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Dean Koontz

(Dean Ray Koontz)

(1945 - )
aka
W H Allan, David Axton, Brian Coffey, Deanna Dwyer, K R Dwyer, John Hill, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Richard Paige, Owen West, Aaron Wolfe

About Dean Koontz

Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist"(Rolling Stone ) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.

Dean Koontz lives with his wife, Gerda, and their dog, Trixie, in southern California.

New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

Odd Apocalypse
(Odd Thomas, book 5)

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

House of Odd

Odd Apocalypse
(Odd Thomas, book 5)

Series

Tucker (writing as Brian Coffey)
1. Blood Risk (1973)
2. Surrounded (1974)
3. The Wall of Masks (1975)

Santa's Twin
1. Santa's Twin (1996)
2. Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin (2004)

Moonlight Bay
1. Fear Nothing (1997)
2. Seize the Night (1998)

Odd Thomas
1. Odd Thomas (2003)
2. Forever Odd (2005)
3. Brother Odd (2006)
4. Odd Hours (2008)
5. Odd Apocalypse (2012)
In Odd We Trust (2008) (with Queenie Chan)
Odd Is on Our Side (2010) (with Fred Van Lente)

Novels

Star Quest (1968)
The Fall of the Dream Machine (1969)
Fear That Man (1969)
Anti-man (1970)
Beastchild (1970)
The Dark Symphony (1970)
Hell's Gate (1970)
The Crimson Witch (1971)
Demon Child (1971) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
Legacy Of Terror (1971) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
Chase (1972) (writing as K R Dwyer)
Children of the Storm (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
Dance With The Devil (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
The Dark Of Summer (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
Starblood (1972)
Warlock (1972)
The Haunted Earth (1973)
A Werewolf Among Us (1973)
Hanging on (1973)
Demon Seed (1973)
Shattered (1973) (writing as K R Dwyer)
After the Last Race (1974)
Dragonfly (1975) (writing as K R Dwyer)
Invasion (1975) (writing as Aaron Wolfe)
Nightmare Journey (1975)
The Long Sleep (1975) (writing as John Hill)
Night Chills (1976)
Prisoner of Ice (1976) (writing as David Axton)
aka Icebound
Time Thieves (1977)
The Vision (1977)
The Face of Fear (1977) (writing as K R Dwyer)
The Key to Midnight (1979) (writing as Leigh Nichols)
Whispers (1980)
The Funhouse (1980) (writing as Owen West)
The Voice of the Night (1980) (writing as Brian Coffey)
The Eyes of Darkness (1981) (writing as Leigh Nichols)
The Mask (1981) (writing as Owen West)
The House of Thunder (1982) (writing as Leigh Nichols)
Darkness Comes (1983)
aka Darkfall
Phantoms (1983)
The Servants of Twilight (1984) (writing as Leigh Nichols)
The Door to December (1985) (writing as Richard Paige)
Twilight Eyes (1985)
Strangers (1986)
Watchers (1987)
Shadow Fires (1987) (writing as Leigh Nichols)
Lightning (1988)
Oddkins (1988)
The Bad Place (1989)
Midnight (1989)
Hideaway (1991)
Cold Fire (1991)
Dragon Tears (1992)
Mr. Murder (1993)
Winter Moon (1993)
Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994)
Intensity (1995)
TickTock (1996)
Sole Survivor (1997)
False Memory (1999)
From the Corner of His Eye (2000)
One Door Away from Heaven (2001)
By the Light of the Moon (2002)
The Face (2003)
The Taking (2004)
Life Expectancy (2004)
Velocity (2005)
The Husband (2006)
The Good Guy (2007)
The Darkest Evening of the Year (2007)
Your Heart Belongs to Me (2008)
Relentless (2009)
Breathless (2009)
What the Night Knows (2010)
77 Shadow Street (2011)

Omnibus

Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons (1970)
Three Complete Novels (1991)
Winter Moon / Icebound (1995)
House of Thunder / Cold Fire / Dragon Tears (1996)
Koontz II (1996)
Koontz III (1997)
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder (1998)
Cold Fire / Key to Midnight / Hideaway (2001)
Dark Rivers of the Heart / Sole Survivor / Intensity (2001)

Collections

Strange Highways (1991)
The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse (poems) (2001)
Every Day's a Holiday: Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times (poems) (2003)
The Book of Counted Sorrows (poems) (2003)

Picture Books

I, Trixie, Who is Dog (2009)
Trixie and Jinx (2010)

Graphic Novels

Trapped (1993) (with Ed Gorman)
Nevermore (2009) (with Keith Champagne)
House of Odd (2012)

Novellas

Darkness Under the Sun (2010)
The Moonlit Mind (2011)

Series contributed to

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein
1. Prodigal Son (2005) (with Kevin J Anderson)
2. City of Night (2005) (with Ed Gorman)
3. Dead and Alive (2009)
4. Lost Souls (2010)
5. The Dead Town (2011)
Frankenstein: Prodigal Son / City of Night (omnibus) (2011)

