A first edition, first printing of �The Eyes of Darkness� published by Piatkus in 1982. A near fine book SIGNED on the title page by Koontz without dedication. In a near fine unclipped wrapper. The Eyes of Darkness is a 1981 thriller novel by Dean Koontz. It mentions a fictional bio-weapon called �Wuhan-400,� developed in China. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this led to viral speculation that Koontz had "predicted" the outbreak. However, similarities are superficial�Wuhan-400 is a man-made, deadly virus with different traits. The original virus in early editions was called �Gorki-400,� later changed to Wuhan for political reasons.