malice entwine, courage and honor are found in the most unexpected quarters, and the way forward lies buried deep inside the heart. Acclaim for Dean Koontz "A rarity among bestselling writers, Koontz continues to pursue new ways of telling stories, never content with repeating himself."--Chicago Sun-Times "Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. 'Serious' writers. might do well to examine his technique."--The New York Times 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 "Koontz is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and fears of our time in broad strokes and fine detail, using popular fiction to explore the human condition."--USA Today "Characters and the search for meaning, exquisitely crafted, are the soul of [Koontz's] work. One of the master storytellers of this or any age."--The Tampa Tribune "A literary juggler."--The Times (London)"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"There are millions of stories in the city--some magical, some tragic, others terror-filled or triumphant. Jonah Kirk's story is all of those things as he draws readers into his life in the city as a young boy, introducing his indomitable grandfather, also a "piano man;" his single mother, a struggling singer; and the heroes, villains, and everyday saints and sinners who make up the fabric of the metropolis in which they live--and who will change the course of Jonah's life forever. Welcome to The City, a place of evergreen dreams where enchantment and malice entwine, where courage and honor are found in the most unexpected corners and the way forward lies buried deep inside the heart"--
_cProvided by publisher.
521 1 _aAdult.
_bBrodart
521 2 _aAdult.
_bBrodart
650 0 _aMusicians
_vFiction.
650 0 _aUrban life
_vFiction.
655 7 _aFantasy fiction.
_2gsafd
655 7 _aSuspense fiction.
_2gsafd
655 7 _aLove stories.
_2gsafd
856 4 2 _3Cover image
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