KOONTZ, DEAN — Ashley Bell a Novel

New York, NY: Bantam, 2015. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345545966. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There are two tiny nicks and some bumping to the bottom spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In his spare time, Koontz wrote his first novel, Star Quest, which was published in 1968. Koontz went on to write over a dozen science fiction novels. Seeing the Catholic faith as a contrast to the chaos in his family, Koontz converted in college because faith provided existential answers for life; he admired Catholicism's "intellectual rigor," saying it permitted a view of life that saw mystery and wonder in all things. He says he sees Catholicism as English writer and Catholic convert G. K. Chesterton did: that it encourages a "joy about the gift of life". Koontz says that spirituality has always been part of his books, as are grace and our struggle as fallen souls, but he "never get[s] on a soapbox". " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .