Author Series | Dean Koontz | The Forest of Lost Souls

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz joins the Hudson Library’s for a virtual discussion. Koontz’s latest standalone The Forest of Lost Souls profiles a fearless woman, raised in the forest, who fights against a group of powerful men in a novel about good versus evil, the enduring nature of myth, and the power of love. Raised in the wilderness by her late great-uncle, Vida is a young woman with an almost preternatural affinity for nature, especially for the wolves that also call the forested mountains home. Formed by hard experience, by love and loss, and by the prophecies of a fortune teller, Vida just wants peace. If only nearby Kettleton County didn’t cast such a dark shadow. It’s where Jose Nochelobo, the love of Vida’s life and a cherished local hero, died in a tragic accident. That’s the official story, but Vida has reasons to doubt it. The truth can’t be contained for long. Nor can the hungry men of power in Kettleton who want something too: that Vida, like Jose, disappear forever. One by one they come for her, prepared to do anything to see their plans through to their evil end. Vida is no less prepared for them. Vida, the forest, and its formidable wonders are waiting. She will not rest until goodness and order have been restored. When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books have been published in 38 languages and he has sold over 500 million copies to date. Fourteen of his novels have risen to number one on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list (One Door Away From Heaven, From the Corner of His Eye, Midnight, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, Hideaway, Dragon Tears, Intensity, Sole Survivor, The Husband, Odd Hours, Relentless, What the Night Knows, and 77 Shadow Street), making him one of only a dozen writers ever to have achieved that milestone. Sixteen of his books have risen to the number one position in paperback. His books have also been major bestsellers in countries including Japan and Sweden. Registration for this program is required and a valid email address is required at the time of registration. Participants will receive an email invitation a day before the program begins.