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He also wrote it was developed by labs outside of the city of wuhan. From wuhan400, the deadly virus invented by dean koontz in 1981, to the plague unleashed in margaret atwoods oryx and crake, novelists have long been fascinated by pandemics. City, the by dean koontz signed first edition book see all titles by dean koontz. However, he also adds elements of other genres such as horror, scifi, mystery and satire. The city changed my life and showed me that the world is deeply mysterious. Jul 01, 2014 the setting is new york city, but the great metropolis plays no real part in the narrative other than its metaphysical manifestation in the form of miss pearl, an amorphous character appearing at critical junctures like cinderellas fairy godmother. Mar 05, 2020 from wuhan400, the deadly virus invented by dean koontz in 1981, to the plague unleashed in margaret atwoods oryx and crake, novelists have long been fascinated by pandemics.
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