FROM THE CORNER OF HIS EYE

　　His birth was marked by wonder and tragedy.　　He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams.　　His story will change the way you see the world.　　On the heels of his #1 bestseller False Memory, Dean Koontzbrings together his most compelling themes and an unforgettablecast of characters to create what is perhaps the most thrilling andemotionally powerful work of his critically acclaimed career.　　Bartholomew Lampion is born on a day of tragedy and terror thatwill mark his family forever. All agree that his unusual eyes arethe most beautiful they have ever seen. On this same day, athousand miles away, a ruthless man learns that he has a mortalenemy named Bartholomew. He embarks on a relentless search to findthis enemy, a search that will consume his life. And a girl is bornfrom a brutal rape, her destiny mysteriously linked to Barty andthe man who stalks him.　　At the age of three, Barty Lampion is blinded when surgeonsremove his eyes to save him from a fast-spreading cancer. As hecopes with his blindness and proves to be a prodigy, his mothercounsels him that all things happen for a reason and that everyperson's life has an effect on every other person's, in oftenunknowable ways.　　At thirteen, Bartholomew regains his sight. How he regains it,why he regains it, and what happens as his amazing life unfolds andentwines with others results in a breathtaking journey of courage,heart-stopping suspense, and high adventure.