Dean Koontz
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born
July 09, 1945
gender
male
place of birth
Everett, Pennsylvania, The United States
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Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy
about this author
Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray 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 R. Koontz has also published under the names Leigh Nichols, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Owen West, Deanna Dwyer and Aaron Wolfe.
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Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.71 — 20,635 ratings — published 2003 32 editions |
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Watchers by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.99 — 7,138 ratings — published 1987 30 editions |
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Forever Odd (Odd Thomas, #2) by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.87 — 6,684 ratings — published 2005 23 editions |
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Brother Odd (Odd Thomas, #3) by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.87 — 5,868 ratings — published 2006 21 editions |
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Intensity by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.88 — 5,302 ratings — published 1995 30 editions |
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Velocity by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.62 — 5,106 ratings — published 2006 20 editions |
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The Husband by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.64 — 4,872 ratings — published 2006 16 editions |
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Lightning by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.91 — 4,499 ratings — published 1988 34 editions |
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Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.92 — 4,133 ratings — published 2004 18 editions |
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False Memory by Dean Koontz avg rating 3.72 — 4,286 ratings — published 1999 26 editions |
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"Never leave a friend behind. Friends are all we have to get us through this life--and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next."
— Dean Koontz (Fear Nothing)
— Dean Koontz (Fear Nothing)
"Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer."
— Dean Koontz (False Memory)
— Dean Koontz (False Memory)
"Change isn't easy... changing the way you live means changing what you believe about life. That's hard... When we make our own misery, we sometimes cling to it even when we want so bad to change because the misery is something we know. The misery is comfortable."
— Dean Koontz
— Dean Koontz
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