He writes the relationship between people and dogs like no other. The story begins with the death of young danny evans in an accident that also took the lives of many other school aged boys while on an excursion in the mountains. I would just like to tell you that when i read your post i had to look it over to see if i maybe posted it at an earlier time because it sounds so like what i would say and watchers was my first dean koontz book and also my favorite. What other book might you compare frankenstein, book four. The brooding sense of evil that hangs over his fiction is piped in. The first book is read by scott brick, who always does an excellent job and the story is fascinating but i like christopher lane better for this book. Theres something about writing with darkness beyond the windows that puts me in a magical mood. His books grab you and keep you there all the way to the end. Dean koontz and i have a bit of a lovehate relationship i love most most of his earlier work, but find his more recent offerings to be underwhelming and contrived. Straight dope message board main cafe society best and worst dean. Summary of dean koontz s story, the eyes of darkness.
The author of numerous bestsellers, dean koontz, dubbed one of the master storytellers of this or any age, is the creator of odd thomas, the eminently likeable fry cook with occult powers. Ive read some of his books, but the one that stands out is strangers, which i read while i was in the navy. Best dean koontz books 79 books goodreads share book. Dean koontz has always been an interesting writer for me. The chapter 39 it mentions a chinese military lab outside of the city of wuhan, where a deadly virus is invented as part of the countrys biological weapons warfare programme.
The author, most recently, of the city is a fan of marilynne robinson and cormac mccarthy. But what makes these tales even more captivating are the elements of horror, fantasy, and suspense thrown in. Its about a bunch of people who suffer from weird conditions and are drawn to the tranquility motel in the nevada desert. Nov 01, 2017 today we talk about dean koontz s best books.
Dean koontz is the author of numerous bestsellers and horror classics, including watchers, phantoms, intensity, the odd thomas series, and dozens of others, with more than 450 million copies sold. Chilling coronavirus conspiracy theory as 1981 book. Here is a complete list of dean koontz s books and writings under his name and all. Intensity by dean koontz past midnight, chyna shepherd, twentysix, gazed out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the napa valley home of her best friends family. Velocity is the first dean koontz novel that i have read, primarily because he writes in a genre i am not particularly fond of. Renown thriller writing dean koontz really hit it out of the park with this one. I read some of his books many years ago when i was broke and living in a hostel, suffering from clinical depression. The book introduces, deucalion, a tattooed man of unknown origin who has traveled through centuries carrying with him a secret worse than death. Horror writer dean koontz has been credited with eerily predicting a killer virus originating in china almost 40 years before the coronvirus pandemic. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold short order cook named odd thomas. It is not affiliated with dean koontz or any of his publishing companies. Watchers by dean koontz is one of my all time favorite books.
Fear nothing is a novel released in 1998 by the bestselling author dean koontz. Strange highways holds two novels, plus 12 novellas and short stories, all but the title novel published before but here tastefully if not totally rewritten. Midnight is a novel by american writer dean koontz. One of dean koontzs pen names was inspired by his dog, trixie koontz, a golden retriever, shown in many of his bookjacket photos. Suspense, fantasy, horror, and heart combine in koontz s novels in equal measure to create unforgettable stories. Koontz has been publishing books, stories, novellas, comics, and graphic novels for six decades, using his own name and the pseudonyms k. My great friend, tracy, however, recently convinced me to give his latest novel, innocence, a go. The eyes of darkness is a science fiction novel published in 1981. I knew dean koontz was a big deal because hes written buckets of bestsellers. He studied in shippensburg state college and graduated from there. Did these books predict the covid19 coronavirus outbreak. The book, the eyes of darkness predicted coronavirus in 1981. Jk, keep it going and thank you so much for all the. He mostly has written standalone novels, although he also is the author of a number of series, including the black bat mysteries mike tucker, moonlight bay, odd.
Dean koontz at the internet book list dean koontz article including information on his erotic books. His prose is excellent, and his plots are often original, however his books are characterized by flat characters and unrealistically neat endings. The book is the first installment in what is reported to be a threepart series of books, known as the moonlight bay trilogy, featuring christopher snow, who suffers from the rare but real disease called xp xeroderma pigmentosum. Author dean koontz predicted the 2020 new coronavirus outbreak in his 1981 novel the eyes of darkness. Ok so this is my first dean koontz book and my late mother was certainly a fan. Sad, exciting, awesome what did you like best about this story. Prodigal son is the first novel in dean koontzs frankenstein series, a modern version of frankenstein set in the new orleans.
Dean koontz talks dogs, vocabulary and his epitaph the. They call the stuff wuhan400 because it was developed at their rdna labs outside of the city of wuhan, and it was the fourhundredth viable strain of manmade microorganisms created at that center. As a huge book lover from when i was very young, the author ive probably read most is dean koontz. Dean koontz books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. I have all of his books and can hardly ever wait for his next release. The story itself, of a young man who finds himself in the middle of an eonsspanning goodvs. Dean koontz is also my favorite author and i love to read his books.
