Dean Koontz
Auteur de L'étrange Odd Thomas
A propos de l'auteur
Dean Koontz was born on July 9, 1945 in Everett, Pennsylvania. He received a degree in education from Shippensburg State College in 1967. A former high school English teacher as well as a teacher-counselor with the Appalachian Poverty Program, he began writing as a child to escape an ugly home life afficher plus caused by his alcoholic father. A prolific writer at a young age, he had sold a dozen novels by the age of 25. Early in his career, he wrote under numerous pen names including David Axton, Brian Coffey, K. R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Richard Paige, and Owen West. He is best known for the books written under his own name, many of which are bestsellers, including Midnight, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, Hideaway, The Husband, Odd Hours, 77 Shadow Street, Innocence, The City, Saint Odd, and The Silent Corner. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Dean Koontz
Christmas Is Good!: Trixie Treats & Holiday Wisdom (2005) — Directeur de publication; Dog — 79 exemplaires
The Frankenstein Series 5-Book Bundle: Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, City of Night, Dead and Alive, Lost Souls, The Dead… (2010) 44 exemplaires
The Snake Eaters: An Unlikely Band of Brothers and the Battle for the Soul of Iraq (2012) 33 exemplaires
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 2: City of Night 25 exemplaires
The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas / Forever Odd / Brother Odd / Odd Hours / Odd Apocalypse / Odd… (2016) 24 exemplaires
The Odd Thomas Series 4-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas / Forever Odd / Brother Odd / Odd Hours (2000) 23 exemplaires
Ride the Storm (Moonlight Bay #3) 13 exemplaires
Mountain Witness 12 exemplaires
Dean Koontz Thriller Novella Collection: Darkness Under the Sun, Demon Seed, The Moonlit Mind (2014) 8 exemplaires
Down in the Darkness 7 exemplaires
Dean Koontz's Sole survivor. pt. 1 6 exemplaires
Jane Hawk Thriller Series 5 Books Collection Set by Dean Koontz (Silent Corner, Whispering Room, Crooked Staircase,… (2019) 5 exemplaires
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein 4-Book Bundle: Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, City of Night, Dead and Alive, Lost Souls (2011) 5 exemplaires
Fremmede 1. del 4 exemplaires
Fremmede 2. del 4 exemplaires
Nameless 4 exemplaires
Mike Tucker und der Maya- Fries / ... alias Mike Tucker / Mike Tucker auf Tauchstation. (1988) 4 exemplaires
The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude,… (2014) 3 exemplaires
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein 4-book bundle Prodigal son, City of night, Dead and alive, Lost souls (2011) 3 exemplaires
The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas / Forever Odd / Brother Odd / Odd Hours / Odd Apocalypse / Odd… (2013) 3 exemplaires
VALUEPB(a) Koontz House of Thunder 3 exemplaires
The Bad Weather Friend 3 exemplaires
A Mouse In The Walls Of The Global Village 3 exemplaires
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son Vol. 1 #1 3 exemplaires
The Manager 3 exemplaires
De levende og de levende døde, Bind 2 3 exemplaires
Dark Rivers of the Heart / Door to December / Whispers / Eyes of Darkness / False Memory (1900) 3 exemplaires
Atrapados en el hielo 3 exemplaires
The Complete Odd Thomas Series 2 exemplaires
MIXED EUROPEAN DUMPBIN/SHRINKWRAP ONLY 2 exemplaires
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son Vol. 1 #3 2 exemplaires
Hogueras espectrales 2 exemplaires
Darkfall / Cold Fire / Lightning 2 exemplaires
THE MYSTERY OF HIS FLESH in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1970. (1970) 2 exemplaires
Shadowfires / By the Light of the Moon / The Door to December / The Face / Fear Nothing / Cold Fire (2017) 2 exemplaires
Rare Dean Koontz / MR MURDER First Edition 1993 2 exemplaires
In the Dark 2 exemplaires
Jumbo-10 il rinnegato 2 exemplaires
The Pig Society 2 exemplaires
Halloween Collection: By the Light of the Moon One door Away from Heaven Seize the Night 2 exemplaires
Dean Koontz Collection: The Good Guy, By the Light of the Moon, Hideaway, Fear Nothing (2011) 2 exemplaires
