Best Dean Koontz Books
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Aug 05, 2010 02:36PM
The best book by Dean Koontz, in my opinion, is Life Expectancy. Add all the Odd Thomas books to this as well.
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1. From the Corner of His Eye
2. Lightning
3. Dark Rivers of the Heart
4. Intensity
5. Sole Survivor






I couldn't agree more, Aicee!! Loved it!


Read the first Odd story last month, and loved it! The others are dancing away on the shelves, waiting for attention. Reading life is good.
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Fear Nothing is the first book I read from Koontz. It really is great, the writing, the characters, the plot. Now I'm collecting a lot of his books.


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 would say and Watchers was my first Dean Koontz book and also my favorite. Dean Koontz is also my favorite author and I love to read his books. I recently started collecting his books. I get them from thrift shops for a dollar or two. I also get them from the local library used books store. They sale them there for a buck. I went today and picked up Breathless. I just did a count I have 30 I only buy hard copy's no paperbacks. Sorry for going on and on. I got carried away. Anyway your post took the words right out of my head. lol


1. Twilight Eyes
2. Watchers
3. Lightning
4. The Bad Place
5. Midnight
6. Phantoms
7. Tick Tock
8. Mr Murder
9. Life Expectancy
10. Darkfall
Whilst I have read some of Deans later Novels, I do think his earlier works were more original and had a harder edge to them. Whilst I know some loose main characters during the story, it would be better if occasionally there was an unhappy ending to keep you guessing, as you tend to know that all will end happily.
I read Plague by Masterton and whilst I dont rate him quite in the same league as Koontz the ending had a bigger impact than most Koontz's happier endings, or Last Rites by Shaun Hutson for example. The power of the possibility of an unhappy ending means you can't take the author and story forgranted.
Having said that Twilight Eyes and Watchers are the two best books I have ever read and just wish there had been follow up to Twilight Eyes.


Recommendeo wrote: "I adore Dean Koontz, my best books by Dean Koontz are:
1. From the Corner of His Eye
2. Lightning
3. Dark Rivers of the Heart
4. Intensity
5. Sole Survivor"

This book petrified me, it remains the pinnacle of horror in my opinion.

ANYONE know IF/how/why Koontz offended Hollywood? So many of his books would make superb movies. I am aware of only 3 and none of them were widely publicized. INTENSITY, starring John C. McGinley, was EXCELLENT, although the movie ending was considerably different from the book. BTW, McGinley plays the deranged villain to perfection!


My top 5
1. Dark Rivers Of The Heart
2. Strangers
3. Lightning
4. Phantoms
5. Watchers

My top 5
1. The Face
2. Odd Thomas
3. Velocity
4. The Taking
5. Brother Odd


THX I will try a few!