The Odd Thomas world is not quite real, but close. However this book veers away from reality, turning it into a sci-fi universe.
The first book was great, the second book was still pretty good, but this third book didn't work for me. The story itself was ok, the writing was good, but it just felt out of place with what was established for the world in the first two books.
I don't know if I'll bother with the 4th book or the rest of the series.
The first book is the best one, maybe Koontz should have quit while he was ahead.
A simple and moving story of a father and son trying to get from point A to point B in a post-apocalyptic world. The punctuation and structure of the text itself has a bleak and razed feel, abbreviations and quotations burned away.
It's a quick read. Somewhat depressing, since it's about the world after it has ended, but well worth reading.