Dean Koont's Frankenstein Limited Edition Numbered 2 exemplaires
Frankenstein and Me 2 exemplaires
we three 2 exemplaires
CAMERA SOAPTELOR -SERIA JANE HAWK VOL2 1 exemplaire
Entre el amor y el miedo 1 exemplaire
SCARA STRAMBA- SERIA JANE HAWK VOL3 1 exemplaire
Caught Stealing (2004) 1 exemplaire
Bright Shiny Morning 1 exemplaire
Murder the Prophet 5 (Korean Edition) 1 exemplaire
Shock Wave 1 exemplaire
Blood canticle 1 exemplaire
The Silent Corner - A Novel of Suspense 1 exemplaire
Dragonfly 1 exemplaire
Dean Koontz 1 exemplaire
The Silent Comer 1 exemplaire
Dean Koontz 1 exemplaire
The Funhouse / The House of Thunder / Cold Fire / Shadowfires / Icebound / Winter Moon / The Face of Fear 1 exemplaire
Odd Thomas 1 – Odd Thomas 1 exemplaire
Legacy Of Terror 1 exemplaire
Dance With The Devil 1 exemplaire
Demon Child 1 exemplaire
Muse 1 exemplaire
Forbidden Door. The 1 exemplaire
Deadline 1 exemplaire
Fantastic Vol 17 #3 featuring A Darkness In My Soul 1 exemplaire
Susurros 1 exemplaire
The Bone Farm (Novella) 1 exemplaire
Rare -Dean R Koontz HELL'S GATE First edition 1970 Paperback Science Fiction Original (1970) 1 exemplaire
La autopista de la muerte 1 exemplaire
Ääniä yössä 1 exemplaire
Chase / Down in the Darkness 1 exemplaire
Shadow Fires 1 exemplaire
Dean Koontz omnibus : Dean R 1 exemplaire
Les Passagers 1 exemplaire
Kokoro no kuraki kawa 2 (心の昏き川 下) 1 exemplaire
El marido de la peluquera 1 exemplaire
The Sinless Child 1 exemplaire
Cursa 1 exemplaire
Incubi e visioni: L'uomo che amava le tenebre-Ombre di fuoco-In fondo alla notte (2009) 1 exemplaire
The Damned 1 exemplaire
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein 1 exemplaire
O Marido 1 exemplaire
Kokoro no kuraki kawa 1 (心の昏き川 上) 1 exemplaire
Koontz's 4-book JANE HAWK Series -- Silent Corner / Whispering Room / Crooked Staircase / Forbidden Door (2017) 1 exemplaire
Autograph, (S.F. Writer/Horror Writer), A.N. S. (2) 1 exemplaire
A Flash of Green 1 exemplaire
Abisso - Il romanzo della profezia 1 exemplaire
Koontz, Dean (Jane Hawk, 5) 1 exemplaire
Darness Comes 1 exemplaire
Where the Beast Runs 1 exemplaire
Cosmic Sin [short story] 1 exemplaire
Nameless: Season Two (6 Book Series) 1 exemplaire
The Girl Psychologically ͏Troubled: A completely ͏gripping psychological suspense thriller with a shocking twist 1 exemplaire
The Undercity [short fiction] 1 exemplaire
Hideaway / Lightning 1 exemplaire
Life Expectancy / The Darkest Evening of the Year 1 exemplaire
3 Novel Set 1 exemplaire
SET OF FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS: by author Dean Koontz - / The Door to December / The Face of Fear / The Taking / Winter… 1 exemplaire
Website 1 exemplaire
Dean Koontz Collection: Midnight / Strange Highways / Fear Nothing / The Darkest Evening of the Year / Chase / Brother… (2012) 1 exemplaire
Mr. Murder/Intensity/The Bad Place/The Good Guy/Dragon Tears/False Memory (6 Books) (2007) 1 exemplaire
The Pace 1 exemplaire
Forever Odd / Strangers / The House of Thunder / The Mask / The Sole Survivor / Dragon Tears / The Key to Midnight /… 1 exemplaire
Black House 1 exemplaire
Red Dog Bait 1 exemplaire
The Art of Detection 1 exemplaire
Set of 5 HARDCOVER Odd Thomas Books: Odd Thomas, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Forever Odd, Odd Apocalyse (Odd Thomas) (1971) 1 exemplaire
Kisa Acilan Kapi 1 exemplaire
Parlor Trick 1 exemplaire
Лошо място, книга 2 1 exemplaire
Fear of Falling 1 exemplaire
In the heat of the fire #1 1 exemplaire
Odd Interluder #1 1 exemplaire
Winter Moon by Koontz, Dean (1994) Paperback 1 exemplaire
Phantoms Publisher: Berkley 1 exemplaire
Jane Hawk Novels by Dean Koontz, 5-Book Set 1 exemplaire
FRANKENSTEIN - O FILHO PRODIGO 1 exemplaire
Jonah und die Stadt: Thriller 1 exemplaire
Hannibal / The Eye of the Storm / Night Chills / The Servants of Twilight / Under the Lake 1 exemplaire
Alucinogenia 1 exemplaire
Čuvari 1 exemplaire
Innocence[INNOCENCE NEW/E][Hardcover] 1 exemplaire
Bliss to You 1 exemplaire
Nameless: Season One 1 exemplaire
L'uomo che amava le tenebre - Prima Edizione 1 exemplaire
False Memory / Intensity / The Husband 1 exemplaire
Devoção 1 exemplaire
