The Forest of Lost Souls: A Novel
A fearless woman, raised in the forest, fights against a group of powerful men in a novel about good versus evil, the enduring nature of myth, and the power of love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
Raised in the wilderness by her late great-uncle, Vida is a young woman with an almost preternatural affinity for nature, especially for the wolves that also call the forested mountains home. Formed by hard experience, by love and loss, and by the prophecies of a fortuneteller, Vida just wants peace. If only nearby Kettleton County didn't cast such a dark shadow.
It's where José Nochelobo, the love of Vida's life and a cherished local hero, died in a tragic accident. That's the official story, but Vida has reasons to doubt it. The truth can't be contained for long. Nor can the hungry men of power in Kettleton who want something too: that Vida, like José, disappear forever. One by one they come for her, prepared to do anything to see their plans through to their evil end. Vida is no less prepared for them.
Vida, the forest, and its formidable wonders are waiting. She will not rest until goodness and order have been restored.
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Community Reviews
This novel was entertaining, but not edge of your seat entertaining. There were no unexpected twists. Why give this five stars, then?
I don’t say this without a great deal of contemplation. The story, its delivery, its foreshadowing, its sequence, its interwoven and interesting characters, even the call back in the story to the title, was very nearly PERFECT. The writing was very nearly PERFECT. I only found one minor typo in the entire novel. I will be studying and thinking about this novel in the future for story telling wisdom as I sharpen my own writing skills.
Reading this novel was like listening to a symphony by Mozart, examining a painting by Van Gogh, seeing the statue of David by Michelangelo, or immersing yourself in the ocean over a beautiful reef filled with vibrant life.
I sound a little over the top, but I suppose that appreciating a true master of his craft such as Dean Koontz will do that to a mere mortal like me.
I don’t say this without a great deal of contemplation. The story, its delivery, its foreshadowing, its sequence, its interwoven and interesting characters, even the call back in the story to the title, was very nearly PERFECT. The writing was very nearly PERFECT. I only found one minor typo in the entire novel. I will be studying and thinking about this novel in the future for story telling wisdom as I sharpen my own writing skills.
Reading this novel was like listening to a symphony by Mozart, examining a painting by Van Gogh, seeing the statue of David by Michelangelo, or immersing yourself in the ocean over a beautiful reef filled with vibrant life.
I sound a little over the top, but I suppose that appreciating a true master of his craft such as Dean Koontz will do that to a mere mortal like me.
