First, i commend the narrator of the audible book who did a wonderful job with all of the different voices. Dean koontzs novels have been described as an author who refuses to be slotted in any single genre, combining suspense, horror and fantasy. Phantoms is a novel by american writer dean koontz, first published in 1983. He has spawned dozens of books in his real name and under aliases such as brian coffey, leigh nichols, k. The darkest evening of the year by dean koontz paperback book out of print 5 out of 5 stars 5 product ratings 5 product ratings the darkest evening of the year by dean koontz paperback book out of print. Nov 22, 2017 check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018 this is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson it can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time agoeven if it was a book that was really important to you. 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. Innocence is fueled by deep disgust with the worlds evils and hope for redemption. Buy fear nothing christopher snow by koontz, dean r from amazons fiction books store. And it said other iterations of the book called the virus the. And, well maybe i still havent, as i listened to this on audio book narrated by edoardo ballerini. If you think youve got it tough, meet christopher snow, the hero of dean koontzs novel fear nothing. Dean koontz is my all time favorite author and the book written by him that i love the most was watchers, i do however love all the writings my him that i have read so far. At one point i was having a flashback to another koontz book where there is a.
This is the one and only dean koontz novel ive ever read, since it managed to. Best dean koontz books 79 books goodreads share book. Dean koontz born july 9th, 1945 in everett, pennsylvania is an american author best known for his suspense thrillers. Dean koontz is currently considered a single author. I am becoming the king of beasts, he boasts, after having bitten a young woman to death. Suspense, fantasy, horror, and heart combine in koontz s novels in equal measure to create unforgettable stories. Was coronavirus predicted in a 1981 dean koontz novel. Download and read online for free ebooks written by dean koontz. Dean koontz is the author of 58 new york times bestsellers, of which 15 have risen to no. Dean koontz did not predict the coronavirus in a 1981. Dean koontz was born in july of 1945, a month before world war ii ended in the pacific.
This book started off very promising with a good plot developing. Many thanks to my buddy aaron nash for the suggestion. Dean koontz has published many books and stories, including fiction, nonfiction and childrens books. Dean koontz, the popular horror novelist, may have warned us of the coronavirus in the eyes of darkness in 1981.
Velocity is the first dean koontz novel that i have read, primarily because he writes in a genre i am not particularly fond of. Dean koontz books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. If you love dogs, children, thrillers, mysteries or just great writing, you will love this book. His mothers courage in standing up to her husband also served as an inspiration in dean s writing. Order of moonlight bay books moonlight bay is a suspensemystery trilogy series of novels by american author dean koontz. 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. Dean ray koontz born july 9, 1945 is an american author. Feb 02, 1987 this is the book picked by a member of our book club for end of december, and i never would have read a dean koontz book otherwise.
This edition contains an excerpt from dean koontz s the city. Complete information about dean koontz books both fiction and nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. 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. His books have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, a figure. Did dean koontz warn us of the coronavirus in the eyes of. Social media revives speculation that dean koontz novel. The author, most recently, of the city is a fan of marilynne robinson and cormac mccarthy. The book is the first installment in what is reported to be a threepart series of. But chriss brilliant mother, a scientist, was killed in a car accident 2 years ago, and as the book opens his father, steven snow, is dying of cancer. Dean ray koontz born july 9, 1945 is an american author known for writing. Common themes and messages in his books usually revolve around.
Dean koontz books list of books by author dean koontz. I thought i was in the ballpark, but when i actually started looking up his publishing history, i was confounded. May, 2011 someone at work asked me how many books dean koontz had written. It noted in koontz s novel, the virus is a humanmade weapon. His books are published in 38 languages and he has sold over 450 million copies to date. Dean koontz novel mentions wuhan virus outbreak similar to. Fans of author dean koontz are insisting that a novel he wrote in 1981 predicted the coronavirus outbreak koontz s thriller the eyes of darkness describes a. Dean s father, raymond koontz, was extremely abusive to him and his mother. The taking, is by far my favorite koontz book, and perhaps one of my favorite thriller novels to date. First round of wuhan evacuees to be released from quarantine today.
Many of these writings koontz published under the names k. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. To read this only as a childrens book would be a shame. From wuhan400, the deadly virus invented by dean koontz. Odd thomas novels 5 jane hawk 5 frankenstein paperback. Posts featuring the cover of the eyes of darkness book. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Dean koontz is an extremely prolific author known for his suspense thriller novels. There is certainly no lack of raw action in the book, koontz s first following five novels featuring investigator jane. Dean writes with the ability to show the extremes of good and evil and the overwhelming power of love. Oct 29, 20 the author in question wasnt anyone youd suspect, such as rick warren. It follows the character christopher snow who discovers a conspiracy involving a military compound. Did 1981 dean koontz thriller the eyes of darkness predict. A dean koontz book from 1981 predicted coronavirus in.
Dean koontz is one of a handful of writers whose name people recognize even if they havent read his work. Dean koontz lives in southern california with his wife, gerda, their golden retriever, anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden. Dean koontz going viral amid theories 1981 novel predicted. 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.
