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
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.
Series
Odd Thomas
0.5. You Are Destined To Be Together Forever (2014)
1. Odd Thomas (2003)
2. Forever Odd (2005)
3. Brother Odd (2006)
4. Odd Hours (2008)
4.5. Odd Interlude (2012)
5. Odd Apocalypse (2012)
6. Deeply Odd (2013)
7. Saint Odd (2015)
0.5. You Are Destined To Be Together Forever (2014)
1. Odd Thomas (2003)
2. Forever Odd (2005)
3. Brother Odd (2006)
4. Odd Hours (2008)
4.5. Odd Interlude (2012)
5. Odd Apocalypse (2012)
6. Deeply Odd (2013)
7. Saint Odd (2015)
Odd Thomas Graphic Novels
In Odd We Trust (2008) (with Queenie Chan)
Odd Is on Our Side (2010) (with Fred Van Lente)
House of Odd (2012)
In Odd We Trust (2008) (with Queenie Chan)
Odd Is on Our Side (2010) (with Fred Van Lente)
House of Odd (2012)
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) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
Legacy Of Terror (1971) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
Children of the Storm (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
Dance With The Devil (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
The Dark Of Summer (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
Starblood (1972)
Warlock (1972)
A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
Chase (1972) (as by K R Dwyer)
A Werewolf Among Us (1973)
Hanging on (1973)
Demon Seed (1973)
The Haunted Earth (1973)
Shattered (1973) (as by K R Dwyer)
After the Last Race (1974)
The Long Sleep (1975) (as by John Hill)
Nightmare Journey (1975)
Dragonfly (1975) (as by K R Dwyer)
Invasion (1975) (as by Aaron Wolfe)
Prisoner of Ice (1976) (as by David Axton)
aka Icebound
Night Chills (1976)
Time Thieves (1977)
The Face of Fear (1977) (as by K R Dwyer)
The Vision (1977)
The Key to Midnight (1979) (as by Leigh Nichols)
Whispers (1980)
The Funhouse (1980) (as by Owen West)
The Voice of the Night (1980) (as by Brian Coffey)
The Eyes of Darkness (1981) (as by Leigh Nichols)
The Mask (1981) (as by Owen West)
The House of Thunder (1982) (as by Leigh Nichols)
Phantoms (1983)
Darkness Comes (1984)
aka Darkfall
The Servants of Twilight (1985) (as by Leigh Nichols)
The Door to December (1985) (as by Richard Paige)
Twilight Eyes (1985)
Strangers (1986)
Shadow Fires (1987) (as by Leigh Nichols)
Watchers (1987)
Lightning (1988)
Oddkins (1988)
Midnight (1989)
The Bad Place (1990)
Cold Fire (1991)
Hideaway (1992)
Dragon Tears (1993)
Mr. Murder (1993)
Winter Moon (1993)
Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994)
Intensity (1995)
TickTock (1996)
Sole Survivor (1997)
False Memory (1998)
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 (2010)
Innocence (2013)
The City (2014)
Ashley Bell (2015)
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) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
Legacy Of Terror (1971) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
Children of the Storm (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
Dance With The Devil (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
The Dark Of Summer (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
Starblood (1972)
Warlock (1972)
A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
Chase (1972) (as by K R Dwyer)
A Werewolf Among Us (1973)
Hanging on (1973)
Demon Seed (1973)
The Haunted Earth (1973)
Shattered (1973) (as by K R Dwyer)
After the Last Race (1974)
The Long Sleep (1975) (as by John Hill)
Nightmare Journey (1975)
Dragonfly (1975) (as by K R Dwyer)
Invasion (1975) (as by Aaron Wolfe)
Prisoner of Ice (1976) (as by David Axton)
aka Icebound
Night Chills (1976)
Time Thieves (1977)
The Face of Fear (1977) (as by K R Dwyer)
The Vision (1977)
The Key to Midnight (1979) (as by Leigh Nichols)
Whispers (1980)
The Funhouse (1980) (as by Owen West)
The Voice of the Night (1980) (as by Brian Coffey)
The Eyes of Darkness (1981) (as by Leigh Nichols)
The Mask (1981) (as by Owen West)
The House of Thunder (1982) (as by Leigh Nichols)
Phantoms (1983)
Darkness Comes (1984)
aka Darkfall
The Servants of Twilight (1985) (as by Leigh Nichols)
The Door to December (1985) (as by Richard Paige)
Twilight Eyes (1985)
Strangers (1986)
Shadow Fires (1987) (as by Leigh Nichols)
Watchers (1987)
Lightning (1988)
Oddkins (1988)
Midnight (1989)
The Bad Place (1990)
Cold Fire (1991)
Hideaway (1992)
Dragon Tears (1993)
Mr. Murder (1993)
Winter Moon (1993)
Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994)
Intensity (1995)
TickTock (1996)
Sole Survivor (1997)
False Memory (1998)
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 (2010)