Rare Antique CROOKED STAIRCASE Dean Koontz SIGNED 1st Edition First Printing MYSTERY Thriller 1 exemplaire
Sălașul răului 1 exemplaire
Hogueras espectrales 1 exemplaire
Intrusos 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associés
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 3: Supermen (1948) — Contributeur — 122 exemplaires
Children of Infinity: Original Science Fiction Stories for Young Readers (1973) — Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1970, Vol. 39, No. 1 (1970) — Contributeur — 17 exemplaires
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: Under Orders / The Husband / Scared to Live / Orbit (2007) 15 exemplaires
Flame Tree Planet;: An anthology of religious science fantasy (1973) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes: A Panorama of Science Fiction (1973) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Kauhupokkari 1 — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Great Mysteries Great Writers: Lucky Day / Trapped / Pastime / Snagged / Dealer's Choice (1994) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Det Bästas Bokval (1996) vol 190 : Mannen som kunde tala med hästar; Isfällan; Avslöjandet — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Kirjavaliot - Sateentekijä (The rainmaker)/ Jään kahleissa (Icebound) / Hiljaiset sillat (The bridges of Madison… (1997) 1 exemplaire
Readers Digest Select Editions (The Final Judgement, Icebound, That Camden Summer, Wildfire) (1997) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Koontz, Dean Ray
- Autre(s) nom(s)
- Coffey, Brian
Nichols, Leigh
West, Owen
Wolfe, Aaron
Allan, W.H.
Axton, David (tout afficher 11)
Dwyer, Deanna
Dwyer, K.R.
Hill, John
North, Anthony
Paige, Richard - Date de naissance
- 1945-07-09
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Etats-Unis
- Lieu de naissance
- Everett, Pennsylvanie, Etats-Unis
- Lieux de résidence
- Newport Beach, California, USA
- Études
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (1967)
- Professions
- author
- Organisations
- Canine Companions for Independence
- Prix et distinctions
- World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (1996)
- Courte biographie
- Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with 14 hardcovers and 16 paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels, a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 450 million copies of his work.
Koontz was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania, the son of Florence (née Logue) and Raymond Koontz. He has said that he was regularly beaten and abused by his alcoholic father, which influenced his later writing, as also did the courage of his physically diminutive mother in standing up to her husband. In his senior year at Shippensburg State College, he won a fiction competition sponsored by Atlantic Monthly magazine. After graduation in 1967, he went to work as an English teacher at Mechanicsburg High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, Koontz worked for the Appalachian Poverty Program, a federally funded initiative designed to help poor children. In a 1996 interview with Reason magazine, he said that while the program sounded "very noble and wonderful, ... in reality, it was a dumping ground for violent children ... and most of the funding ended up 'disappearing somewhere.'" This experience greatly shaped Koontz's political outlook. In his book, The Dean Koontz Companion, he recalled that he
"... realized that most of these programs are not meant to help anyone, merely to control people and make them dependent. I was forced to reconsider everything I'd once believed. I developed a profound distrust of government regardless of the philosophy of the people in power. I remained a liberal on civil-rights issues, became a conservative on defense, and a semi-libertarian on all other matters."
Membres
Discussions
Two genetically modified dogs, one good the other bad à Name that Book (Juillet 2016)
The Funhouse by Dean Koontz à Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (Janvier 2011)
Dean Koontz... not too popular with serious horror fans? à Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (Janvier 2008)
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