Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz Biography

Dean Koontz (Dean Ray Koontz) was born on July 9th, 1945 and is currently 78 years old. Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, USA. Koontz attended Shippensburg State College where he received a B.A. English.

Dean Koontz (Dean Ray Koontz) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 88 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1968 with the novel Star Quest / Doom of the Green Planet. The most recently released novel was After Death which was released in 2023. There is an upcoming standalone novel entitled The Bad Weather Friend which is being released on January 23rd, 2024.

Dean Koontz has also written the Nameless series which has 12 books including In the Heart of the Fire and Photographing the Dead.

In 1988, Dean R. Koontz was nominated for the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for his service to the field. In 1989 he was nominated again this time for his writing.

Dean Koontz has made one appearance on Japan's prestigious Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list. In 1994, his novel Watchers was ranked #4 on the international list.

Dean Koontz Awards & Accolades

Koontz's books have won multiple awards, The Architecture of Fear won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1988. Saint Odd won the Goodreads Awards, Best Horror, in 2015. Watchers won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2019.

The following novels by Dean Koontz were also nominated for these awards:

• Strangers: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1987). World Fantasy Award, Novel (1987).
• Night Visions 4: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1988).
• Midnight: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (1989).
• Hideaway: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (1992).
• Fear Nothing: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (1998).
• Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Work for Young Readers (2004).
• Velocity: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Novel (2006).
• Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010).
• What the Night Knows: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2011).
• Odd Apocalypse: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2012).
• Deeply Odd: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2013).
• The City: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2014).

Dean Koontz Lists & Other Mentions

• Cold Fire was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1991.
• Hideaway was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1992.
• Dragon Tears was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1993.
• Sole Survivor was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1997.
• From the Corner of His Eye was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2001.
• One Door Away from Heaven was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2002.
• The Husband was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2006.
• Odd Hours was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2008.
• Relentless was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
• What the Night Knows was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2011.
• 77 Shadow Street was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2012.

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Austin D.

2 years ago

It’s hard to be a horror fan and not know the name Dean Koontz. His books are well paced, entertaining, and engaging.

His imagination is rather unique and his ability to tell a story is very enjoyable, skillfully mixing in humor into his books to nice effect.

Koontz also does an incredible job of illustrating the many ways that dogs are beloved creatures and should be treated as such.

Midnight and Watchers are probably his best books, with Intensity being a pretty captivating read as well. They are books I still go back to some decades after they were released, and have read many times.

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Edgar A.

2 years ago

Thank you for this book list of one of my favorite authors of all time. I have been following Dean Koontz for several years and have read practically everything he had ever written.

I find Koontz to be an incredible writer that can paint brilliant pictures with words and evoke deep emotions every time he puts pen to paper.

Gentle is the Angel of Death has for a long time been my favorite Koontz work. It harks back to the topic of the angel of death that has always elicited controversy, shock and attention. Right from the time I started reading of some angel of mercy that was offing ugly people, I knew I had hit a rich vein of what would become my favorite Koontz series.

My second favorite novel in the series is probably Zero in. I have to admit that I cried tears of triumph and sadness reading it and learning that it was the last in the series.

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Andrew M.

2 years ago

Dean Koontz is a famous and one of my favorite suspense authors up to date.
He is known worldwide because of his tales, characters, and adventures that cut through to the center of what it means to be human.
In Odd Thomas, Koontz crafts a likable and interesting character in Odd.
Odd has what he calls psychic magnetism that gives him a fun perspective on the supernatural shenanigans happening.
The debut is a well-organized and charismatic read for everyone.
Jane Hawk Series is also a thrilling story full of twists and suspense to keep you hooked to the end.
It’s no surprise that most of Dean Koontz’s books have been adapted into movies. I loved Black River film based on the novella and Odd Thomas based on the novel.

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Teddy B.

1 year ago

One of the most successful and celebrated authors of mystery, thriller, and science fiction stories, Dean Koontz’s work has served as an inspiration over the years.

I admire him a lot for achieving worldwide fame and popularity.

The Jane Hawk series penned by him is quite remarkable. It features a dashing new heroine in the form of an FBI agent named Jane Hawk.

Dean Koontz’s other novel series like Moonlight Bay, Odd Thomas, Nameless: Season One, etc., are also quite popular.

The long list of books of this author includes more than 105 novels, numerous short stories, as well as novellas. His success and popularity can be measured by the fact that more than 450 million printed copies of his books have been sold worldwide.

I have been blessed to have come across this wonderful author and hope to read many more exciting books of his in the years to come.

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Michael K.

1 year ago

Dean Koontz writes horror. That is probably the most surprising discovery of my year so far. Why have I always associated him with romance? I don’t get it. If I hear the name ‘Dean Koontz,’ my brain immediately jumps to romance. I can’t figure out what happened in my childhood to create that connection.

Fortunately, I now know better. Interestingly enough, I am a massive Stephen King fan, and now that I know of Koontz’s horror roots, I have suddenly noticed the thousands of threads on the internet comparing Koontz and King.

I won’t add my voice to that argument because I’m only two books into Koontz’s bibliography. I need to read at least a dozen of his novels to determine how he compares to Stephen King. But for the moment, I love the intensity Koontz injects into his stories.

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