Cover of Watchers

Watchers

  • 1987 first published
  • 469 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (12 ratings)
  • 51 editions

Published in 1987, Watchers is a horror novel by Dean Koontz. Readers will find themes of dogs, serial murders and genetic engineering.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 218 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 51 editions across 7 languages.

It runs to roughly 469 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Watchers

La vedette, si l'on peut dire, de ce roman de suspense fantastique est un chien rendu intelligent par manipulations génétiques. A la suite de son évasion, malheur à ceux et celles qui l'abritent, le protègent et l'aiment car c'est un secret d'Etat ...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Dogs
  • Serial murders
  • Horror
  • Genetic engineering

Quick answers

Who wrote Watchers?

Watchers was written by Dean Koontz and first published in 1987.

What genre is Watchers?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Watchers?

The median edition has 469 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Watchers?

Readers who like it often enjoy Cujo, The Silence of the Lambs and Firestarter.

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