(Redirected from Shattered (Dean Koontz novel)) Shattered is a 1973 novel by Dean Koontz; it was previously published for Random House under his pseudonym, K.R. Dwyer. The Berkeley edition was published in February 1985, the second printing was in June 1985, and the third printing was in November 1985.
Melodrama(noun) formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.
Melodrama literally means music drama, and in the 1800s it started out as a genre of plays which made great use of musical underscoring from the orchestra.