Finally! We've all been waiting since 2009 for another Odd! I'll try an hold it together until its release in July.
Update: It shipped it shipped it finally shipped yay yay! Thank you amazon.
Last update - no spoilers: It was so great. I forget how much I like Odd and the fact that he will forever be in love with Stormy. Odd's deep perspective on life and human nature is still alive in this book, which is one reason I love this series so much. Fun note: I don't know how in the world you came up More...

Fantastic! Odd is my favorite Koontz character and this did not disappoint. I enjoyed everything about this book and now I want to go back and read parts of it again. I would need to write a 5 paragraph essay in order to cover all that I loved in a review but I'll not do that. I loved the theme, the humor, the mystery, the science, the guest star, the "good guys," the beginning, the middle, the ending. Odd's observations and reflections about life and its meaning touched my heart. Odd may be swe More...

Why do I keep coming back to Odd, despite my general aversion to all but the tamest of the horror genre?* One word: humor.
I cannot help but love a book in which the main character spouts off about wanting to strangle mimes, "like all mentally stable citizens," assures himself that the frightful cry keeping him awake cannot belong to a loon, because loons "do not change their voices to fit the landscape. They're birds, not politicians," or categorizes believing in the solvency of Social Security More...

“Their faces melt off their skulls. And their skulls turn black when the air touches them, and all their bones block. And then the black blows away like soot, there isn’t anything left of them.”

ODD APOCALYPSE is a novel of nightmares, the most 'adult horror' to feature Odd Thomas yet. The latest instalment breathes a breath of rancid air to the series, sure to fear and induce night terrors. Koontz' creations share some similarities with the conceptual monsters of 77 SHADOW STREET - perhaps not i More...

The original Odd Thomas book is one of my absolute favorites. However, the sequels have all been a bit too "odd" and hard to follow. This last one was no exception, in fact, I found it even harder to follow than the last two. I think part of the reason I enjoyed book 1 so much was because of the relationship btwn Odd and Stormy and without that relationship the more recent books have been missing something. This most recent one was entirely too technical and just confusing all around.

It feels like I've waited forever for the Odd Thomas story to continue! I'm only about 20% into the book right now, and while I am enjoying the story, I really don't feel like I'm reading Odd Thomas. Maybe it's just that the first books were soooo long ago, but it seems the voice of Odd Thomas has completely changed. I don't remember his descriptions being so "wordy". Dean Koontz tend to be "wordy", but I never felt he was with Odd. I'm finding myself skipping over paragraphs. That is disappoint More...

In Odd Thomas’s last adventure, he rescued Annamaria, “the Lady of the Bell”, who asked him if he would die for her. Odd said yes, and learned soon after that no one seems to be able to say “no” to her. This inability to refuse Annamaria and her enigmatic presence is the reason both she and Odd are currently residing at the opulent Roseland at the billionaire owner’s request. It doesn’t take long for Odd to discover that something is amiss in their idyllic refuge. The first clue is probably the More...

Feels like I say this in every review of an Odd book, but I'll say it again: I am not a fan of Dean Koontz. But I am a big fan of Odd.

The previous book was too much Koontz and not enough Odd, but this one made up for that. You can really feel Odd in there, behind the words---under the words, as Tim would say (and I did love Tim).

Odd did have one whole paragraph of his philosophy about words that made me really need to be able to sit him down, say, "Now, Odd. That is crap," and explain why it was More...

How can you not love Odd?! I read the first Odd Thomas book on a whim. I was walking through a discount book store and the hard cover was on sale for something like $2.00, who could pass up a $2.00 book by an author who usually writes best sellers. Actually I didn't know I liked Koontz then...I just knew that I read & enjoyed Whispers and figured I'd give this one a try. I had no idea it was to be more than one book, but I am oh so happy it is. I love Odd. He is by far one of my favorite boo More...

The stallion reared over me, silently slashing the air with the hooves of its forelegs, a creature of such immense power that I stumbled backward even though I knew that it was as immaterial as a dream. . . .

