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Title:Arcana Caelestia
Notice:Directory listings are in topic 2
Moderator:NETRIX::thomas
Created:Thu Dec 08 1983
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1300
Total number of notes:18728

783.0. "Koontz's Lightning and Watchers" by ANOVAX::WHITE (You break it, I'll fix it.I hope) Tue Apr 25 1989 14:30


  I just finished reading two books by Dean R. Koontz(I think I 
spelled that right), "Lightning and Watchers". While "Watchers" would 
be debatable in calling it SF I would definitely say that "Lightning" 
is a SF novel. I enjoyed both stories very much and find I like Mr. 
Koontz's style of writing. Has anybody else out there read these two 
books? What do you say, SF or not???


				Joe
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783.1HPSCAD::WALLYou and me against the world: attack!Wed Apr 26 1989 15:517
    
    I've been looking for Lightning for over six months, and nary a
    bookseller in my area (Worcester) seems to have a copy.
    
    Anyone know where it's to be found?
    
    DFW
783.2 Have your book-store order it for youANOVAX::WHITEYou break it, I'll fix it.I hopeThu Apr 27 1989 22:198
    
    
      I was in Harvard square just last week and I saw multiple copies
    at Wordsworth. I also spied a few copies at the shop in North Station
    that sells all the Celtic shirts,hats,etc.
    
    
    				Joe
783.5The movie is NEVER as good as the book.ANOVAX::WHITEYou break it, I'll fix it.I hopeThu May 18 1989 21:567
    
    
      "Watchers" had been made into a movie? When did it come out and
    who was in it? I'll have to search the vidio shops for it.
    
    
    				Joe
783.6glad to see he's making the $LESCOM::KALLISAnger's no replacement for reason.Fri May 19 1989 15:4410
    Re .3:
    
    Hmm.  The second sentence almost qualifies as a spoiler.
    
    _Lightning_ is SF, though I note it isn't  so listed on the paperback
    cover, and the writeup suggests something more or less supernatural.
    
    Entertaining light read.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
783.7"wait 'til you see the movie (formerly .3)"SWAV1::STEWARTseems vaguely familiar?Fri May 19 1989 18:2211
				spoiler warning...


	Lightning?  Is that the one about the time-traveling Nazi with a
	conscience? I thought I was reading an early draft of "The
	Terminator" until a few revelations were made.  I liked
	"Watchers" in book form.  The movie adaptation sacrificed crucial
	(to me, anyway) story elements which resulted in a TV-grade
	movie.