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[Albert]

Hello all. My name is Al and I am a Koontz fan. I have read almost all of his books and look forward to discussing them with you guys.

[Jaice]

Albert wrote: "Hello all. My name is Al and I am a Koontz fan. I have read almost all of his books and look forward to discussing them with you guys."

Hi, Al. Does that include his old out of print books? He has written more than 100 in total.

[Nora aka Diva]

I want to give a warm welcome to the newbies!
Glad you joined us. :)

[Albert]

Jason "plasborgma" wrote: "Albert wrote: "Hello all. My name is Al and I am a Koontz fan. I have read almost all of his books and look forward to discussing them with you guys."

Hi, Al. Does that include his old out of prin..."

I haven`t read all of them but I have read all of the old novels I could get my hands on. I find them mostly in used book stores. The trick is to remember some of his old pen names.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome to Koontzland Al! We read a Dean Koontz book every month, so you'll have lots of opportunities to re-read your favorites :-) Our June 2011 Group Read is The Dead Town - The fifth and final book in the Frankenstein series. If you've read all the other books in the series, we hope you'll join us.

[Ashley]

hi all

[Tracy]

Welcome Albert!

[Jen]

Albert, Welcome.... I'm with you, don't know how many Koontz books I've read. Every now and then, I will pick up a book, start reading and realize "I think I read this book years ago!"

[Paula]

My name is Paula and I am in love with Odd Thomas.. I have read all those "Odd" books except for the graphic.
I just can't do graphic novels. Although I appreciate them, I gotta have a novel. Dean has other stuff that floats my boat too

[Dustin]

Welcome, everyone!:)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Paula wrote: "My name is Paula and I am in love with Odd Thomas."

:-)Welcome to the group Paula! You've probably already heard that Dean is currently working on the 5th Odd Thomas book, Odd Apocalypse and there is an Odd Thomas movie in the works.

[Leigh Ann]

Hi, group!
I'm Leigh Ann and I live at Koontz Lake (really!) in Indiana. My nephew turned me on to Dean Koontz with the Odd Thomas books. I loved them so thought I'd see what else he writes. I don't normally like series but it was interesting...I'm thinking I'll read Watchers next - start with some old stuff.
I'm excited to hear they're making an Odd Thomas movie!
Also, I love my Nook...

[Monnie]

Definitely a Koontz fan! Favorite books are Watchers, Whispers, House of Thunder, Intensity and Lightning

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome Leigh Ann and Monnie!

[Walter]

I'm Walter and I live in Alabama. I discovered Dean Koontz the first week of April this year and today I'm starting my 11th Koontz novel. It is "Dark Rivers Of The Heart". I really enjoy his books.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Walter wrote: "I'm Walter and I live in Alabama. I discovered Dean Koontz the first week of April this year and today I'm starting my 11th Koontz novel. It is "Dark Rivers Of The Heart". I really enjoy his books."

Walter, you are a certifiable Koontz addict and luckily you have found the group able to assist you with your addiction. 11 Koontz books since the first week in April is quite the accomplishment. We have discussion threads set up for many of Dean's books & you're welcome to comment on any of the books you've read so far (if you want to :-) Welcome to Koontzland!

[Dustin]

Hi, Walter! Welcome!!:)

[Angelica]

Hi! I'm new in this group. :D
I recently read several books by Dean Koontz and I want to read more. :D My favorite so far is The House of Thunder. :D

[Nora aka Diva]

Welcome Newbies! :)

[Jaice]

Angelica wrote: "Hi! I'm new in this group. :D
I recently read several books by Dean Koontz and I want to read more. :D My favorite so far is The House of Thunder. :D"

Welcome, Angelica. Will you be reading The Dead Town with us this month and joining in our June 2011 group read discussion thereof?

[Angelica]

Jason "plasborgma" wrote:

Welcome, Angelica. Will you be reading The Dead Town with us this month and joining in our June 2011 group read discussion thereof? "

Why not! Thanks for the invitation. :) Will still have to find a copy of the book though. :(

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

:-)Welcome to the group Angelica!

Well, the good news is The Dead Town should be readily available in bookstores, grocery stores, superstores discount stores, possibly other stores that do not fall into the aforementioned categories and many libraries. If you end up having to purchase the book it's was released straight to paperback so it won't cost you very much.

I haven't read The House of Thunder yet. It's one I'm looking forward to reading.

[Angelica]

Dustin Crazy wrote: ":-)Welcome to the group Angelica!

Well, the good news is The Dead Town should be readily available in bookstores, grocery stores, superstores discount stores, possibly other stores that do not fall into the aforementioned categories and many libraries. If you end up having to purchase the book it's was released straight to paperback so it won't cost you very much.

I haven't read The House of Thunder yet. It's one I'm looking forward to reading. "

Thanks! I have limited budget though, so I prefer secondhand books. Haha. And there isn't many Dean Koontz here in the Philippines, either. Haha. But someday I hope I get a copy of it. :p

The House of Thunder is a good read! That's the first Dean Koontz I got, and since then, I want to read more books by him. :D

[Dustin]

Welcome to the group, everyone!!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Hey Everyone,
One Door Away From Heaven is our July 2011 Group Read. We didn't have a thread set up for this title but we do now. Here's the link:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Hope everyone will consider joining us - it'll be fun! :-)

[Kandes]

Hi! I'm Kandes from California... currently living in CT and im a HUGE Odd Thomas series & Frankenstein series... not my cup of tea... and I love this group so far!

