You know you've been reading too much Koontz when...

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

How can you be certain there are no goblins around? There could be goblins anywhere.

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "How can you be certain there are no goblins around? There could be goblins anywhere."

But if you've got Twilight Eyes, then you can see the goblins plain as day. :)

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

Don't clowns and aerialists scare you too?
Life Expectancy

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Don't clowns and aerialists scare you too?
Life Expectancy"

I wouldn't know, as I haven't read that one yet. :)

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

If you haven't read Life Expectancy, then you haven't been reading enough Koontz!

[J.S.]

Kyle ~The Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "If you haven't read Life Expectancy, then you haven't been reading enough Koontz!"

And I will second that!"

What? I've read about 25 of his books already. :]

[J.S.]

The "most read authors" feature here on GR informs me that I have actually read 27 Koontz books.

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

...but you still need to read Life Expectancy :-)

[Christopher]

I am very, very close to finishing Life Expectancy (probably will finish tonight!) and I am anxious to see how it ends. I am absolutely loving this book. Seriously considering giving it five stars.

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

I like the way you think Christopher :-) J.S. could learn a thing or two from you.

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

Alex (Al) wrote: "When you name your cacti Fred and Root Beer."

Where have you been hiding? It seems like you are around a whole bunch for a while and then you go disappear for another while. I think you need to read more Koontz!

[Christopher]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I like the way you think Christopher :-) J.S. could learn a thing or two from you."

Haha thanks! :-)

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I like the way you think Christopher :-) J.S. could learn a thing or two from you."

Goodness. :)

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

Oh no, not the Key to Midnight again!
We are reading Tick Tock in October - want to join us?
We always miss you too Crazy Al!

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

How 'bout this J.S. - I'll read your book and you read mine. Deal?

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

You know you've been reading too much Koontz when you read the same titles several times in the same year - especially the ones that mess with your mind like False Memory, House of Thunder, and most especially The Key to Midnight. You know who you are!

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

There is still time to read Hideaway and/or Sole Survivor in September too, if you care to jump on the bandwagon.

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "How 'bout this J.S. - I'll read your book and you read mine. Deal?"

So now you're claiming to have written Life Expectancy, eh? Deal!

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

I plan to order The Land Beyond the Portal within the next 24 hours J.S. :-)


FYI to those who do not know this book was written by J.S. Bailey

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

This book was written by Dean Koontz :-) but it is still mine. My favorite Dean Koontz book!

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I plan to order The Land Beyond the Portal within the next 24 hours J.S. :-)


FYI to those who do not know this book was written by J.S. Bailey"

Spoiler alert: There are no hyper-intelligent golden retrievers in it.

Thanks, btw. :]

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

You might be reading too much Koontz if you keep your Koontz collection on the floor.

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

Is there any teleporting going on in The Land Beyond the Portal - because if there is I think you will have lots of new fans. I'm already committed, but if you've got teleporting you will win over lots of Koontz Kids.

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Is there any teleporting going on in The Land Beyond the Portal - because if there is I think you will have lots of new fans. I'm already committed, but if you've got teleporting you will win over ..."

Do wormholes count?

[J.S.]

Alex (Al) wrote: "Please tell me there is an insane doctor. If not, i'll still read it."

Yes.

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

Alex (Al) wrote: "Lol, they've only been there since this morning. I'm putting up shelves on the wall to put them there since my room is way too small for bookshelves."

I hope these aren't the kind of shelves that are right over your bed. Somehow these types have a tendency to not be secured properly to the wall and then the books fall on your head while you are trying to sleep and you end up with bruises and it's not a pretty sight...I'm just saying ... something to think about.

[J.S.]

Alex (Al) wrote: "(Evil smirk.) Yes. I'm so reading it."

Though "scientist" might be a more fitting word.

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

Wormholes! Alright! J.S., what authors influenced your writing? Might they include the authors C.S. Lewis and Dean R. Koontz by any chance?

[Christopher]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "

This book was written by Dean Koontz :-) but it is still mine. My favorite Dean Koontz book!"

Finished. It very well might be my favorite Koontz book as well. It's original as hell, clever and catches you right from the start. I'm going to post a review tonight or tomorrow :-)

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

Are there by chance any windmills in The Land Beyond the Portal? I really like windmills!

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

Excellent news Christopher! You are in good company! Have you read By The Light of the Moon yet? Because that is my second favorite Koontz title and one I would highly recommend if you haven't read it yet :-)



I have the words "By the Light of the Moon" tattooed on my right shoulder because the book is so amazing!