Non fiction

Anthologies containing stories by Dean Koontz

Short stories

	Kittens (1966)
	Beastchild [short story] (1970)		Hugo (nominee)
	Dark of the Moon (1970)
	Nightmare Gang (1970)
	Soft Came the Dragons (1970)
	Bruno (1971)
	A Mouse in the Walls of the Global Village (1972)
	Ollie's Hands (1972)
	Time Thieves [short story] (1972)
	The Undercity (1973)
	Night of the Storm (1974)
	We Three (1974)
	The Black Pumpkin (1986)
	Down in the Darkness (1986)
	Snatcher (1986)
	Hardshell (1987)
	Miss Attila the Hun (1987)
	Twilight of the Dawn (1987)
	Trapped [short story] (1989)
	Strange Highways [short story] (1995)

Awards

	Hugo Best Novella nominee (1971) : Beastchild [short story]
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1987) : Strangers
	Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1990) : Midnight
	Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1993) : Hideaway
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1995) : Intensity
	Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (1995) : Dark Rivers of the Heart
	Bram Stoker Best Collection nominee (1996) : Strange Highways
	Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1999) : Fear Nothing

Books about Dean Koontz

Sudden Fear: The Horror and Dark Suspense Fiction of Dean R. Koontz (1992) by Bill Munster
The Dean Koontz Companion (1994) by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
Dean Koontz : A Writer's Biography (1997) by Katherine Ramsland
A Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz (2008) by Michael Sauers

Links to other websites

deankoontz.com

Dean Koontz recommends

I Am Legend (1954) Richard Matheson "The most clever and riveting vampire novel since Dracula"	Pale Gray for Guilt (1968) (Travis McGee, book 9) John D MacDonald "...my favorite novelist of all time."	The Nightrunners (1983) Joe R Lansdale "This book has raw power. It grabs you and carries you right along."
Vampire Junction (1984) (Vampire Junction, book 1) S P Somtow "S P Somtow doesn't write like anyone else - when he wants to spook you, he can drive the chill bone deep!"	False Prophets (1985) (Wallace Mahoney) Sean Flannery "If you like thrillers full of international intrigue, Flannery is a major find."	Fantasma (1987) Thomas F Monteleone "Monteleone has the rare ability to convey an evil chill with words."
Live Girls (1987) (Davey Owen, book 1) Ray Garton "Live Girls is gripping, original and sly. I finished it in one bite."	Swan Song (1987) Robert R McCammon "A wild ride into terror. A grand and disturbing adventure."	While Angels Sleep (1988) Judith Kelman "Swift, suspenseful, and highly entertaining."
The School (1990) T M Wright "Wright has a unique imagination."	The Pavilion of Frozen Women (1990) S P Somtow "He can drive the chill home deep!"	The Serpent's Kiss (1992) Daniel Ransom "Ransom's writing is strong, fast, and sleek as a bullet. He's one of the best."
Valentine (1992) (Vampire Junction, book 2) S P Somtow "S.P. Somtow doesn't write like anyone else - which is unusual. His is a fresh voice, as engaging as it is unique."	Dark Tide (1993) Elizabeth Forrest "One of those big, scary, colorful adventure stories... the real stuff, a rare pleasure."	Night Relics (1994) James P Blaylock "A first-rate, atmospheric tale of the supernatural..."
The Nightmare Chronicles (1998) Douglas Clegg "Douglas Clegg's short stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby!"	Torch (1999) Deanie Francis Mills "Deanie Mills is Mary Higgins Clark with an edge."	Lawless (2000) Ed Gorman "Gorman's writing is strong, fast, and sleek as a bullet. He's one of the best."
Night in the Lonesome October (2001) Richard Laymon "No one writes like Laymon, and you're going to have a good time with anything he writes."	The Machine Crusade (2002) (Legends of Dune, book 2) Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert "Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of this continuation of his vision."	The Darkest Part of the Woods (2002) Ramsey Campbell "Campbell is highly regarded for his sensitive use of language and psychologically complex characters...Disquieting, unnerving and thoroughly satisfying."
The Coil (2004) (Liz Sansborough, book 2) Gayle Lynds "The Coil is fast-paced, thrillingly paranoid, page-turning international adventure and intrigue at its best!"	The Mysteries (2005) Lisa Tuttle "A thriller, detective story, and fantasy all in one. A winner!"	Phantom Nights (2005) John Farris "A legend among thriller novelists."
Three Days to Never (2006) Tim Powers "A hurricane blowing away the stale postmodern sensibility of most fiction."	The Successful Novelist (2008) David Morrell "Like listening to a beloved brother. I found the acute observations and his narrative philosophy more valuable for the new writer than the contents of any 100 other texts."	The Panic Zone (2010) (Jack Gannon, book 2) Rick Mofina "The Panic Zone is a headlong rush toward armageddon. Its brisk pace and tight focus remind me of early Michael Crichton."

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