Nov 27, 2017 the eyes of darkness by dean koontz 11272017, by librarian comments closed tinas mother, christina, lost her son. Did 1981 dean koontz thriller the eyes of darkness predict. His novel the eyes of darkness made reference to a killer virus called. Get the best deals for the eyes of darkness dean koontz book at. Although the book is not a prophecy as such, it mentions a close resemblance to the coronavirus outbreak, including its origin. People are claiming that this novel predicted coronavirus. Dean koontz predicted coronavirus 40 years ago in his book.
Buy the eyes of darkness by dean r koontz online at alibris. Its a scifi thriller wrapped in a whodunit with a touch of mother bear and her cubs. Koontzs thriller the eyes of darkness describes a killer virus named wuhan400 after the chinese city it originated in the same city where covid19 was first reported. Dean koontzs novel eyes of darkness in 1981 coronavirus. When readers first came across a biological weapon named wuhan400 in dean koontzs. Dean koontz is one of my favourite contemporary authors, so it was a major let down for me to discover that the eyes of darkness was a disappointing read.
Koontz book, the eyes of darkness mentions a deadly virus that koontz called wuhan 400. They call the stuff wuhan400 because it was developed at their rdna labs outside of the city of wuhan, and it was. A year had passed since little dannys deatha year since his mother began the painful process of acceptance. In bestselling suspense author dean koontz s 1981 thriller the eyes of darkness, a virus to be used as a biological weapon is developed in wuhan, china, but humans end up contracting it. Dean koontz did not predict the coronavirus outbreak in 1981. Feb 22, 2020 theres now a conspiracy theory that dean koontzs predicted the spread of the deadly coronavirus in his 1981 book the eyes of darkness.
Novel the eyes of darkness predicted coronavirus 40. In dean koontz s 1981 book in the eyes of darkness, there is a disease that kills thousands, and it originated from a chinese military lab in wuhan. If youve been following the developments surrounding the covid19 virus, chances are you might have come across someone mentioning dean koontz s book the eyes of darkness is being mentioned on peoples social media feeds because apparently it predicted the novel virus originating from wuhan. When readers first came across a biological weapon named wuhan400 in dean koontz s.
A dean koontz book from 1981 predicted coronavirus in bizarre. When bestselling american author dean koontz penned the suspense thriller novel the eyes of darkness in 1981, he might have unwittingly penned a stark prophecy about the 2019 novel coronavirus epidemic that is plaguing the world almost 40 years later. A ccording to an online conspiracy theory, the american author dean koontz predicted the coronavirus outbreak in 1981. I was still in high school and had never heard of the book, nor leigh nichols, nor dean koontz. Tina evans has spent a year suffering from incredible heartache since her son dannys tragic death. The eyes of darkness 1981 thriller novel by dean koontz note. The book that predicted coronavirus 2020 prediction from.
Wuhan virus in 1981 dean koontz novel a coronavirus. Eyes of darkness isnt my favorite dean koontz book, but it was one of. The mention of wuhan does seem eerie because that is. Dean koontzs novel eyes of darkness predicted the 2019 coronavirus outbreak. Dean koontz wrote the eyes of darkness in 1981, describing the wuhan400 virus fans of author dean koontz are insisting that a novel he wrote in 1981 predicted the coronavirus outbreak. His books have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, a figure. Firstly, while it is true that dean koontzs book eyes of darkness did describe a virus strain called wuhan400, the city of wuhan where the 2019 coronavirus outbreak originated appears to be the only real similarity. They are different than this one as they involved more savage criminality and more abject darkness. You may have come across claims on various social media platforms that dean koontz s 1981 fictional novel the eyes of darkness predicted the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus. Closing her eyes now, chewing the toast, tina could still see himthree years old, peanut butter smeared all over his lips and chinas he grinned and said, more neenut putter toast, please. People think dean koontz predicted the coronavirus in 1981 novel.
Did dean koontz eyes of darkness predict 2019 coronavirus. Koontz in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. The book mentions a deadly virus called the wuhan 400, which he described as a severe pneumonialike illness that spreads attacking the lungs and bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments. A virus called wuhan400 causes outbreak in a dean koontz. The eyes of darkness original afterword dean koontz. Dean koontz book from 1981 eerily predicted coronavirus. The thrillerfiction, published in 1981, had referred to the virus wuhan400. Dean koontz s novel the eyes of darkness brilliance audio i will say its damned near perfect.
