Odd Hours (Odd Thomas)?

Question

I just finished Odd Hours, I know it's been out for a few months now, but I have a job that leaves me literally no time to read lol, but heres my question, the ending was really vauge, when odd and annamarie were pointing out consellations, and he says he was off to join stormy, and i was a lil confused about that....did he die in this novel? or was he hinting twoards when he does die he'll be with her again? please let me know!!

Answer 1

Sly Mr. Dean Koontz is leaving an opening for the next book in the Odd series.

Answer 2

I agree that Dean Koontz was leaving the ending open, but Odd didn't die at the end. He was looking forward to the day when he would see Stormy again.

He traces out the stars that form Cassiopeia, which was the name of Stormy's mother. Personally, though maybe others don't see it this way, I thought that Annamaria was supposed to be Stormy's mother. (I realize Stormy's mother was dead, but it seemed like there was supposed to be a strangeness going on in which Odd was almost between the two worlds at times.)

I also thought in the end, when he says he sees Stormy in the mother's face, Odd was talking about both the stars and Annamaria.

However, Dean Koontz did leave it open to interpretation. I expect we'll find out more whenever the next book is written and published.