[Katy]

Hi there, I've beenm a fan of Dean Koontz since the 8o's. I had most of his books but have leant some out over the years and of course never got them back. :))

[Jaice]

Welcome, Kandes & Katy. Kandes, did you mean to say you do or don't like the Odd Thomas series and the Frankenstein series, as it's not clear in your post?

[Dawn]

Hi. Huge Dean Koontz fan, own most of his books. Including my favorite The Book of Counted Sorrows. It will be nice to be able to discuss his books with other like minded people.

[Jaice]

Dawn wrote: "Hi. Huge Dean Koontz fan, own most of his books. Including my favorite The Book of Counted Sorrows. It will be nice to be able to discuss his books with other like minded people."

Wow, everyone's introducing herself all at once! Welcome, Dawn. I haven't heard good things about The Book of Counted Sorrows so far, so I hope you'll create a thread about it and share your thoughts on it. I hope to read it eventually.

[Dawn]

Jason "plasborgma" wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Hi. Huge Dean Koontz fan, own most of his books. Including my favorite The Book of Counted Sorrows. It will be nice to be able to discuss his books with other like minded people."

Wow..."

It is not like most of his other works of fiction...it is seriously twisted and thats why I love it. I also enjoy the poetry as I do in many of his books. I would recommend reading it, but it is definatley not for everyone :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I would love to read The Book of Counted Sorrows... If I could only get my hands on a copy :-) Thanks for posting Dawn, Katy and Kandes! Interesting than you posting peoples are D and K's - it would have been even been better if one of you K's names started with an R. to represent Dean R. Koontz :-) but I guess we'll have to ditch the R. since Dean has anyway. Is my imagination getting away from me again or what?

[Dustin]

Welcome, everyone!:)

[Katy]

I have read some of his poetry and have loved it. As you say though - not for everyone. :))

[Lana]

I started reading Koonz a couple of years ago, now I own most of his books. I like the later ones because they are more hopeful... ok its the dogs. I like the way he writes about the dogs and the possitive things they add to life. I also like the science fiction in his books.I loved the Odd Thomas books, they are so funny.

[Jaice]

Lana wrote: "I started reading Koonz a couple of years ago, now I own most of his books...."

That's impressive, considering he's written well over 100.

[Lana]

I got lucky and found a used collection for a very reasonable price:).

[Jaice]

Lana wrote: "I got lucky and found a used collection for a very reasonable price:)."

Lucky indeed.

[Shannon]

my name is Shannon and I am slowly getting back into dean's books!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Shannon wrote: "my name is Shannon and I am slowly getting back into dean's books!"

:-) We can help speed your journey. We read a book as a group every month! One Door Away From Heaven is our July Group Read. Feel free to join us for any book discussion :-)

[Chuck DiRaimondi]

Hey everyone! I just joined the Koontzland group. I'm new to Dean Koontz. Can anyone recommend a Dean Koontz book to read first? Thanks!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Chuck wrote: "Hey everyone! I just joined the Koontzland group. I'm new to Dean Koontz. Can anyone recommend a Dean Koontz book to read first? Thanks!"

Welcome Chuck! I recommend Life Expectancy. Here is the link to our favorites discussion thread and you'll get good ideas there too:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
btw, we are reading One Door Away From Heaven in July as a group if you'd like to join us. It is a rather long one :-)

[Dustin]

Hi, Chuck! Welcome to Koontzland.:)

I highly recommend The Bad Place as your first DK read..

[Amy S]

Hi, my name is Amy and I live in South Texas. I have read and loved almost every book I could find written by Dean Koontz with the exception of the last two of the Frankenstein Series. I believe my favorites are "By The Light of the Moon", "Dark Rivers of the Heart", and of course all of the "Odd Thomas" series (not counting the manga, haven't looked at them yet.)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Amy S wrote: "I believe my favorites are "By The Light of the Moon", "Dark Rivers of the Heart", and of course all of the "Odd Thomas" series (not counting the manga, haven't looked at them yet.) "

By The Light of the Moon is Amazing! (my second favorite after Life Expectancy) I've read it 3 times and love it so much that I got the title "By The Light of the Moon" tattooed on my right arm. I am going to get "One Door Away From Heaven" tattooed on my left arm at some point in the not too distant future.
The graphic novels are worth looking at :-)

[Lana]

What is the next book we are reading?

[Jaice]

Lana wrote: "What is the next book we are reading?"

July's group read will be One Door Away from Heaven. The discussion is already ongoing.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

[Stacey Lynn]

Hi all! I'm Stacey Lynn and I'm a central Florida native. Koontz has been one of my favorite authors for years and I fall into just about everything I read by him. :) My first Koontz book years ago was Icebound. It was love at first read and I haven't stopped reading him since.

[Jaice]

Stacey Lynn wrote: "Hi all! I'm Stacey Lynn and I'm a central Florida native. Koontz has been one of my favorite authors for years and I fall into just about everything I read by him. :) My first Koontz book years ..."

You live in one of the four non-Western states that have ever appeared in Koontz's books (at least the 54 I've read so far). :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

:-) Welcome to the group Stacey Lynn!

Jason of the Borg, 54 seems like an insane amount of Koontz books - are you sure you really read that many? By your calculations, what is the total number of books Dean has written? And what are the other 3 non-Western states?