Innocence (2013)
The City (2014)
Ashley Bell (2015)
Omnibus
Star Quest / Doom of the Green Planet (1968) (with Emil Petaja)
Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons (1970)
Three Complete Novels (1991)
Winter Moon / Icebound (1995)
Koontz II (1996)
House of Thunder / Cold Fire / Dragon Tears (1996)
Koontz III (1997)
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder (1998)
Cold Fire / Key to Midnight / Hideaway (2000)
Dark Rivers of the Heart / Sole Survivor / Intensity (2001)
Dean Koontz 2-Book Thriller Collection (2015)
The Dean Koontz Halloween Collection (2015)
Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons (1970)
Three Complete Novels (1991)
Winter Moon / Icebound (1995)
Koontz II (1996)
House of Thunder / Cold Fire / Dragon Tears (1996)
Koontz III (1997)
Key to Midnight / Shattered / House of Thunder (1998)
Cold Fire / Key to Midnight / Hideaway (2000)
Dark Rivers of the Heart / Sole Survivor / Intensity (2001)
Dean Koontz 2-Book Thriller Collection (2015)
The Dean Koontz Halloween Collection (2015)
Collections
Strange Highways (1991)
The Paper Doorway (poems) (2001)
The Book of Counted Sorrows (poems) (2003)
Every Day's a Holiday (poems) (2003)
Wilderness and Other Stories (2014)
The Paper Doorway (poems) (2001)
The Book of Counted Sorrows (poems) (2003)
Every Day's a Holiday (poems) (2003)
Wilderness and Other Stories (2014)
Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Novellas
Black River (2007)
Darkness Under the Sun (2010)
The Moonlit Mind (2011)
Wilderness (2013)
The Neighbor (2014)
Last Light (2015)
Final Hour (2015)
Darkness Under the Sun (2010)
The Moonlit Mind (2011)
Wilderness (2013)
The Neighbor (2014)
Last Light (2015)
Final Hour (2015)
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)
The Frankenstein Series 5-Book Bundle (omnibus) (2012)
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)
The Frankenstein Series 5-Book Bundle (omnibus) (2012)
Non fiction
Writing Popular Fiction (1972)
How to Write Best Selling Fiction (1981)
Beautiful Death (1996)
Bliss to You (2008) (with Trixie Koontz)
A Big Little Life (2009)
Christmas Is Good (2009) (with Trixie Koontz)
Ask Anna (2014)
How to Write Best Selling Fiction (1981)
Beautiful Death (1996)
Bliss to You (2008) (with Trixie Koontz)
A Big Little Life (2009)
Christmas Is Good (2009) (with Trixie Koontz)
Ask Anna (2014)
Anthologies containing stories by Dean Koontz
Time Thieves and Against Arcturus (1972)
The Edge of Never (1973)
Again Dangerous Visions Book 2 (1973)
Final Stage (1974)
Night Visions Hardshell (1987)
The Architecture of Fear (1987)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
Predators (1993)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Edge of Never (1973)
Again Dangerous Visions Book 2 (1973)
Final Stage (1974)
Night Visions Hardshell (1987)
The Architecture of Fear (1987)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
Predators (1993)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
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
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Books about Dean Koontz
Sudden Fear (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 (2009) 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 (2009) by Michael Sauers
Dean Koontz recommends
 I Am Legend (1954) Richard Matheson "The most clever and riveting vampire novel since Dracula" |  Pale Grey 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) (Timmy Valentine, 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." |  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." |  Fantasma (1989) Thomas F Monteleone "Monteleone has the rare ability to convey an evil chill with words." | |
 The School (1990) T M Wright "Wright has a unique imagination." |  The Serpent's Kiss (1992) Daniel Ransom "Ransom's writing is strong, fast, and sleek as a bullet. He's one of the best." |  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 (1999) 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 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 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 Coil (2004) (Liz Sansborough, book 2) Gayle Lynds "The Coil is fast-paced, thrillingly paranoid, page-turning international adventure and intrigue at its best!" |  Phantom Nights (2005) John Farris "A legend among thriller novelists." | |
 The Mysteries (2005) Lisa Tuttle "A thriller, detective story, and fantasy all in one. A winner!" |  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." |  Killer Wedding Cake (2015) (Daphne Martin, book 5) Gayle Trent "Gayle Trent's got a great future." |