Dean Koontz  

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Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945 in Everett, Pennsylvania), also known under a number of pseudonyms, including Leigh Nichols, is an American writer. He is best-known for writing many successful novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, but which also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks hitting number one. Early in his career, Dean Koontz wrote under an array of pen names, but since the 1980s has written mostly under his own name.

Bibliography

Novels

• In Odd We Trust (Graphic Novel) (June 24, 2008)
• Odd Hours (May 20, 2008) (Book four in the Odd Thomas Series)
• Dead and Alive (Book three in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series) (Paperback - To be released in Spring, 2008) This has been announced by Dean Koontz in the Second Life interview on March 15, 2007.
• The Darkest Evening of the Year (November 27 2007)
• The Good Guy (May 29, 2007)
• Brother Odd (November 28 2006) (Book three in the Odd Thomas Series)
• The Husband (May 30 2006)
• Forever Odd (November 29 2005) (Book two in the Odd Thomas Series)
• City of Night w/ Ed Gorman (Book two in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series) (July 26 2005)
• Velocity (May 24 2005)
• Prodigal Son w/ Kevin J. Anderson (Book One in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series) (January 25 2005)
• Life Expectancy (December 7 2004)
• The Taking (May 25 2004)
• Odd Thomas (December 9 2003) (Book one in the Odd Thomas Series)
• The Face (May 27 2003)
• By the Light of the Moon (December 24 2002)
• One Door Away from Heaven (December 26 2001)
• From the Corner of His Eye (December 26 2000)
• False Memory (December 28 1999)
• Seize the Night (Book Two in the Moonlight Bay Trilogy) (December 29 1998)
• Fear Nothing (Book One in the Moonlight Bay Trilogy) (January 14 1998)
• Sole Survivor (January 29 1997)
• Demon Seed (1997) (revised)
• Ticktock (1996)
• Intensity (1996)
• Strange Highways (Cemetery Dance Publications, 1995) (collection of short stories)
• Icebound (1995) (extensive revision of Prison of Ice)
• Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994)
• Winter Moon (1994) (extensive revision of Invasion)
• Dragon Tears (1993)
• Mr. Murder (1993)
• Hideaway (1992)
• Cold Fire (1991)
• The Bad Place (1990)
• Midnight (1989)
• Lightning (1988)
• Shadow Fires (1987, as Leigh Nichols)
• Watchers (1987)
• Strangers (1986)
• The Door to December (1985, as Richard Paige)
• Twilight Eyes (1985) (reissued in 1987 with a second half)
• The Servants of Twilight (1984, as Leigh Nichols)
• Darkfall (1984)
• Phantoms (1983)
• The House of Thunder (1982, as Leigh Nichols)
• The Eyes of Darkness (1981, as Leigh Nichols)
• The Mask (1981, as Owen West)
• Whispers (1980)
• The Funhouse (1980, as Owen West) (novelization of The Funhouse, a Tobe Hooper film)
• The Voice of the Night (1980, as Brian Coffey)
• The Key to Midnight (1979, as Leigh Nichols)
• The Vision (1977)
• The Face of Fear (1977, as Brian Coffey)
• Night Chills (1976)
• Prison of Ice (1976, as David Axton), reissued as Icebound (1995)
• Invasion (1975, as Aaron Wolfe), reissued as Winter Moon (1994)
• Demon Seed (1973) (later revised and reissued)
• Shattered (1973, as K. R. Dwyer)
• Chase (1972, as K. R. Dwyer), revised and reissued (1995)

Early novels (out of print)

• Dragonfly (1975, as K. R. Dwyer)
• The Long Sleep (1975, as John Hill)
• Nightmare Journey (1975)
• Wall of Masks (1975, as Brian Coffey)
• After the Last Race (1974)
• Surrounded (1974, as Brian Coffey)
• Blood Risk (1973, as Brian Coffey)
• Dance with the Devil (1973, as Deanna Dwyer)
• Hanging On (1973)
• The Haunted Earth (1973)
• A Werewolf Among Us (1973)
• The Flesh in the Furnace (1972)
• Children of the Storm (1972, as Deanna Dwyer)
• The Dark of Summer (1972, as Deanna Dwyer)
• A Darkness in My Soul (1972)
• Demon Child (1972, as Deanna Dwyer)
• Starblood (1972)
• Time Thieves (1972)
• Warlock! (1972)
• The Crimson Witch (1971)
• Legacy of Terror (1971, as Deanna Dwyer)
• Anti-Man (1970)
• Beastchild (1970)
• Dark of the Woods (1970)
• Dark Symphony (1970)
• Hell's Gate (1970)
• Hung (1970, as Leonard Chris)
• The Fall of the Dream Machine (1969)
• Fear That Man (1969)
• Star Quest (1968)