The woman astride the ghostly mount reaches out desperately, the latest spirit to enlist the aid of Odd Thomas, the unassuming young fry cook whose gift—or curse—it is to see the shades of the restless dead, and to help them when he can. This mission of mercy will lead Odd through realms of

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If you haven't read any of the Odd Thomas series, I highly suggest you do, they are a fun read, but do yourself a favor and read them in order: Odd Thomas, Brother Odd, Forever Odd, Odd Hours, and finally, Odd Apocalypse. Odd Apocalypse starts off just a few days after the events at the end of Odd Hours, and while Koontz makes an attempt to bring the uneducated reader up to speed, you may still be a little lost if you haven't kept up with the series.
Odd and his friend, Annamaria are the house gu More...

I have waited in anticipation of the continuing Odd memoirs and I have not been disappointed!

My particular fondness for the character and the style of writing, is made even more so by the humour injected into the most harrowing scenes and the sarcasm and satire that Odd uses as he relates his life's adventures.
"Mrs Tameed said 'Probably he's dead. But I don't understand the [expletive deleted]' [expletive deleted], [hyphenated expletive deleted] creep.'
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As Dean Koontz continued to churn out books that were not in the Odd series, I think I built up high expectations for this one. I stopped checking for the next book after a couple of years and then stumbled on it while out shopping, so promptly put in my request at the library. Turns out, I barely remember the last one. The first book and Brother Odd seem to be the most memorable to me. This one had enough quirks that it might be memorable for that reason...the Tesla inventions, the porkers, the More...

As far as the "Odd" series goes, and a generally good and interesting read, I would have to give this a 4-ish-star ratting. But after finishing this book, I feel more than ever that this series is going nowhere and that Koontz is merely dragging out Odd Thomas' exploits with no intention of answering any of the lingering questions driving this story. He apparently only intends on selling more pulp fiction.
Again, Odd finds himself in a similar situation: a bunch of bad guys, and at least one cute More...

Another Odd Thomas book. Those familiar with the character know that the story will be off center and the reader will be dropped into Odd's very weird life, ghosts, strange living souls, very unusual circumstances and a mystery that is already well under way. Elvis and Frank are gone now, so who will the next ghost be to search him out? Stormy is dead and has gone on, but very pregnant Annamarie is spouting cryptic dialogue. Ozzie isn't here, but his previous urging of Odd to read Shakespeare pa More...

Odd Thomas is a young fry-cook, originally from Pico Mundo, who can see the lingering spirits of dead people and finds his “gift” takes him from one place and situation to the next in order to help those lost souls to their final destination. Initially Roseland, a mansion in the middle of huge and immaculately kept lands in California, seems like a peaceful and safe place for Odd and Annamaria, his mysterious and pregnant friend, to spend some time. That is until Odd meets the ghost of a woman r More...

Dean Koontz's beloved character Odd Thomas returns in his fifth book, Odd Apocalypse, and if you're a fan of the series you won't be disappointed. Unfortunately, things aren't looking up for our poor hero, Odd Thomas, the twenty-something fry cook from Pico Mundo, California, who has the unfortunate ability to interact with the dead. Ever on the move in order to evade lethal pursuers, Odd Thomas finds himself being confronted by the ghost of a woman on a horse who leads him to the mysterious and More...

I suppose no Odd Thomas book will ever compare to the original, except perhaps for the final book (fingers crossed), but this one does fair a little better than some of the other installments. My current ranking would be:
1) Odd Thomas (perfect book)
2) Brother Odd (the most emotionally satisfying of the sequels for me, plus it has Boo)
3) Odd Apocalypse (see thoughts below)
4) Forever Odd (felt more like a side story than something that really matters)
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Odd Thomas and very odd circumstances are back in this 5th novel by author Dean Koontz. The last we saw Odd was in 2008 in Odd Hours as he fled a small California coastal town with Annamarie, a strange young woman he met while battling forces of evil and supernatural that were drawn to her. Now the two are hiding in seclusion on an opulent secretive California estate built long ago by a strange billionaire newspaper and film producer (William Randolph Hearst comes to mind) as the guests of the c More...

