Fear Nothing
Published: 1998
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: Conspiracy, Contemporary, Espionage, Fiction, Genetic Engineering, Ghost, Horror, Literature, Medical, Occult, Psychological, Rural, Science Fiction, Small Town, Suspense, Technothrillers, Thriller
Book 1 of 2: Moonlight Bay
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Summary
Fear Nothing follows Christopher Snow for 24 hours as he finds and seeks to uncover a strange and apparently eternal conspiracy centered on a military outpost dubbed Fort Wyvern.
The story begins with Christopher Snow visiting his dying father in the hospital. The lights are deliberately muted as Snow walks across the hospital to his father's room to protect him in his state. His father's final words of wisdom were, "Chris, don't be afraid. Have no fear "…
As he walks out of the hospital, Christopher Snow unintentionally and serendipitously witnesses his father's body being swapped with that of a drifter.
Following the persons transporting the body to the funeral home, Christopher is almost apprehended, and a manhunt is launched. Christopher is pursued to the outskirts of town, and only his mastery of the night terrain allows him to stay ahead of his pursuers.
When Christopher returns home, he discovers his father's revolver on his bed, as well as an urgent message on his answering machine to contact Angela Ferryman, a nurse, and longstanding family friend.
Orson, the family dog, is digging holes in the garden, which is unusual for him. Christopher halts the pet and takes Orson with him to meet Angela, who tells a weird narrative about a night some years ago when she discovered a strange rhesus monkey in her house, a scary beast rescued by secretive military officials. Before anything further is disclosed, Angela is slain in another room, and Christopher barely escapes when unknown perpetrators set fire to the residence.
Christopher rides his bike (with Orson) to the home of his closest buddy Bobby Halloway, a surfer who lives in a cottage on the outskirts of town near the sea.
Bobby advises Christopher to leave the mystery alone and go about his daily life after hearing Chris' narrative.
The guys enjoy some meals and a few beverages together (including the dog). Sasha, Christopher's girlfriend, interrupts their lunch with a message from another of Christopher's friends.
The message drives him and Orson racing into the darkness, where they are pursued by a swarm of mutant rhesus monkeys headed by a mysterious creature like a half-man, half-beast.
As Christopher meets with Roosevelt Frost, an ex-football star who now concentrates on a knack for communicating with animals, he has cautioned off his inquiry once more, but now feels determined to solve this riddle.
Frost alluded to unusual, abnormally intelligent animals escaping from the military base, such as cats and dogs.
Later, he suggests to Christopher that his dog, Orson, is most likely from the military base laboratories. He makes a cryptic remark about Christopher being shielded by his mother's inheritance.
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