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

This is so awesome that we have 4 amazing people commenting at one time - this hasn't happened in quite a while :-)

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Wormholes! Alright! J.S., what authors influenced your writing? Might they include the authors C.S. Lewis and Dean R. Koontz by any chance?"

Hmm, it's hard to say. I started writing TLBTP before I ever read any Koontz, though I guess he did end up being an influence. In all honesty the only C.S. Lewis book I've read was Out of the Silent Planet. My mother read me the first two Narnia books when I was about 6, but I did see the movie when it came out in 2006 or 2007. The two books that directly inspired my novel were The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale and Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry.

These days my biggest inspirations are what I call "the four K's," or Koontz, King, and DeKKer. And Poe. And Roald Dahl. And...

Okay, that's enough for now. I could take all night listing every author I've ever read. :]

[J.S.]

Alex (Al) wrote: "J.S. wrote: "Alex (Al) wrote: "(Evil smirk.) Yes. I'm so reading it."

Though "scientist" might be a more fitting word."

As long as he wears a lab coat it's all the same."

No lab coat. But he does carry a dagger, which is more badass.

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

Windmills - Cold Fire. Tell me, you've read Cold Fire Crazy Al, because Cold Fire is my fourth favorite Dean Koontz title. Another good Windmill story can be found by watching the tv show called Pushing Daisies there is an episode in Season One which takes place in a village of retired windmills - very amazing and available on DVD! I love windmills! I have have a tattoo of a windmill because Cold Fire is such an amazing book!

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Are there by chance any windmills in The Land Beyond the Portal? I really like windmills!
"

Nope, no windmills. There *is* a graveyard, though, and some lovely stone houses. And a horse or two.

[J.S.]

Alex (Al) wrote: "No lab coat? Dang...oh well. Is he at least good looking?"

He's a bit aged. He might have looked good when he was younger, but I didn't know him so well then.

I can say no more.

[J.S.]

Oh yeah, and there are man-eating wolves in it.

[Rachel]

J.S.
count me in too for reading The Land Beyond the Portal- i can't order it till next month though (i just bought a bunch of books from the bookstore on friday)

[Rachel]

good to see ya posting Al :)

sorry these last few months have been difficult

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

J.S. wrote: "No lab coat. But he does carry a dagger, which is more badass.
"

Wow, a dagger! I think I will get a dagger tattoo because that sounds amazing!

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

Alright a Fifth awesome person showed up!!!

[Rachel]

DC

I barely remember Life Expectancy- i should probably re-read although i've never re-read a book on purpose before

(dean is probably one of the few authors i'd consider re-reading)

[Christopher]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Excellent news Christopher! You are in good company! Have you read By The Light of the Moon yet? Because that is my second favorite Koontz title and one I would highly recommend if you haven't read..."

Actually yes I have, but it was so long ago I don't remember it very well. I could probably re-read it and still enjoy it as if it were my first time! I think the ending was (view spoiler)[ where all of the main characters joke that they're more or less superheroes. Or was that another book haha? (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

Christopher

i'd recommend Lightning if you haven't read that one yet-it's my favorite dean book

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

Crazy Al! You must read Cold Fire by any means necessary. Get it through inter-library loan as soon as possible. Don't listen to this Hannah - is this Hannah the same person as Hanzle Woozle or whatever?

[J.S.]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Alright a Fifth awesome person showed up!!!"

I have an alter ego named Jenn who makes a living selling booze and cigarettes to the denizens of small-town Ohio, so there are actually six people here. Or seven, if you count Awesome Jenn, who is a world-famous rock star and exists only in Alter Ego Jenn's head.

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

Rachel wrote: "DC

I barely remember Life Expectancy- i should probably re-read although i've never re-read a book on purpose before

(dean is probably one of the few authors i'd consider re-reading)"

I didn't use to re-read but since I became a Koontz addict I have and of course it's different re-reading because you already know a lot of the mystery so you see things differently - pick up on clues that you hadn't noticed before. I think I have re-read Life Expectancy 3 times or so - I start losing count at that point.

[J.S.]

Alex (Al) wrote: "Ohio. Don't tell me you live there too. Hopefully you live down south because up in the northwest it's so flat and boring."

Southwest, to be exact. The terrain is a bit lumpier here, and if I climbed a tree I would be able to see Kentucky from my house.

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

Yes, Christopher :-) you remember the ending correctly - I loved it. Have you read Cold Fire? Cold Fire, as I mentioned is my fourth favorite Koontz book and I highly recommend it. It has windmills in it!