It's hard not to expect the moon and sky from a Dean Koontz novel - he did a great job over the years in raising my expectations.

Unfortunatley, Odd #5 didn't come close to meeting them. Koontz's writing style is, as always, excellent and there's lots of the humor you expect with Odd.

And I guess it's hard to write a series about a character and not reflect back on certain points for the benefit of those who may not have read previous books, but if you have read them and you have a decent memory, More...

If you pick up Odd Thomas #5, you'll get a creepy story, insight into Odd's odd brain, and funny ghosties. So if you're a big fan of the series rest assured you'll enjoy this one.

However, if you are more like me and need a bit more literary flair, you're out of luck with this one.

I think Koontz had quite an interesting idea for this story, however rather than fully fleshing it out, he just had Odd pontificate about Koontz's beliefs for large chunks of the book book.

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I loved the previous Odd Thomas books, and was waiting like a lot of others for the publication of this one, and really enjoyed the 3 Odd Interlude novellas that were published but maybe I am a little "over" Odd because I did't find the story as enjoyably escapist as the other tales. Odd finds himself as a guest at an imposing country estate Roselands that is experiencing some sinister goings on. Time seems to be having difficulty in regulating itself and Odd finds himself being perused by overs More...

Odd Thomas is back and he is in big trouble. He and a mysterious girl find their way to Roseland. This mysterious mansion and vast terrain are owned by, well, a not very nice person.

The story kicks off with a woman riding horseback, coming to Odd for help. The woman and the horse are of course ghosts. In the Odd Thomas series, there are rules and one rule is ghosts cannot speak so Odd must learn the mysteries of Roseland and figure out what exactly this horse-riding lady needs done.

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I love the Odd Thomas books overall. However, what this book showed me above all is that I love the first trilogy of the Odd Thomas books. (Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd). Each of those were written as complete stories showing sweet, gentle but capable Odd Thomas fighting the supernatural for the good of the innocent who were threatened. They have beginnings, middles, and ends ... or at least resolutions of an evil situation with Odd sometimes on the road to find somewhere that a simple f More...

I'm a huge Koontz fan. I'm a huge library fan, too, but I actually own all the Koontz novels, mostly in hardback. I've been reading his work since high school, and I'm just as wild about his characters 30 years later as I was with the first book! I've recommended the Odd Thomas books to dozens of friends and strangers (NOT a manga fan, but I've even read the Odd manga). Odd Apocalypse took me by surprise.

Odd continues his travels with Annamaria, and confronts evil in a new form. There is some si More...

Odd’s new friend Annamaria has used her unusual charm to convince the current and reclusive owner of Roseland to allow them an extended stay in the guest-house of his estate. Despite its name there is nary a rose to be found, but there are numerous goings on that can only be described as thorny. Of course with Odd’s ability to see ghosts, the action in this book begins with a ghostly horse and rider. But that is only the tip of the iceberg … throw in some unusual beings, some suspicious architec More...

Sixth in the Odd Thomas Series...

I have no idea why so many people are expressing their disappointment in this book; it's VERY "Odd-like"!

The humor is still there... One of the sweet things about the Odd books... (no spoilers, though these are direct quotes from the book) On pg 102: "the chef was intent upon adding to a pile of eyes on the cutting board beside the sink, where he was blinding several pounds of potatoes before peeling them." Hilarious! On pg 104: "Day turning to night. Like a fe More...

I really like Dean Koontz' character Odd Thomas, and for the most part I enjoyed the first books in the series.

I waited four years for this one and was greatly disappointed.

Setting: a walled estate and its buildings, gardens, etc. somewhere in California.

Time: one day (not counting the epilogue)

Cast of Characters: Good Guys: Odd Thomas, a prescient seven month pregnant young woman, a nine year old boy (who is really 90)

Ghosts: A woman on a horse, a dog named Boo, Nikolai Tesla, and Alfred Hitchc More...