5 books and about 2400 pages to tell a story that not only has been done hundreds of times before, but better in one or two books. It’s Koontz, so I trudged through all 5 hoping for something different, which I know he is capable or was capable of. Knowing the outcome from the ending of the first book, I was completely underwhelmed. Mind control, world domination, a female ex FBI agent wrongly accused who sets out to end the entire thing. You know what's going to happen and when you reach the completely underwhelming end you feel as though you’ve wasted quite a few hours hoping for some kind of suspense. Not happening here. Sorry Mr. Koontz, try a single volume and an original idea next time.
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This is Koontz’s fifth book in the Jane Hawk series. Jane is an amazing ex-FBI
Agent on a mission to save the world from the evil Arcadians’ threatening to
take over the United States by controlling the minds of citizens, with new nano technology.

On Jane’s journeys she has met many colorful character. Those characters have believed in her cause and they have helped her to keep her son, Travis, safe.

It was time for Koontz to bring this series to a conclusion. He does so in a believable way. However, I found myself hoping that Jane will be re-instated in the FBI and will find herself in another adventure or two. Perhaps, some of the
characters she has recruited along the way in this series will be included.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance readers copy of this book.

Maybe you love the truly literary part of literature, with memorable imagery and searching insight into humanity. Maybe you also enjoy delicious dread in a story. And perhaps you need a faster pace than most literary fiction provides. If all three are true, you can't do better than the Jane Hawk series by Dean Koontz.

Jane is an Everywoman, who also happens to be smart and "kickass" (the most common adjective applied to her character). But I love that she has "heart" as deep and wide as her intelligence, that her fierce vigilance is directly related to her strong maternal ties to her young son, Travis.

I also love that the science of nanotechnology, central to the book, never takes over the narrative. It is always humanity in the forefront.

Where Koontz's skill is best displayed, though, is in the seamless interweaving of four story lines, each installment just long enough to hook us back into that thread of the story, not long enough to slow down the plot, which barrels forward to a terrifying but wonderfully satisfying conclusion to this 5-book series.

This has been a remarkably well written and thought out series, and this newest novel was no exception. If you haven't already read this series, I strongly recommend picking it up. While the story and it's trials are not for the faint of heart, this book concluded wonderfully. I couldn't have imagined a more perfect and satisfying ending to this series. Dean Koontz is a master, and this novel and it's predecessors are prime examples. Each character and story line is so artfully crafted and portrayed. You can't help but fall in love with this entire story. You fear and fret along with these beloved and richly depicted characters as well as celebrate their triumphs. I am so thrilled to have been given an early-access read of this book through Netgalley. Thank you!

I want to be Jane when I grow up! She is kick ass and keeps fighting the fight. She has cool friends and the bad guy enemies are so so evil. If it was a movie there would be times you would look away. Plenty of action that keeps the heart pounding. Dean Koontz has another winner!

I say this with every book in this series, I love this book and this series!. It was so good. I recommend this book at the library I work at. Everyone that I recommended it to also loves it. I knew it had to end but I am sad about that! I can’t wait to read the next new book by this author. This series has been by favorite of Dean Koontz.

In a story begun when Jane Hawk’s beloved husband, Nick, declared, “I very much need to be dead,” and committed suicide, Jane continues her struggle to stay one step ahead of those who would silence her forever. The arrogance of the Techno Arcadians is all-consuming; aided by the mindless obedience of the many people they’ve “adjusted,” their malevolent plan seems destined to succeed.

Still vilified and on the run, the rogue FBI agent has managed to keep her son, Travis, safely hidden and has obtained proof of the subversive evil perpetrated by the Arcadians in the name of their own twisted vision. But after so much struggle, if Jane wants a hope-filled future for her son, and for future generations, she must now take a final step that could cost her everything.

The fifth and final book in the Jane Hawk series offers sufficient backstory for readers new to the series; a strong sense of place anchors the narrative. Alternating between Jane’s efforts to defeat the insidious machinations of the power-hungry and a tense confrontation between a film director and the billionaire who stands at the helm of the Techno Arcadian conspiracy, readers will find the palpable tension building as the story unfolds. Believable characters, a frighteningly-portentous scenario, an intricately-woven plot, and a riveting cat-and-mouse game all combine to offer readers a pulse-pounding tale of intrigue, vengeance, and unrelenting suspense. Unexpected reveals ratchet up the tension, giving readers an intense, can’t-put-it-down tale that will leave them breathless.

Highly recommended.

I received a free copy of this eBook from Bantam Books/Penguin Random House LLC and NetGalley
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