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Dean Koontz


(Dean Ray Koontz)
USA flag (b.1945)

aka W H Allan, David Axton, Gerda Ann Cerra, 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 in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden, Trixie.
 


Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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The Forest of Lost Souls
 
Series
Tucker (as by Brian Coffey)
   1. Blood Risk (1973)
   2. Surrounded (1974)
   3. The Wall of Masks (1975)
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Santa's Twin
   1. Santa's Twin (1996)
   2. Robot Santa (2004)
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Moonlight Bay
   1. Fear Nothing (1997)
   2. Seize the Night (1998)
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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)
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Trixie Koontz (with Trixie Koontz)
   Life Is Good! (2004)
   Bliss to You (2008)
   Christmas Is Good (2009)
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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)
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Ivy Elgin
   Velocity (2005)
   Secret Forest (2025)
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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)
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Innocence
   0.5. Wilderness (2013)
   1. Innocence (2013)
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Ashley Bell
   0.1. Last Light (2015)
   0.2. Final Hour (2015)
   1. Ashley Bell (2014)
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City
   0.5. The Neighbor (2014)
   1. The City (2014)
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Jane Hawk
   0.5. The Bone Farm (2018)
   1. The Silent Corner (2016)
   2. The Whispering Room (2017)
   3. The Crooked Staircase (2018)
   4. The Forbidden Door (2018)
   5. The Night Window (2019)
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Nameless: Season 1
   1. In the Heart of the Fire (2019)
   2. Photographing the Dead (2019)
   3. The Praying Mantis Bride (2019)
   4. Red Rain (2019)
   5. The Mercy of Snakes (2019)
   6. Memories of Tomorrow (2019)
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Nameless: Season 2
   1. The Lost Soul of the City (2021)
   2. Gentle Is the Angel of Death (2021)
   3. Kaleidoscope (2021)
   4. Light Has Weight, but Darkness Does Not (2021)
   5. Corkscrew (2021)
   6. Zero In (2021)
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Novels
   Star Quest (1968)
   The Fall of the Dream Machine (1969)
   Fear That Man (1969)
   Anti-man (1970)
   Beastchild (1970)
   Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons (1970)
   The Dark Symphony (1970)
   Hell's Gate (1970)
   Demon Child (1971) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
   The Crimson Witch (1971)
   Legacy Of Terror (1971) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
   The Dark Of Summer (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
   Dance With The Devil (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
   A Darker Heritage (1972) (as by Gerda Ann Cerra)
   A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
   Chase (1972) (as by K R Dwyer)
   Children of the Storm (1972) (as by Deanna Dwyer)
   The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
   Starblood (1972)
   Warlock (1972)
   Hanging on (1973)
   Demon Seed (1973)
   The Haunted Earth (1973)
   Shattered (1973) (as by K R Dwyer)
   A Werewolf Among Us (1973)
   After the Last Race (1974)
   Strike Deep (1974) (as by Anthony North)
   Nightmare Journey (1975)
   Dragonfly (1975) (as by K R Dwyer)
   Invasion (1975) (as by Aaron Wolfe)
   The Long Sleep (1975) (as by John Hill)
   Night Chills (1976)
   Icebound (1977) (as by David Axton)
     aka Prison of Ice
   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)
   The Voice of the Night (1980) (as by Brian Coffey)
   Whispers (1980)
   The Funhouse (1980) (as by Owen West)
   The Mask (1981) (as by Owen West)
   The Eyes of Darkness (1981) (as by Leigh Nichols)
   The House of Thunder (1982) (as by Leigh Nichols)
   Phantoms (1983)
   Darkfall (1984)
     aka Darkness Comes
   The Servants of Twilight (1984) (as by Leigh Nichols)
   The Door to December (1985) (as by Richard Paige)
   Twilight Eyes (1985)
   Strangers (1986)
   Shadowfires (1987) (as by Leigh Nichols)
   Watchers (1987)
   Lightning (1988)
   Oddkins (1988)
   Midnight (1989)
   The Bad Place (1990)
   Cold Fire (1991)
   Hideaway (1992)
   Winter Moon (1992)
   Dragon Tears (1993)
   Mr. Murder (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)
   The Darkest Evening of the Year (2005)
   The Husband (2006)
   The Good Guy (2007)
   Your Heart Belongs to Me (2008)
   Relentless (2009)
   Breathless (2009)
   77 Shadow Street (2010)
   What the Night Knows (2010)
   Devoted (2020)
   Elsewhere (2020)
   The Other Emily (2021)
   Quicksilver (2022)
   The Big Dark Sky (2022)
   The House at the End of the World (2023)
   After Death (2023)
   The Bad Weather Friend (2024)
   The Forest of Lost Souls (2024)
   Going Home in the Dark (2025)
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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)
   Darkest Desires (2018)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Black River (2007)
   Darkness Under the Sun (2010)
   The Moonlit Mind (2011)
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Series contributed to
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Picture Books show
 
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Books containing stories by Dean Koontz
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Exit Wounds (2019)
Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime
edited by
Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan
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Suspense Magazine, January 2010 (2010)
(Suspense Magazine)
edited by
John Raab

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Award nominations
2020 Short Story Dagger (longlist) : Kittens
1998 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Fear Nothing
1996 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Strange Highways
1995 Prometheus Award (nominee) : Dark Rivers of the Heart
1992 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Hideaway
1989 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Oddkins
1989 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Midnight
1987 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Strangers
1987 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Strangers
1971 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Beastchild
1971 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Beastchild [short story]


Dean Koontz recommends
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When Christmas Comes (2021)
(Cameron Winter Mystery, book 1)
Andrew Klavan
"Andrew Klavan is a superb entertainer, and his work has real substance. I look forward to his books like I looked forward to Christmas when I was a kid. When Christmas Comes is wonderful, gripping, a pure delight."
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The Chill (2020)
Scott Carson
"THE CHILL features a clever and chilling premise, and Scott Carson delivers on the promise of it with swift clear prose, well-defined characters, and terrific suspense. This is a must read for fans of eerie, gripping storytelling."
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Crazy Wanda (2018)
(Jack Raines)
Terry Goodkind
"Terry Goodkind writes suspense with a slight fantastic edge ... A true page-turner."

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