You can take any Koontz character and switch it with any other in any Koontz book, and you won't notice a difference.
His books, always somewhat preachy have become overly so. They are stories for five year olds who believe in only black and white, or people who are so stupid they actually believe that the world is full of liberals and conservatives, they all think the same thing, and liberals are evil. Again, written for five year olds. Except five year old republicans. And George Bush.
His characters are thin to the point of being transparent. His plots are simple, but all the same. His ideas, again, is utterly simplistic. All government officials are bad. Politicians are bad. Liberals are bad. Only dogs are good. And they are magic. They poop gold and gemstones, (pre cut and polished), play chess and are ETs who have come to save humanity. Sorry, I gave away the plot to one of his books.
Really.
Yes Koontz. I get it. You love dogs. You worship dogs. I love MY dog. But he isn't magic. He doesn't read minds. If he did, he would know not to eat my socks. He would get off the couch BEFORE he pukes, not after. I love my dog. But he is a dog, not a magical creature.