Buy this book on-line NICHOLS**, LEIGH: : THE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHTLONDON.FONTANA,1985. ISBN 0006169236.
UK,12mo paperback 1st edn.VG.First British
edition featuring cover art,which was earlier used by Piatkus for its UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edition.Published as 'TWILIGHT' the previous year in the US.
'It began in sunshine,not on a dark and stormy night'.[First Line.] This was the fifth of five novels under 'NICHOLS' pseudonym.Later re-issued under author's real name,and his original preferred title; 'THE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT'.This is one of the best of NICHOLS books.The author's intention was to see if an unadulterated chase story could be successfully sustained at major novel length.The pace and high suspense are unrelenting,' and most readers would agree KOONTZ carried it off.
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UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally and first published US (NY) p/back by Pocket Books,1984 with the title 'Twilight' there.Followed by UK (London) Fontana Paperbacks,1985 but as 'The Servants of Twilight' as UK's first p/back appearance.In the UK,simultaneous 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn by Piatkus,then re-issued, but as by Dean Koontz,by HEADLINE,in 1991.] Near MINT.Wrapped and protected from day of issue and purchase.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from the cover. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy,colour artwork illustrated front cover with red+white letters and pristine silver gilt lettered title,red+white lettering to black background and a single coloured eye within white circle illustration,to foot of spine and NO reading creases to spine/backstrip either, rear cover with same eye illustration as spine and red lettered story precis.The first British p/back edition featuring cover art,which was earlier used by Piatkus for its UK hardcover,1st edn.Book virtually shelf-wear free without bumping, creasing,or rubbing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits,some minimal but minor, superficial scoring to rear cover. Top+fore-edges inevitably,but lightly aged /toned - due to passage of time - and without any foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn,9- 379pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 72 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and individual Pt separator pages,and to the rear; publisher's 4pp adverts.
'It began in sunshine,not on a dark and stormy night'. [First Line.]
The 4th of 5 novels under this pseudonym by Nichols.It was to be reissued under the author's real name and also,his original preferred title,'THE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT.',(UK,HEADLINE,1991.).It is one of his best - of the 'Nichols' books.
The author's intention was to see if an unadulterated chase story could be successfully sustained at major novel length.The pace and high suspense are unrelenting,' and most readers would agree KOONTZ carried it off.
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