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I did not really care for either of the previous two novels. Was coronavirus predicted in a 1981 dean koontz novel. Dean koontz going viral amid theories 1981 novel predicted. The image in fact shows the book excerpt from dean koontz book the eyes of darkness. An excerpt from the novel the eyes of darkness, a 1981 thriller by bestselling suspense author dean koontz is revolving around the social media which tells of a chinese military lab that creates a virus as part of its biological weapons program. However, in dean koontzs novel eyes of darkness in 1981, he writes about fortune telling and shot from twelve. To understand that, dombey said, you have to go back twenty months. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The eyes of darkness teod is a revamped version of a much earlier book by koontz, writing under the pseudonym leigh nichols, from 1981. Chilling 1981 dean koontz novel predicted coronavirus down.
The eyes of darkness features a chinese military lab in wuhan that creates a virus as a bioweapon. She opened her eyes with a start because her mental image of him was too vivid, less like a memory than like a vision. I explained my secret life as leigh in the afterword to the new edition of shadowfires. No, dean koontz did not predict coronavirus in 1981 thriller. The eyes of darkness, that discusses a virus called. Dean koontz did write about a fictional virus called wuhan400 in the 1989 rerelease of his 1981 novel the eyes of darkness, but symptoms and effects of the disease do not match the. The eyes of darkness has 40 chapters the reference to a worldwide respiratory virus originating in china chapter 39 is quite near the end. The story begins with the death of young danny evans in an accident that also took the lives of many other school aged boys while on an excursion in the mountains. As the global community confronts the coronaviruscovid19, the first pandemic since 2009s swine flu, some people are proposing that dean koontz s 1981 novel the eyes of darkness predicted the outbreak nearly 40 years before the first cases in wuhan, china.
The thriller novel the eyes of darkness released in the year 1981. Dean koontzs novel the eyes of darkness brilliance audio i will say its damned near perfect. Author dean koontz wrote a novel called the eyes of darkness, originally published in 1981, describing a killer virus that some claimed echoes. People think dean koontz predicted the coronavirus in 1981. Dean koontz book from 1981 eerily predicted coronaviruslike. Fans of author dean koontz are insisting that a novel he wrote in 1981 predicted the coronavirus outbreak koontz s thriller the eyes of darkness describes a killer virus named wuhan400 after. Feb, 2020 in bestselling suspense author dean koontzs 1981 thriller the eyes of darkness, a virus to be used as a biological weapon is developed in wuhan, china, but humans end up contracting it. Fepubmobi available, no shipping we will automatically send it to your ebay inbox. Pdf the eyes of darkness by dean koontz free ebook download. A fictional virus in a dean koontz book is called wuhan400. When bestselling american author dean koontz penned the suspense thriller novel the eyes of darkness in 1981, he might have unwittingly penned a stark prophecy about the 2019 novel coronavirus. Pdf the eyes of darkness by dean koontz free ebook. Its an unlikely bestseller, but dean koontzs thriller the eyes of darkness, first published in 1981, is experiencing an unprecedented revival.
Mar 03, 2020 claims spreading online purport that the book eyes of darkness by dean koontz predicted the 2019 coronavirus outbreak mostly false. This dark thriller, written almost 40 years ago, tells the story about how the chinese communist party ccp created a deadly virus called wuhan400 in a. Page 353 of the book by dean koontz wuhan is getting a lot of attention. Author dean koontz eerily predicted the coronavirus outbreak in his 1981 thriller the eyes of darkness. Did a 1981 dean koontz novel really predict the coronavirus. Dean koontzs book the eyes of darkness is getting a lot of renewed attention now, despite being nearly 40 years old.
From contagion to outbreak to even the walking dead, pandemics are popular in modern entertainment. Wuhan coronavirus predicted in dean koontzs 1981 novel. No, dean koontz did not predict coronavirus in 1981. Eyes of darkness by dean koontz audiobook santreya. I enjoyed this book so much that i couldnt put it down. A year later, tina has reason to believe that the accident did not occur as reported, that her son is alive, is being held against his will, and is in desperate need of her. Buried in the book the eyes of darkness, which revolves around a grieving mother investigating. The eyes of darkness, a gripping suspense thriller that predicted a. The book that predicted coronavirus2020 prediction from the eyes of darkness by dean koontz. The eyes of darkness 1996 read online free book by dean. How is it that some books appear to prophesy events. Aug, 2009 the eyes of darkness was the second book i wrote under the pen name leigh nichols. American suspense writer dean kuntz published a bestselling novel in 1981 called the eyes of darkness.
