01747cam a2200277 i 4500 1846918772 TxAuBib 20230201120000.0 221103s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781662500442 hbk. 1662500440 hbk. StDuBDS eng StDuBDS SKYRV TLC rda TxAuBib rda Koontz, Dean R., 1945-, Author, (Dean Ray.) The house at the end of the world / Dean Koontz. Seattle : Thomas & Mercer, 2023. 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob's Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting. The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob's Ladder in search of someone-or something-they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm. Katie soon finds herself in an epic and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy. But Katie's not alone after all: a brave young girl appears out of the violent squall. As Katie and her companion struggle across a dark and eerie landscape, against them is an omnipresent terror that could bring about the end of the world. 20230201. Artists Fiction. Conspiracies. Mass extinctions. Suspense fiction.