Dean koontz books are available from booktopia, the leading online bookstore in. I guess it depends on what you liked about the book. Though i sure wish i could direct this to the right people. Its not hard to see where novelist dean koontz gets what he puts into his scary books. At only 154 pages long and an easy read, its amazing how much this fewhourread draws you in and keeps you in. Anyone who has read a dean koontz book will surely say he is a master at his work.
His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Provides a summary of each fiction novel, including pseudonyms used, and books made into movies and audio books. Author dean koontz spends time with his dog, trixie, in 2004 at their home in newport beach, calif. While the virus in the book is far deadlier than the coronavirus, there are several similarities. Here at the lineup were only concerned with the most terrifying work. The book, the eyes of darkness predicted coronavirus in. Night chills is a suspensehorror novel by american writer dean koontz, originally published in 1976. Aug 16, 2004 buy odd thomas odd thomas 1 new ed by koontz, dean isbn. It may seem like this has been used so many times, but dean koontz really makes this theme unique to his book. Several viewers of the film noticed striking similarities between the plot of the film high tension and the plot of intensity.
The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become. With over 400 million copies of his books sold worldwide, dean koontz is one of the most popular writers of our time. I dont remember the name but it was really fucking weird. Authors similar to dean koontz but differentbetter. Chyna shepherd could not sleep comfortably in strange houses. Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003.
His new book, devoted, stars a telepathic golden retriever named kipp damian dovarganes ap. I have no idea whether his writing has evolved so much or if this book hit me at the right time but it. Dean koontz goodreads author, leigh nichols pseudonym 3. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Koontz or dean ray koontz was born on 9th july, 1945 in everett, pennsylvania. Then she informed me that wilderness is a short, e book prequel. If you could sum up the door to december in three words, what would they be. The stories up to where no one fell first appeared in the reflector, a magazine issued by shippensburg university, pa. Archive best and worst dean koontz books cafe society. This is a typical koontz book, weird but interesting enough to keep listening to the end.
I have read this story so many times over the last 30 years or so, that i have lost count of the number of times i have read it. Yes it is weird that koontz accurately predicted a virus emerging out of wuhan that would cause a global biological pandemic. The eyes of darkness 1996 read online free book by dean. They often have extremely heavy christian overtones, with static, exaggerated characters, making the books incident driven instead of character driven. Many of them were, imo, very very good and thats what kept me willing to read more and willing to pick up more at yard sales, goodwill, etc. Dean koontz book talks about a bioweapon wuhan400 which was created in the city of wuhan in china. Eyes of darkness isnt my favorite dean koontz book, but it was one of. It includes aspects of suspense, science fiction, love story, and horror. He works as a short order cook in the small town of pico mundo, and has a very special talent. If you like thrilling stories that stretch the boundaries of reality, then check out these books to read if you like dean koontz. The novella called ricochet joe was my first experience with the kindle in motion format, and it was worth a look but also rather underwhelming. Did a dean koontz novel predict wuhan outbreak years ago. An american author best known for suspense thrillers, often including the supernatural. Written by dean koontz, the eyes of darkness is a story about a mother who discovers her son danny is being kept in a military facility after being infected with a manmade microorganism.
After that he worked as a teacher for an antipoverty campaign in the 60s. I have read so many koontz books i have lost track. Im a big sucker for feeling weird when i read and completely cutting myself off from the real world. In koontz s own description, it is a a modest little thriller about a woman, tina evans, who lost her child, danny, when he was in an accident on a trip with his scouting troop. House of odd is the third graphic novel featuring dean koontzs character odd thomas.
This is a list of every work written by dean koontz. Trixie originally was a service dog with canine companions for independence cci, a charitable organization that provides service dogs for people with disabilities. When nowhere is safe i very much need to be dead these are the chilling words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. Dean koontz is one of the most prolific suspense writers alive. For that we need to decode a book named, the eyes of darkness which was written in 1981 by dean koontz. Odd thomas quotes by dean koontzpage 5 of 6 goodreads.
One of dean koontz s pen names was inspired by his dog, trixie koontz, a golden retriever, shown in many of his book jacket photos. When a strange man enters his restaurant swarmed by spirits, odd senses an imminent massacre. A uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his breed, kipp is devoted beyond reason to people. What are books similar to the taking by dean koontz. Strange highways is a story that i hold very close to my heart. It looked to me as if it had been patched together, as if hed come back to it many times after long breaks. Author dean koontz wrote a novel called the eyes of darkness, originally published in 1981, describing a killer virus that some claimed echoes the current coronavirus outbreak.
It is no surprise, then, that many of koontz s books have been adapted into movies. Some of his books ive loved and some, in my opinion, were soso. Do you think that dean koontz is a terrible author. Dwyer, aaron wolfe, brian coffey, leigh nichols, owen west, richard paige, deanna dwyer, leonard chris, and david axton.
