I have been one acquainted with the night. Christopher Snow is athletic, handsome enough, intelligent, romantic, funny. But his whole life has been affected by xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare genetic disorder that means his skin and eyes cannot be exposed to sunlight. Like all Xpers, Chris lives at night - and has never ventured beyond his hometown of Moonlight Bay, a place of picturesque beauty and haunting strangeness; he knows it as no one else can possibly know it, is intimate with its shadows and darkest hours. Despite ...
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I have been one acquainted with the night. Christopher Snow is athletic, handsome enough, intelligent, romantic, funny. But his whole life has been affected by xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare genetic disorder that means his skin and eyes cannot be exposed to sunlight. Like all Xpers, Chris lives at night - and has never ventured beyond his hometown of Moonlight Bay, a place of picturesque beauty and haunting strangeness; he knows it as no one else can possibly know it, is intimate with its shadows and darkest hours. Despite the limitations imposed by nature, he has always been determined to lead the fullest life and, with the help of family and friends, he has on the whole succeeded. But for Chris - and all the inhabitants of Moonlight Bay - a terrible change is about to happen; a change of potentially catastrophic proportions.
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Good. No dust jacket. About The Book: -Christopher Snow is the best-known resident of 12, 000-strong Moonlight Bay, California. This is because 28-year-old Chris has xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)--a light-sensitivity so severe that he cannot leave his house in daylight, cannot enter a normally-lit room, cannot sit at a computer. Chris`s natural element is the night, and his parents, both academics, chose to live in Moonlight Bay because in a small town Chris can make the nightscape his own--roaming freely through the town on his bike, surfing in the moonlight, exploring while most people sleep. But Chris`s brilliant mother, a scientist, was killed in a car accident 2 years ago, and as the book opens his father, Steven Snow, is dying of cancer; Chris`s protected life is about to change forever. We meet Chris as he is carefully preparing himself to go out in the late-afternoon sun to visit the hospital. In his last moments of life his father tells Chris he is "sorry" and that Chris should "fear nothing"--cryptic words that Chris cannot really relate to. Steven Snow`s body is removed to the hospital basement for transport to the funeral home/crematorium, and when Chris goes downstairs for a final moment of farewell, he witnesses a frightening and clandestine encounter: the funeral director and another man Chris doesn`t recognize are substituting the body of a hitchhiker for Steven Snow`s body--which is being taken not to the crematorium but to some secret destination. For Chris, this scene is the first intimation of a conspiracy that he will come to realize envelopes many of his townspeople. His parents knew of it and wanted to protect Chris from it. His best friend has had hints of something wrong because of the frightening nocturnal visitors that have come to his beachhouse. And the first person to try to explain to Chris what`s going on--and warn him about the special danger he himself is in--will be hideously murdered. In the 24 hours this book encompasses, Christopher Snow will find out that, sheltered though he`s been, he has the soul of a fighter and an adventurer. By the end of the book he will have killed a man, will have discovered the role his own mother played in the birth of the conspiracy, will have come to recognize the extraordinary guardians that, unknown to him, have watched over him for years. He will realize that some people hate him, others revere him, and neither his own life nor those of anyone he knows will ever be the same. --> Genre: Literary Fiction Horror-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Picador in 1998 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse The text is in English.
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Headline Book, 1997. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with ink mark, nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear inside the Dj cover.373pp. price un-clipped. First edition.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
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Good. In Moonlight Bay, the hours after midnight can be a time of terror Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 33. Weight in Grams: 268. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling. 1998. Reprint. Paperback.....
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Dean Koontz, the master of Horror has again out done himself yet again with Fear Nothing. His imagination soars to new heights and takes you flying right along with him!
Fear Nothing is the first in the series featuring the character Christopher Snow. Fast paced and extremely hard to put down, Dean Koontz weaves science, mystery and horror for an unusual storyline that is by all means a real possibility.
Be sure to read Fear Nothing first for you will want to know as many details as possible before reading the second in the series; Seize The Night.
jmafairies22
Apr 10, 2007
Suspenseful
It was on the Summer reading list and it was good. It was an easy read but good story line. It kept me interested. I would recommend it for Summer reading lists.
MysteryFanatic
Apr 4, 2007
Dean Koontz never fails to please me!
This is the first of 2 books about Christopher Snow who despite his condition of XP (a rare genetic disease that makes him unable to tolerate sunlight) leads a full and very exciting life. His mother, who was a scientist working with the government doing experimental research, is killed in a questionable auto accident and from there, all sorts of bizarre things start to unfold concerning the "project" she was working on. This is an exciting and unusual story. If you are looking for a book that will keep you wondering, this one will please you. The second in this series is "Seize the Night" and is equally enjoyable. I have both of these on audio as well as in print, and the reader really brings the book to life.
iswiftny2000
Apr 1, 2007
"Fear Nothing" Rocks
I often get into a certain kind of mood that only goes away after I have engrossed myself in a really good book. "Fear Nothing" is an engrossing tale of a man thrown into very unusual events practically from page one. I don't recomend you read this book at night unless you have a very strong consitution. This book is definately a page turner and if you are not scared easily, this is the book for you.