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[Bob]

Jen wrote: "Hi all, I'm Jen and just joined Goodreads and Koontzland today. :) I have a question that's been on my mind for awhile now..A few years ago I read a Koontz book but I cannot figure out or remember..."

That would be my favorite Dean Koontz book, "Lightning". The main character Laura spends much of her childhood in an orphanage for girls, that has a sinister janitor that takes a liking to Laura.

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

Excellent choice for a favorite, Bob :-)

[Jen]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Welcome to Koontzland Jen! Could the book you're thinking of be Lightning. I believe Laura Shane and her friend lived in a girls home or orphanage and there was indeed a creepy janitor. I don't own..."

Jason "plasborgma" wrote: "I think that might be The Darkest Evening of the Year..."

Rachel wrote: "sorry that one doesn't sound familiar- welcome to the group jen and all the new members!..." and "dc your right- i can't believe i forgot about that-lightning is my favorite dean book and the janitor was very creepy at the orphanage- he becomes obsessed with laura and it leads to an event"

Bob wrote: "That would be my favorite Dean Koontz book, "Lightning". The main character Laura spends much of her childhood in an orphanage for girls, that has a sinister janitor that takes a liking to Laura."

Thank you all so much for the suggestions and the welcome to Koontzland! I have placed Lightning on my "to-read" shelf (which is alarmingly - or wonderfully! - long) and I also looked up and added The Darkest Evening of the Year. Both sound like good reads so I'll definitely be checking them out! Thank you again for the help! And for the reading suggestions! Oh, and again for the welcome!! :)

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

Don't forget we are reading Sole Survivor and Hideaway in September and Tick Tock in October :-) Feel welcome to join us in reading any of those titles. Sometimes it's fun to read a title around the same time as others to see what questions we can help each other answer or to see what things stand out to different people.

[Margaret]

Hello! I'm Margaret, from Missouri, and I am glad I found this group because Koontz is one of my favorite authors of all time. The first book of his I read was Odd Thomas, and I've been in love with his work ever since! :D

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

Welcome to Koontzland Margaret! We're glad you found us! Tick Tock is our October Group Read if you're interested :-)

[Nora aka Diva]

Welcome Margaret!

[Carol]

Hi, I'm Carol from NJ. I had started Koontz with the Odd Thomas books, but frankly they just didn't appeal to me. My niece is a Koontz fanatic and bought two or three of his books while she was staying here. I've read one or two, and now I'm a koontz person. I look forward to hearing what the koontz-ers have to say about anything and everything.

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

Carol wrote: "...now I'm a koontz person. I look forward to hearing what the koontz-ers have to say about anything and everything.
"

Excellent! Welcome to Koontzland Carol! We "Koontz-ers" will will be happy to share many things with you ranging from anything to everything. Our Group Read for October is Tick Tock if you're interested.

FYI: We will begin our group read nominating/voting process Sunday night and have November's Group Read selected within a week so watch for a message inviting you to the nomination thread tomorrow and mid week you'll get an invite to vote on the poll.

[Gail]

Hi Koontz readers! I am a long time Koontz fan. Years ago I had a library of his books that I had read. Then life got really busy and I didn't have time to read for a few years. I am retired now, and am back to reading! I love Goodreads and am active in it. At the present time I am reading Phantoms. I also like Stephen King, but find him to be a little too descriptive sometimes..I really don't want to read the "feel of the scene" that he paints sometimes.

[Nora aka Diva]

Welcome Gail :)

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

Welcome to Koontzland Gail!

[Carol]

Sounds good!

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

Gonna read Tick Tock with us in October?

[Gail]

I purchased Tick Tock yesterday! I am on the last few chapters of Phantoms
, and it is scaring the bejeebies out of me.

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

Gail wrote: "I purchased Tick Tock yesterday! I am on the last few chapters of Phantoms
, and it is scaring the bejeebies out of me."

:-) Great!

[Jessie]

Hi! Just in the the middle of the most recent book of my fave series of all times! As soon as Odd Apocolypse came out I had to re-read all the other Odd books and fell in love all over again. Big fan! Really liking it so far. I HOPE it isn't the last!!

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

Jessie wrote: "Hi! Just in the the middle of the most recent book of my fave series of all times! As soon as Odd Apocolypse came out I had to re-read all the other Odd books and fell in love all over again. Big f..."

Welcome to Koontzland Jessie :-) Odd Apocalypse will not be the last we see of Odd Thomas. Dean is planning on writing a total of seven books. Odd Apocalypse is book five and book six, Deeply Odd is planned to be released next year.

[Jessie]

You made my day!! Finished it and it is my fave so far :) Next I am going to read Tick Tock and The Good Guy.

[Gail]

I just fell upon an interview with Dean Koontz on EWTN. IT was fascinating! It gave me a whole new slant on Koontz. If fans get the opportunity to see it, I know you would enjoy it!

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

Gail wrote: "I just fell upon an interview with Dean Koontz on EWTN. IT was fascinating! It gave me a whole new slant on Koontz. If fans get the opportunity to see it, I know you would enjoy it!"

What is EWTN? If you have a link to the interview, please share :-)

[Gail]

Eternal Word Television Network...it is a Catholic Station. The interviewer was Raymond Arroyo.
Hope you find it, it was really a great interview!.



Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Gail wrote: "I just fell upon an interview with Dean Koontz on EWTN. IT was fascinating! It gave me a whole new slant on Koontz. If fans get the opportunity to see it, I know you would enjoy it!..."

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

Will have do some searching and digging for the interview online :-) If anyone finds it before I do, please post.

[Vincent]

Hi everyone, I'm Vincent from Ghana. I read Dark Rivers of The Heart in 2004 and I've been a fan ever since. I also read Tick Tock, Night Chills and Intensity. I'm currently reading The Darkest Evening of The Year.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Vincent]

Thank You.

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

Welcome to Koontzland Vincent. Good timing - The Darkest Evening of the Year is our November Group Read, so feel welcome to comment in that discussion thread while your reading or when you finish - other group members will be there soon. Here is the link to The Darkest Evening of the Year thread:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

[Nora aka Diva]

Welcome Vincent
:)

[Rosangela]

Hi, I'm Rosangela from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I have been a Koontz fan since I read "Velocity" (my fisrt Koontz book). I prefer books in the original language so I read American authors in English whenever it is possible. And I look forward to reading more of his books too.

[Mark]

The Youtube interview is fascinating Dany. Thanks for sharing.

[Amy S]

Dany wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Will have do some searching and digging for the interview online :-) If anyone finds it before I do, please post."http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/ewtn
or
http://w..."

Thanks for sharing Dany, I enjoyed this interview more than most I've seen with him.

[Amy S]

Dany wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Will have do some searching and digging for the interview online :-) If anyone finds it before I do, please post."http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/ewtn
or
http://w..."

I would like someone to start a topic to discuss this very thing, but I don't know how to start it, or if anyone else would be interested to discuss and research this.

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

Here is a link to a new discussion topic devoted to this interview. Thank you for posting :-)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

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

Rosangela wrote: "Hi, I'm Rosangela from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I have been a Koontz fan since I read "Velocity" (my fisrt Koontz book). I prefer books in the original language so I read American authors in English when..."

Welcome to Koontzland Rosangela :-)

[Victor]

Hi! I'm Victor and I just started reading Dean Koontz. i have about 14 of his books and I'm currently reading 77 Shadow Street. I can tell that I am going to be hooked!

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

Doesn't sound like there's any more going to be... You are an official Koontz addict :-) Thanks for joining us in Koontzland Victor. Have you read Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series yet? Your name is mentioned in the books so it will be fun for you to read them if you haven't yet.

[Victor]

Your welcome. I haven't read his Frankenstein series yet:( They look interesting...

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

Why is there a sad frowny face in your comment :-(

If you haven't yet read the Frankenstein series featuring a character named Victor, you have much to look forward to and be happy about :-)

Stick around, this is gonna be fun!

[Victor]

I can tell:D

[Josie]

Hi! I'm josie and I'm 24 from England! I've read alot of Dean Koontz books and have to say they are my favourite. To the point I keep them after I've read them. Even the ones that gave me nightmares! Nice to meet you all :)

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

:-) Welcome to Koontzland Josie!

[Jackmeister]

Hi All! I'm Jackie from Adelaide Australia and have only very recently started using Goodreads regularly, I am a big Dean Koontz fan, I have read lots but still have lots to read, my favourites would be Life Expectancy and Twilight Eyes but they're all great.
Cheers

[Aundria]

Hi! Can't tell you how thrilled I am to find this place of fellow Dean Koontz fans! He is far and away my favorite author. He is also one heck of a stand-up guy! When my husband was deployed to Iraq, I wrote to Dean, mentioning this fact, and telling him how wonderful his books were and what they meant to me. Well, he wrote me back. Not a "form" letter, a personal letter, and a signed copy of one of his books. In the letter he wrote (under the typed "form" letter), he told me how much he admired and respected my husband's service and since my husband and our family were of the "selfless few who defend America," he was including the specially signed book. Unlike another author whom I shall not name, who said only the uneducated joined the service....Grrrr.... Anyway, I love Dean and I'm pretty sure not one of his novels has ever disappointed. Now I'm trying to find the rare, older work he wrote in the beginning of his career. I've read most of the work he originally published as Dean Koontz, but have trouble finding the novels originally published under pseudonym. I do have one by "Leigh Nichols," and I THINK it was called "Blaze," if I'm not mistaken. I'm excited about the Odd Thomas movie! Glad Dean has some creative control so they won't ruin like they did Phantoms. The Frankenstein novels are becoming a television series! YAY! My favorites are The Bad Place, the Christopher Snow novels (CS MOVIES?! YES PLEASE!). One Door Away from Heaven, Door to December, 77 Shadown Street, The Face, From the Corner of His Eye, Winter Moon, Breathless and What the Night Knows are on my "reread" shelf! Can't wait for the new Odd Thomas books, there are at least two more that I know of, so we'll see! Anyway! Glad I found ya'll!! **Yep, I'm southern! :) **

[Aundria]

Dany wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Will have do some searching and digging for the interview online :-) If anyone finds it before I do, please post."http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/ewtn
or
http://w..."

I have long admired and been inspired by the triumph of the human spirit in every one of Koontz's novels. He uses God and weaves in religion, all without ever having to beat the reader over the head with it. Subtle and delicate, which is why it always works. God bless him! :)

[Aundria]

Victor wrote: "Hi! I'm Victor and I just started reading Dean Koontz. i have about 14 of his books and I'm currently reading 77 Shadow Street. I can tell that I am going to be hooked!"

Yep! Once I cracked page one of 77 Shadow Street, after having toured the frightening and awesome interactive web experience with the building, I couldn't stop til I was done! Took me four and a half hours, but I did it all in one sitting! Couldn't help myself:) In my humble opinion, I think 77 Shadow Street would make an AWESOME MOTION PICTURE!

[Jim]

Aundria wrote: "Hi! Can't tell you how thrilled I am to find this place of fellow Dean Koontz fans! He is far and away my favorite author. He is also one heck of a stand-up guy! When my husband was deployed to Ira..."

You should try your library system for his older works. I was amazed my library had some of his older works (I didn't even know they existed) and they are on my list of books I have to read. That is awesome he answered your letter. Dean Koontz desereves respect for this. And thanks to your husband for his time in the service.

[Aundria]

Jim wrote: "Aundria wrote: "Hi! Can't tell you how thrilled I am to find this place of fellow Dean Koontz fans! He is far and away my favorite author. He is also one heck of a stand-up guy! When my husband was..."


I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks!

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

Jackmeister wrote: "Hi All! I'm Jackie from Adelaide Australia and have only very recently started using Goodreads regularly, I am a big Dean Koontz fan, I have read lots but still have lots to read, my favourites wou..."

Welcome Jackie. Life Expectancy is my very favorite :-)

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

Welcome to Koontzland Aundria! We're glad you found us :-)

[Brian]

Hi all .. I am Brian from the UK, I have a large collection of Dean Koontz books but I must admit I have not read them for a while. I will however read Fear nothing next month as it's the Group read and look forward to rediscovering Koontz's books :) :)