The Big Dark Sky

HOT MESS ALERT

I don't want to be cruel, there's the bones of something really interesting here BUT, it just feels rushed, poorly put together and unfortunately for me I think Koontz's magic has gone and I used to be a huge fan and it fills me with sadness.

There's so much going on (Artificial Intelligence, Possession, Self Castration, Good Hackers, Bad Hackers, Hiking, Aliens, Agatha Christie, Proteus Syndrome, Fine Dining and Tech Billionaires) and non of it really comes together. When we reach the end game everything just flops down in a massive clop of “seriously whatever” . I suppose the last paragraph is supposed to be a chilling warning on the dangers of AI but by that point I was just thinking about chocolate and the fact I have none and that fills me with more sadness... No chocolate and Koontz's has lost his magic.
SIGH.