Children's books

• Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin (October 1 2004)
• Every Day's a Holiday: Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times (October 1 2003)
• The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse (October 1 2001)
• Santa's Twin (November 1 1996)
• Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages (1988)

Non-fiction

• Christmas Is Good!: Trixie Treats And Holiday Wisdom w/ Trixie Koontz (October 31 2005)
• Life is Good! Lessons in Joyful Living w/ Trixie Koontz (October 31 2004)
• How To Write Best-Selling Fiction (1981)
• Writing Popular Fiction (1972)
• The Pig Society w/ Gerda Koontz (1970)
• The Underground Lifestyles Handbook w/ Gerda Koontz (1970)

Essays and introductions

• Foreword to Love Heels: Tales from Canine Companions for Independence (October 1 2003)
• Introduction to Great Escapes: New Designs for Home Theaters by Theo Kalomirakis (October 15 2003)
• "Ibsen's Dream" (Reflector, 1966)
• "Of Childhood" (Reflector, 1966)

Collections

• Soft Come the Dragons (1970, short story collection)
• Strange Highways (1995, short story collection) {reissued in September 2002}

Short fiction

• "Qual Con" (2001)
• "Black River" (1999)
• "Pinkie" (1998)
• "Trapped" (1989) {re-issued as a graphic novel in 1992}
• "Graveyard Highway" (1987)
• "Twilight of the Dawn" (1987)
• "Miss Atilla the Hun" (1987)
• "Hardshell" (1987)
• "The Interrogation" (1987)
• "The Black Pumpkin" (1986)
• "The Monitors of Providence {collaboration}" (1986)
• "Snatcher" (1986)
• "Weird World" (1986)
• "Down in the Darkness" (1986)
• "Night of the Storm" (1974) {re-issued as a graphic novel in 1976}
• "We Three" (1974)
• "The Undercity" (1973)
• "Terra Phobia" (1973)
• "Wake Up To Thunder" (1973)
• "The Sinless Child" (1973)
• "Grayworld" (1973)
• "A Mouse in the Walls of the Global Village" (1972)
• "Ollie's Hands" (1972) {revised and re-issued in 1987}
• "Altarboy" (1972)
• "Cosmic Sin" (1972)
• "The Terrible Weapon" (1972)
• "Bruno" (1971)
• "Unseen Warriors" (1970)
• "Shambolain" (1970)
• "The Crimson Witch" (1970)
• "Beastchild" (1970)
• "Emanations" (1970)
• "The Mystery of His Flesh" (1970)
• "The Good Ship Lookoutworld" (1970)
• "Nightmare Gang" (1970)
• "A Third Hand" (1970)
• "Muse" (1969)
• "The Face in His Belly" Part Two" (1969)
• "Dragon In the Land" (1969)
• "The Face in His Belly" Part One (1969)
• "Where the Beast Runs" (1969)
• "Killerbot" (1969) {revised and re-issued in 1977 as "A Season for Freedom"}
• "Temple of Sorrow" (1969)
• "In the Shield" (1969)
• "Dreambird" (1968)
• "The Twelfth Bed" (1968)
• "The Psychedelic Children" (1968)
• "To Behold the Sun" (1967)
• "Love 2005" (1967)
• "Soft Come the Dragons" (1967)
• "A Miracle is Anything" (1966)
• "Some Disputed Barricade" (1966)
• "This Fence" (1965)
• "The Kittens" (1965)

Screenplays

• Dean Koontz's Frankenstein (2005 - Charnel House 2006)
• Phantoms (1998) – Dimension – Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole
• The Bad Place
• CHiPs episode 306: Counterfeit (20 October 1979) – as by Brian Coffey

Poetry

• The Book of Counted Sorrows (2003)
• Every Day's a Holiday: Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times (2003)
• The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse (2001)
• The Reflector (1965-67)