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
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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.
Dean Koontz lives with his wife, Gerda, and their dog, Trixie, in southern California.
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Series
Odd Thomas
1. Odd Thomas (2003)
2. Forever Odd (2005)
3. Brother Odd (2006)
4. Odd Hours (2008)
In Odd We Trust (2008) (with Queenie Chan)
Odd Is on Our Side (2010) (with Fred Van Lente)
1. Odd Thomas (2003)
2. Forever Odd (2005)
3. Brother Odd (2006)
4. Odd Hours (2008)
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)
A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
Starblood (1972)
Warlock (1972)
Children of the Storm (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
The Dark Of Summer (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
Chase (1972) (writing as K R Dwyer)
Dance With The Devil (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
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)
Nightmare Journey (1975)
Invasion (1975) (writing as Aaron Wolfe)
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 Voice of the Night (1980) (writing as Brian Coffey)
The Funhouse (1980) (writing as Owen West)
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)
Midnight (1989)
The Bad Place (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)
Santa's Twin (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)
Life Expectancy (2004)
The Taking (2004)
Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin (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)
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)
A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
Starblood (1972)
Warlock (1972)
Children of the Storm (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
The Dark Of Summer (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
Chase (1972) (writing as K R Dwyer)
Dance With The Devil (1972) (writing as Deanna Dwyer)
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)
Nightmare Journey (1975)
Invasion (1975) (writing as Aaron Wolfe)
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 Voice of the Night (1980) (writing as Brian Coffey)
The Funhouse (1980) (writing as Owen West)
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)
Midnight (1989)
The Bad Place (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)
Santa's Twin (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)
Life Expectancy (2004)
The Taking (2004)
Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin (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)
Omnibus
Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons (1970)
Three Complete Novels (1991)
Winter Moon / Icebound (1995)
Koontz I (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)
Three Complete Novels (1991)
Winter Moon / Icebound (1995)
Koontz I (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)
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
Graphic Novels
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)
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)
Non fiction
Writing Popular Fiction (1972)
How to Write Best Selling Fiction (1981)
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life (2008) (with Trixie Koontz)
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog (2009)
How to Write Best Selling Fiction (1981)
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life (2008) (with Trixie Koontz)
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog (2009)
Anthologies containing stories by Dean Koontz
Again Dangerous Visions Book 2 (1972)
Time Thieves and Against Arcturus (1972)
The Edge of Never (1973)
Final Stage (1974)
The Architecture of Fear (1987)
Night Visions Hardshell (1987)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
Predators (1993)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
Time Thieves and Against Arcturus (1972)
The Edge of Never (1973)
Final Stage (1974)
The Architecture of Fear (1987)
Night Visions Hardshell (1987)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
Predators (1993)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
Short stories
| Kittens (1966) | |||
| Beastchild (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 (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 (1989) | |||
| Strange Highways (1995) |
Awards
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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
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
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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) 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) 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!" |  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) 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." |
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