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...me too buddy, just found it rather Odd(nyuk, nyuk, nyuk), that it would be announced so early...
Mod, stop doodling at work.No, I had to google it.
That was Midnight, one of my favorite Koontz's.I read a few books of his long ago. Was there a novel about a man becoming "one" with his keyboard/computer? For some reason, that plot line sticks out to me but not sure if it was Koontz....
how long ago did I post this.. hmmm.. yes I loved that book for me to remember it means something -- I forget a lot of stories, but that one stuck (although, I didn't remember the title!)That was Midnight, one of my favorite Koontz's.
...did the note include the words "cease" or "desist"?...I pre-ordered my copy on Ebay and it is a signed one!...I already have his autograph on a personal note he sent me, but thought the signed edition might be a fitting purchase for the end of the series...only ran me 32 bucks...
...no, but it stated my bougainvillea would never bloom again......did the note include the words "cease" or "desist"?
My favorites are False Memory, The Taking, The Bad Place, Tick Tock, Midnight, and Lightning.I like Koontz very much. He introduced me to horror along with John Saul, Robert McCammon, and Peter Straub. I'm not up to date (at all) with his work now, but I always enjoyed the books of his that I did read. Demon Seed, Tick Tock, Intensity, Strange Highways, Dark Rivers of the Heart, Mr. Murder, Night Chills, and Shadowfires are all great books. The last book of his that I read was Odd Thomas. I'm not sure why I drifted away. His older books will always be nostalgic for me though.
...oh, you must've planted it where there's not enough light or in Alaska......no, but it stated my bougainvillea would never bloom again...
No he isn't....really?...guess King will be losing his engagement and motivation next September then...and for the record, Koontz is 69...
He used to use the following pen names......I do, and have all of his novels from The Funhouse on, but have a long way to go to collect his work from the 60's and early 70's...can't wait for Saint Odd...if you have a Kindle, download You Are Destined To Be Together Forever...it's an Odd short, just recently released...(and pay no mind to KRF, he's just pissed he didn't think of the brainy dog gambit)....
To say he's been prolific is to make one the greatest possible understatements....I actually read several of these early novels as a kid and had no idea he had written them until I was older, it was a "I knew him when" moment...
I really liked Phantoms. Reminded me of a neat cross between Desperation and IT, but came before either of those novels.My favorite will always be Twilight Eyes. I have on that I am reading on and off now - A book of 3 novels
The Servants of Twilight, Darkfall and Phantoms.
Let me add to the list:He used to use the following pen names...
PEN NAMES
Why did Dean Koontz use pen names? His early novels brought in very little money, so he wrote several each year. When an unknown author writes in that fashion, publishers urge him to use a pen name, since they feel prolific works from the same author in a short timeframe won't receive appropriate attention. Sometimes, too, when an author writes in different genres, publishers encourage the use of a pen name for each one. Koontz no longer uses pen names.
Pen Names Book Title(s)
David Axton Prison of Ice (re-released under Koontz as Icebound)
Leonard Chris Hung!
Brian Coffey Blood Risk
The Face of Fear (re-released under Koontz)
Surrounded
The Voice of the Night (re-released under Koontz)
The Wall of Masks
Deanna Dwyer Children of the Storm
Dance with the Devil
The Dark of Summer
Demon Child
Legacy of Terror
K.R. Dwyer Chase (re-released under Koontz)
Dragonfly
Face of Fear (UK) (re-released under Koontz)
Shattered (re-released under Koontz)
John Hill The Long Sleep
Leigh Nichols The Door to December (re-released under Koontz)
The Eyes of Darkness (re-released under Koontz)
The House of Thunder (re-released under Koontz)
The Key to Midnight (re-released under Koontz)
Twilight (re-released under Koontz as The Servants of Twilight)
Shadowfires (re-released under Koontz)
Anthony North Strike Deep
Richard Paige The Door to December (re-released under Koontz)
Owen West The Funhouse (re-released under Koontz)
The Mask (re-released under Koontz)The Pit (never published; renamed Darkfall and published under Koontz)
Aaron Wolfe Invasion (revised/re-released under Koontz as Winter Moon)
Yeah, I liked it, too. The movie wasn't bad.I really liked Phantoms. Reminded me of a neat cross between Desperation and IT, but came before either of those novels.