List of dean koontz books, stories, and other writings. Out of the blue, a man who once worked with woodys father and briefly dated megan, woodys mother, propositions and then threatens her. In time, many of his novels were released as bigscreen movies. Literary critic shearman waxx can kill a good book with just a few acidly worded bon mots.
Dean koontzs 1981 novel tells of deadly virus originating. I read some of his books many years ago when i was broke and living in a hostel, suffering from clinical depression. Fear nothing is a novel released in 1998 by the bestselling author dean koontz. But the city is more than a book about music and people who make it. Jul 17, 2014 dean koontz does it again in the city. Koontz isnt usually seen as a christian writer and, for most of his career, understandably so. Online and instore available instore filter results sort. I knew he wrote a lot, but i didnt know quite how much. Dean koontz is a popular author of novels, short stories, and poetry in the united states, and has had fourteen of his novels reach the number one position on the new york times bestseller list, with several others reaching other positions. Order of dean koontz books dean koontz is an extremely prolific author known for his suspense thriller novels. 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. A theory widely shared on social media claims that american author dean koontz predicted the 20192020 coronavirus outbreak in 1981.
Trixie originally was a service dog with canine companions for independence cci, a charitable organization that provides service dogs for people with disabilities. This dean koontz book list is my attempt to pay tribute to a writer who has given me a lot of great memories. They revolve around the mysterious events in moonlight bay, a fictitious southern california town, that are investigated by the main character christopher snow, who suffers from the genetic disorder xeroderma pigmentosum. Fear nothing by dean koontz pittsburgh postgazette. Dean koontz is a prolific american writer of fictional thrillerhorror novels. Author dean koontz eerily predicted the coronavirus outbreak in his 1981 thriller the eyes of darkness. Theres so much wrong with dean koontz s the good guy that one might wonder how the universe did not implode on the day of its publication. Sep 02, 2018 what are books similar to the taking by dean koontz.
No, dean koontz did not predict coronavirus in 1981 thriller novel. Orson bean, who died last week in a tragic accident, was kind, charming, whip smart, and wonderfully witty, but what i found most. Dean koontz 15 hrs i realized that if i went out to walk around the neighborhood, which i didnt really do very much, it would just be to get from one place to another. Provides a summary of each fiction novel, including pseudonyms used, and books made into movies and audio books. Someone at work asked me how many books dean koontz had written. And the enigmatic white council continues to view him with suspicion. A chilling thriller full of suspense and shocking secrets dean koontz ebook. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dwyer, aaron wolfe, david axton, brian coffey, leigh nichols, owen west, richard paige, deanna dwyer, leonard chris and david axton. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york.
What are books similar to the taking by dean koontz. It said the current fatality rate of the coronavirus is about 2%. Bestselling author dean koontz is going viral amid wild conspiracy theories that he predicted the novel coronavirus almost 40 years ago even naming it after the chinese city where covid19. R dwyer, leonard chris, deanna dwyer, david axton, owen west, aaron wolfe and richard paige. Conspiracy theories that suggested bestselling author dean koontz predicted the coronavirus outbreak nearly 40 years ago are most likely a stretch after similarities in one of his books went. 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.
And as one unlucky author is about to discover, thats not all hes prepared to kill. A dean koontz novel released nearly 40 years ago is at the centre of online furore after it appeared to predict the deadly outbreak of coronavirus an excerpt from the eyes of darkness, published. 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. He was hardly an overnight success, but his long list of works is evidence of his popularity and longevity. However one might realize that books by koontz published after this one are even worse, so the universe would have to implode several times. The problems began when holly and jim got together. Paperback nonfiction books in english 19501999 publication year. Written in koontz late mellifluent and reflective manner. His books were so bad they were fun to read, but i lost about 60% of my intelligence after reading them. Dean koontz audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Holly as a character was extremely annoying and frankly not particularly believable.
Dean koontz or stephen king, actually write using pen and paper or do some of them type their novels on. Mass market paperback close remove mass market paperback. The story is a version of the nowdebunked urban legend involving a village mysteriously vanishing at angikuni lake. They revolve around the mysterious events in moonlight bay, a fictitious southern california town, that are investigated by the main character christopher snow, who suffers from the genetic disorder xeroderma pigmentosum only the first two books have been released. This may just be the book dean koontz was born to write. Im sorry to say i abandoned the book halfway through the first time ive ever done that with a dean koontz book ive always been such a fan.
The fictional novel tells the story of a chinese military lab that creates a new virus to. It was dean koontz, whose books are prominently displayed in supermarket checkout lines and in airport bookstores. Within the first few chapters, there should never be any doubt in. Dean koontz went from being the quintessential struggling writer to dominating the suspense thriller genre with works in the fields of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery. The book describes wuhan400 as having a 100% fatality rate. His childhood had a strong influence on his writing as he grew older. Many of his books have appeared on the new york times best seller list, with 14 hardcovers and 16 paperbacks reaching the numberone position. When he was a senior in college, dean koontz won an atlantic monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic. 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. No, dean koontz did not predict coronavirus in 1981. 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. The moonlight bay trilogy is an unfinished trilogy of three novels by dean koontz. Dean koontz does it again in the city christian books.