A 1981 novel by horror writer dean koontz predicted the coronavirus outbreak, it has been claimed. Long incubation, asymptomatic spread, infectious as hell, speculated a user named. The eyes of darkness 1981 thriller novel by dean koontz ebay. Thecount top selling american author dean koontz is trending on social media tuesday over his early 80s novel, the eyes of darkness, after the book correctly predicted the current coronavirus, or covid19, down to the very city that is believed to be the origin of the outbreak. Did a 1981 dean koontz thriller predict the coronavirus outbreak daily mail dean koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler the times from bestselling phenomenon dean koontz, the eyes of darkness is a gripping thriller following a mothers search for her son a journey that unlocks the deadliest of secrets. A passage from author dean koontz s 1981 novel the eyes of darkness has gone viral for purportedly predicting the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Theres now a conspiracy theory that dean koontz predicted the spread of the deadly coronavirus in his 1981 book, the eyes of darkness. In his book, the eyes of darkness page 333, page 353, page 355 and page 366 dean koontz has written about an interesting biological weapon wuhan 400 which resembles coronavirus location in china, here is the text from the page 366 of the book. Author dean koontz wrote a novel called the eyes of darkness, originally published in 1981, describing a killer virus that some claimed echoes the current coronavirus outbreak. However, unlike some koontz novels, i wouldnt be afraid to listen in the dark. Praise for dean koontz and his masterworks of suspense 1. A dean koontz book from 1981 predicted coronavirus in. Dean koontz coronavirus stephen king is the most famous writer of horror novels.
Written by dean koontz, the eyes of darkness is a story about a mother who discovers her son danny is being kept in a military facility after being infected with a manmade microorganism. Dean koontzs novel the eyes of darkness 1981 made reference to a killer virus called wuhan400. Dean koontz, the popular horror novelist, may have warned us of the coronavirus in the eyes of darkness in 1981. On pages 333 to 366 of the book the eyes of darkness, dean koontz have mentioned about a biological weapon wuhan 400 to be unleashed and here is the text from page 333 of the book. Dean koontz fictional and thriller novel the eyes of darkness about the facts. Dean koontz is the author of 58 new york times bestsellers, of which 15 have risen to no.
Audiobook horror dean koontz dark rivers of the heart 1 duration. Mar, 2020 author dean koontz wrote a novel called the eyes of darkness, originally published in 1981, describing a killer virus that some claimed echoes the current coronavirus outbreak. Its a year since tina evans lost her little boy danny in a tragic accident. The claims come attached to an image of a page of the book that discusses the wuhan400 virus strain which was created outside the chinese city of wuhan. Dean koontz did not predict the coronavirus in a 1981 novel cnn. The fictional novel tells the story of a chinese military lab that creates a new virus to. In the novel by the bestselling suspense author, chinese scientists engineer a virus as part of its biological weapons program. Feb 11, 2018 eyes of darkness by dean koontz audiobook santreya. Feb 28, 2020 dean koontz did write about a fictional virus called wuhan400 in the 1989 rerelease of his 1981 novel the eyes of darkness, but symptoms and effects of the disease do not match the. A virus called wuhan400 makes people terribly ill in a dean koontz thriller from 1981. Thus far i have only read three dean koontz novels. Although i had reread the eyes of darkness in spring 2019, i decided to reread again in spring 2020 due to this dean koontz book getting immense social media attention for its connection to covid19. The eyes of darkness is a modest little thriller about a woman, tina evans, who lost her child, danny, when he was in an accident on a trip with his scouting troop.
Did dean koontz warn us of the coronavirus in the eyes of. Those three are funhouse, whispers, and now the eyes of darkness. Mar 03, 2020 page 353 of the book by dean koontz wuhan is getting a lot of attention. The eyes of darkness by koontz, dean r paperback available at half price books. Dean koontz is one of the worlds best paid authors bringing in more than twenty five million annually. A thriller by koontz, dean from amazons fiction books store. Did author dean koontz predict coronavirus in 80s suspense.
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