The Taking
by Koontz, Dean
The new thriller from Dean Koontz is a novel of stunning suspense and visceral terror as doomsday dawns.On the morning that will mark the end of the world they have known, Molly and Niel Sloan awaken to the drumbeat of rain. It has haunted their dreams through the night, and now they find an eerily luminous and silver downpour that drenches their small Californian mountain town.As hours pass they hear news of extreme weather phenomena across the globe. An obscuring fog turns once familiar streets into a ghostly labyrinth. By evening, the town has lost all communication with the outside world. First TV and radio go dead, then the Internet and phone lines. The young couple gathers together with some neighbours, sensing a threat they cannot identify or even imagine.The night brings strange noises, and mysterious lights drift among the trees. The rain diminishes with the dawn but a moody grey-purple twilight prevails. Within the misty gloom the small band will encounter something that reveals in a terrifying instant what is happening to the world – something that is hunting them with ruthless efficiency.Epic in scope, searingly intimate and immediate in its perspective, The Taking is a story of a strangely changed and changing world as apocalypse comes to Main Street.
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Fine minus, unread limited edition, book with slight bit of looseness at spine, bound in Japanese Neon-Tsumugi silk and housed in Fine minus Purple Mohair slipcase with slight shelf wear. No dust jacket as issued. Apocalyptic rains and supernatural animals seem to presage the End Times. This is number 259 of 300
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The Taking
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London: Time Warner. Very Good. 2005. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some reading and cover creases, slight shelf wear, slightly cocked spine, paper lightly edge toned. ; First printing of HarperCollins mass market edition with number one, 2005. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover design uncredited incorporating photographs by Gary Nolton/Getty… Read more about this item Item Price
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Taking, The
by Koontz, Dean
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London, England: Harpercollins Publishers (Harper Collins), 2004. Book. Good. Large Softcover. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first UK trade paperback edition, 476gms, 338 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.. Item Price
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The Taking
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. From a recent auction of modern firsts with the auction tag tipped into the book--a superb fine copy in a fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed "Boo" by the author on the half title page and dated "3-9-05"-- and is in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Taking
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Bantam. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2004. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 055380250X . Assumed first edition, not stated. Very good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. Very good dust jacket with minor wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages . Item Price
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Bantam Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover_clothspine. Collectible - Fine/Fine. 6.5"x9.5". 338 pgs. Black boards with author's name ingraved on front. Black cloth spine w/gilt letters. Book design and title page art by Virginia Norey. Jacket illustration by Tom Hallman, Yook Louie, Jim Plumeri. Author photo by Jerry Bauer. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Taking, The
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London, England: Harpercollins Publishers (Harper Collins), 2004. Book. Good. Large Softcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first edition, 476gms, 338 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.. Item Price
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The Taking
by Dean Koontz
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The Taking
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New York: Bantam, 2004-05-25. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 9x6x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear, slight scuffs; Epic in scope, searingly intimate and immediate in its perspective, "The Taking" delivers a novel of surpassing suspense and visceral terror, telling the story of a small town's encounter with doomsday Item Price
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The Taking
by Koontz, Dean
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Collins, UK, 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 338 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 2004. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: On the morning that will mark the end of the world they have known, Molly and Niel Sloan awaken to the drumbeat of rain. It… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Taking - Deluxe Signed Limited Numbered Edition
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Charnel House, 2004-05-25. Hardcover. Like New. Signed by Author. SIGNED by DEAN KOONTZ. Charnel House Deluxe Limited Hardback Edition, number 161 of 300 copies. Bound in Japanese Neon-Tsumugi silk and housed in purple mohair slipcase. Book and slipcase in excellent unused condition. Item Price
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The Taking (Large Print)
by Koontz, Dean
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- 2004
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Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Taking
by KOONTZ, Dean
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The Taking
by Dean Koontz
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THE TAKING
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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Item Price
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The Taking
by Koontz, Dean
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New York, NY: Bantam. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 055380250X . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and… Read more about this item Item Price
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