Dean koontz february 11 orson bean, who died last week in a tragic accident, was kind, charming, whip smart, and wonderfully witty, but what i found most admirable about him was that, for someone of his accomplishments, he was unfailingly humble. The undisputed master of pulpy paperback thrillers, dean koontz s books have sold nearly 450 million copies worldwide. List of dean koontz books, stories, and other writings. Dean koontz did not predict the coronavirus in a 1981. Dean koontz did not predict the coronavirus in a 1981 novel cnn. Dean koontz is one of my favourite contemporary authors, so it was a major let down for me to discover that the eyes of darkness was a disappointing read. Intensity was made into a twopart tv movie in 1997 that first aired in america on the fox network. So i cannot in good conscience rate it at anything below 5 stars until ive read it cover to cover. The moon is floating westward, the sea glimmering in its light.
Horror and thriller author dean koontz has signed a fivebook deal with. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Originally a service dog with canine companions for independence cci, a charitable organization that provides service dogs for people with disabilities trixie was a gift from cci in gratitude of the koontzs. It is such an interesting book and has a lot going on, ending was a bit weird. Many thanks to my buddy aaron nash for the suggestion. In 1981 dean koontz wrote a book the eyes of darkness. He has published over 105 novels, a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 450 million copies of his work. Obviously i could not have read this book at this point. His books were so bad they were fun to read, but i lost about 60% of my intelligence after reading them. Author dean koontz wrote a novel called the eyes of darkness. Here is a complete list of dean koontz movies by year. Author dean koontz wrote about wuhan400 in his bestselling novel the eyes of darkness which was originally published back in 1981.
Just as joe goes from innocence to worldly wisdom in almost the blink of an eye, you will find yourself quite willing to embrace the concepts of malleable spacetime and otherworldly evil that appear in this most ordinary of. Dean ray koontz born july 9, 1945 is an american author. The collectors guide to dean koontz is an informationonly site. Dean koontz is one of the worlds best paid authors bringing in more than twenty five million annually. Ever have a bag of potato chips lying around that you dont particularly love, they arent that special, but you eat them anyway and cant seem to stop. The wuhan400 come from dean koontzs book, while the 2020 a severe pneumonialike illness will spread throughout the globe from other book by sylvia browne. Thats the kind of feeling you get when you read a great thriller.
Dean koontz is such an accomplished and imaginative author that i cant think of even one book of his out of all his books, not just this series that i havent enjoyed, but i really like his odd thomas series, as the stories play well with my own imagination. Are you wondering why the conspiracy theorists are weaving such stories and is there any truth behind it. Buy odd thomas odd thomas novels large print by koontz, dean isbn. Writing the last third of a novel, i like to get to the keyboard early5.
When he hears the boy who communicates like he does, without speaking, kipp knows he needs to find him before its too late. A man driven by a malicious evil has set a depraved plan into motion. When readers first came across a biological weapon named wuhan400 in dean koontz s. Dean koontzs 1981 thriller about a deadly virus from. Dean koontz is a rock star in the supernatural mysterythriller realm. He has written under the pen names of david axton, gerda ann cerra and brian coffey. Dec 21, 2017 5 books that remind us how great dean koontz really is. Complete information about dean koontz books both fiction and nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. Dean koontz bio, age, height, spouse, family, net worth. A fictional plot from a 1981 dean koontz novel predicted that a virus originating in wuhan would cause a global biological pandemic, but despite the creepy similarities to real life, snopes soon concluded after an investigation that the parallels were mostly false. Suspense master dean koontz introduced his endearingly strange hero, odd thomas, in this 2003 supernatural thriller. Was coronavirus predicted in a 1981 dean koontz novel. Odd thomas is a book about a man named odd thomas who is, as his name suggests, odd. His stories often focus on the battle between good and evil, and his characters are placed against nearly impossible odds from which they emerge victorious.
Dean koontzs novels have been described as an author who refuses to be slotted in any single genre, combining suspense, horror and fantasy. Koontz at the internet speculative fiction database. Best and worst dean koontz books archive straight dope. Dean koontz has a really nice house message from the. A shortorder cook in a small desert town, odd has a lifelong ability to communicate with the dead. Dean koontz fears nothing memories of abuse feed his. Deng obrang gewa nang o tungkul kang dean koontz kareng aklatan worldcat catalog contemplating evil, interview in reason by nick gillespie and lisa snell.
Kgtv did the 1981 dean koontz book the eyes of darkness accurately predict the coronavirus outbreak. Actually thats not really true i like a good thriller, but i am a pretty squeamish kind of guy, and koontz or so the book blurbs would imply has a tendency to delve. In ricochet joe, dean koontz has produced a tightly packed story with heroes you can recognize and love, facing a nameless and repellent evil from elsewhere. Dean ray koontz, popularly known as dean koontz is an american author with novels billed as suspense thrillers but frequently include elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire.