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[Nathan (ON HIATUS AND]

God bless all of you!

[Rob]

Hi all!
I'm new to Goodreads but am lovin' the concept of logging all of my books on-line for quick reference. Not to mention all the recommendations and reader reviews. Great stuff.
I'm a huge fan of Dean Koontz...or rather I used to be, I spend a lot of my time reading other things these days, but Dean will always hold a very special place on my bookshelves and I often re-read my favourites.
I'm actually dyslexic and didn't really push myself to learn to read until I was around 22 years old. I started slow with short stories and gradually progressed to my very first novel. Which was Dean R Koonts 'The Bad Place'. Reading an entire novel for the very first time in my life was an immense achievement for me, and 'The Bad Place' will forever be the most important book in my library and life.

Anyhoot, I just wanted to say hi to everyone.

[Nathan (ON HIATUS AND]

Hi Rob, nice to have you. I'm Nathan.

[Rob]

Hi Nathan, thanks very much for the welcome.

Nathan wrote: "Hi Rob, nice to have you. I'm Nathan."

[Nathan (ON HIATUS AND]

Your very welcome Rob. I hope you enjoy this group and Goodreads.

[Barbara]

Hi Rob
Welcome
The Bad Place is one of my top five best Koontz books too
I love that story.....it’s one of his books that left me breathless while reading it.
Congrats on overcoming dyslexia and being able to enjoy reading!!
Barbara

[Rob]

Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the welcome, it's much appreciated.
To this day The Bad Place is an amazing book to me.
One of my next reads is going to be Lightning. I read that one close to its original release date, way back when my reading was incredibly bad, but didn't really take it in. I know it's an incredible book so I have to give it a reread.

Dyslexia was incredibly hard for me when I was a lot younger, these days it's just part of life, but thanks very much for the congrats.

[Barbara]

Lightening is a very good book. I’m glad you are reading it again.....I think I’ve read it a dozen times.

[Barbara]

Hi Eli😎😎

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

Eli wrote: "I am Eli"

Welcome to Koontzland Eli :-)

[Karen]

Karen from New York... I just read my first Dean Koontz book "Hideaway" and I was instantly a fan! Can't wait to pick another one to add to my reading list.

[Charles]

Karen wrote: "Karen from New York... I just read my first Dean Koontz book "Hideaway" and I was instantly a fan! Can't wait to pick another one to add to my reading list."

welcome to the group and he has lots to chosse from

[Fred]

Welcome to the group! It’s great! Fred

[Mary]

Charles wrote: "Karen wrote: "Karen from New York... I just read my first Dean Koontz book "Hideaway" and I was instantly a fan! Can't wait to pick another one to add to my reading list."

welcome to the group and..."
Hi Karen,
I suggest you read stand-alone books before his series.
Enjoy!

[Julien]

Hi, I’m Julien. During the 90s I read lots of Dean’s books. It was before Kindle and most of those books have been donated (I think... maybe one day I’ll dig in the attic).
I remember really digging Hideaway and Mr. Murder. I don’t know if I ever saw the movie or mini-series. House of Thunder, Lightning... a lot of great books that kept me up too late turning pages! I sort of dropped off with Odd, it just didn’t do it for me. Maybe I’ll try again. I picked up the Frankenstein series and LOVED i! I’ve been looking at it and am a little confused about how many books there are. I thought I started with the first but now it looks like there is another on, I dont know.
I’m going to read the new Hawk series, it looks good.
Well, here I am now, entertain me 👴🏻😎

[Kaye]

I *LOVED* the Jane Hawk series! I've been recommending it far and wide. In fact, I reviewed all 5 volumes on Goodreads.

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

Welcome Koontzlanders New & Familiar :-)
Night Chills is the October Group Read
TICK TOCK is the November Group Read

If you're ever wondering which Koontz title to read next, our Monthly Group Read is here with helpful suggestions. We'll be selecting December Group Read during the month of October. Group Read titles are announced a full month in advance to give everyone opportunity to obtain the book.

You'll be getting an email inviting you to vote on the December Group Read Poll soon :-)

Also, if anyone still would like an ARC edition of THE NIGHT WINDOW ( Jane Hawk #5 released in May) I obtained some extra copies from Random House just before release date - I just had too much going on to set up a giveaway at the time. Send me a GR Message with your US Mailing Address if you want a copy.

Thanks & Happy Reading!

[Jennifer]

I am Jen - mom, caretaker, and wearer of many hats. Though I'm from Juneau, AK, I currently reside in Pelham, NC.
Dean Koontz is my go to man. His works are my guilty pleasures in reading because they are so easy for me to follow and enjoy. Glad to see so many appreciators.

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

Jennifer wrote: "I am Jen - mom, caretaker, and wearer of many hats. Though I'm from Juneau, AK, I currently reside in Pelham, NC.
Dean Koontz is my go to man. His works are my guilty pleasures in reading because ..."

Welcome to Koontzland Jen!
We feature at least one Dean Koontz book each month & hope you'll join us in the group reads when it works out for you. Innocence is the January Group Read and Relentless is the February Group Read

[Jennifer]

thank you very much! I will keep up as best I can!

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

Jennifer wrote: "thank you very much! I will keep up as best I can!"

The great thing about Goodreads is even if you take a break for a while, we're all still here to continue discussions and threads :-)
I've enjoyed being on Goodreads since 2009. It's a place I can participate on my own terms in my down time.

[Jen]

Fellow Jennifer and Koontz fan. Welcome to the group. Life gives us our ups and downs, so I’m not always able to keep up. However, this little group is always here.

[Ozzie]

Hello All! I am Ozzie Silvers, an avid fan of Dean Koontz and a lover of books of all types. I managed to achieve a lifetime dream and published my first novel. A dark romance/thriller suspense. I find my motivation and inspiration from Dean Koontz. I am currently giving myself a challenge of reading all of Dean this year. (many of these I will be reading for the second or third time.) I have managed to read nine books this last month. not a bad start.
The book I have read in 2020 so far by the Deanster.

Midnight by Dean Koontz
Shadowfires by Dean Koontz
Cold Fire By Dean Koontz
Red Rain by Dean Koontz
Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz
Photographing the dead by Dean Koontz
Hideaway by Dean Koontz
Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz
Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz

If your interested in the reviews of these novels please be sure to check out their individual pages and select like so I will know you stopped by.


Happy reading!

[Tim]

Hi all, I'm Tim Jovick, from St. Louis, age 74, semi-retired psychologist, been reading SFF/crime/horror since about 8th grade. as for Mr. Koontz, I read about 3 of his novels per year, mostly his older stuff. my favorite by far has been "Watchers," followed by "Dragon Tears" and Twilight Eyes." I must admit I get irritated with his preachy Creationism and have almost not finished this or that book when it rears its ugly head. however, most of his stuff is just fine, with intriguing characters and disturbing plot lines. oh, yeah, I also do Stephen King, John Faris and Peter Straub.

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

Ozzie wrote: "Hello All! I am Ozzie Silvers, an avid fan of Dean Koontz and a lover of books of all types. I managed to achieve a lifetime dream and published my first novel. A dark romance/thriller suspense. I ..."

Welcome to Koontzland Ozzie!
Very impressive Koontz reading you've been doing.
Is your book listed on Goodreads yet?

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

Tim wrote: "Hi all, I'm Tim Jovick, from St. Louis, age 74, semi-retired psychologist, been reading SFF/crime/horror since about 8th grade. as for Mr. Koontz, I read about 3 of his novels per year, mostly his ..."

Welcome to Koontzland Tim!
We feature at least one Dean Koontz title each month so some of those older classics are bound to show up once in a while. I think Phantoms, Strangers and The Mask are among titles that will likely be featured this year.

[Melissa]

I’m Melissa from Ct and I’ve been a Koontz fan for many years.

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

Melissa wrote: "I’m Melissa from Ct and I’ve been a Koontz fan for many years."

Welcome to Koontzland Melissa! :-)

[Tim]

great! have read/seen "Phantoms" amd reviewesd same, same with "The Mask." own "Strangers," looks similar to "The Stand," and quite long, I'll put it on my short list. neato!

[Brendan]

Hey everyone! Just found this group.
I'm Brendan, age 30, from the prairies of Canada.
Been reading Mr. Koontz since I was 14. I was at the library one day, looking for something new to read and they had several books by this guy named Dean Koontz and the titles and descriptions seemed intriguing. Read the first one and then read all the ones the library had! Been reading him on and off ever since. I've read around 40 of his books now, I believe.
And if anyone is on Instagram, I'm slowly writing reviews - along with posting creative photos of his books that I've taken - of all his books that I've read so far. Follow along @koontzworld

[Barbara]

Hi Brendan. Cool introduction 😁

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

Welcome to Koontzland Brendan!

New Release next week.

Phantoms is our Current Group Read.
Devoted (New Release!), The Mask and A Big Little Life are April Group Reads.

Strangers is currently leading the poll for MAY GROUP READ. Group members can still vote on the poll until the end of March.

[Nicola]

Hi, I'm Nikki. I've been a huge Dean Koontz reader since high school. Now I'm a 44 yr old mom of 2 boys and a teacher and when covid19 hit and schools shutdown, I started reading his books again. I've read 9 since March. The one I just finished is From the Corner of his Eye. My favorite! I cried and really connected with the characters. Enoch would make the most BADASS villain in a movie. I found this group a little while ago and am so happy I did.

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

Welcome to Koontzland, Nikki :-)

[Claire]

Hi everyone! I'm Claire from New England. My first experience with Koontz was the Odd Thomas movie which led me to the first book in the series. I fell so in love with Odd that I devoured the entire series. I haven't read much of Koontz's other books yet but slowly chipping away at them. I'm excited to be part of the group to see what books everyone else likes and read my way through his work with you all!

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

Welcome to Koontzland Claire :-)
Thank you for joining and posting. We're just finishing up the Odd Thomas Series with Saint Odd in February.
Near the end of next month, Dean's newest novel will be released.
The Other Emily will be featured as a Group Read through March 23 - May.
We have typically been featuring one Dean Koontz title each month, but we have had less activity in recent years so we'll likely be featuring titles less often. Plan on a Summer Group Read after The Other Emily is featured.

[Pål]

Welcome Claire :)

[Christine]

welcome Claire! I hope you enjoy this Koontz community! Feel free to ask questions and engage Dustin as well for he has been a great at responding to all! I love all of Koontz works with Frankenstein series being a real favorite!

[Barbara]

Hi Claire💖💜

[Claire]

Thank you all! I appreciate the warm welcome :)

[Karen]

Also a welcome to Claire!

[Kateblue]

Hi. I'm really only here because I love this guy and I want to read the new book coming out this month. I have read everything else by him and have read everything up until about 2000 and sporadically after that.

My mom loved all of his books and we would read them together. I am more of a SciFi/Fantasy person, and I am in many groups for that. Therefore, I won't be able to spend too much time here. But I would like to read the new book with you all if that's ok.

[Barbara]

Hi Kateblue.....we all love him to. I always say if Dean writes it I will read it!!!

[Pål]

Welcome! I’m also mostly in the fantasy/scifi realm, but Koontz is great and often not far away from a little scifi :)

[Kateblue]

Thanks for the welcome. One of the things I have not read is the Frankenstein books. Are they really, like, a rewrite of the old Mary Shelley Frankenstein, or is it something newer?

[Claire]

Hi Kateblue, and welcome to the group! I'm really impressed that you've read so many of his books. I've only read a few myself but I love them. I usually lean towards fantasy as well so you're among friends in more ways than one! Looking forward to reading along with you!

[Barbara]

The Frankenstein series is good......I think of it as Dean’s telling of what could have come after the original story

[Kateblue]

I will get to it sometime. It's on my TBR. And thanks for the answer

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

Welcome to Koontzland, Kateblue!

One more week until The Other Emily is released :-)

[Christine]

Welcome to the group Kateblue! Yup, we all LOVE Dean's books! I have read the Frankenstein books and they are not like Mary Shelly's monster except both were crafted by a madman. I just bought them on CD recently so fully intend to revisit them again on my commute to work as I have found that listening to books on CD helps me from having any road rage. (I have no patience for idiot drivers.) So if you are asking yourself; should I read this series or not; allow me help you answer that question with a big YES! You will not be disappointed! Enjoy and welcome!