Dean Ray Koontz came into this world, July 9, 1945 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. He says his family was very poor and his father was a drunkard and womanizer media. The house was lived in a hut with four small rooms and a tar paper roof.
In 1967, Dean graduated from Shippensburg University with a degree in English. He married Gerda, his early love of the same year. They decided to have no children.
Dean took a job with the Appalachian Poverty Program, tutoring andCounseling underprivileged children. His love for writing was always with him, so he continued to write after work and on weekends. His first published work, "Star Quest" was a science fiction novel.
Dean had worked for about 18 months in a high school English teacher, as his wife, Gerda, made a proposal. Got a job in a shoe factory and offered to help the family for five years so that I focus on his writing career. After five years, quit her job and Gerdatends to the business side of writing Dean.
Dean has also written under this pseudonym: WH Allan, David Axton, Brian Coffey, Deanna Dwyer, KR Dwyer, John Hill, Aaron Wolf, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Richard Owen and Paige West. He says he did so because he believes that publishers, because to write in different genres, could end up alienating his audience.
Dean had written several books of fiction, first tried his hand at thrillers tension. He says:"Serene ... The beautifully decorated, cozy room contains an impressive array of fearsome weapons, even if you have the latent talent of manslaughter." Dean has also graphic novels, wrote short stories, essays and books. Some of his books were inspired by his beloved Golden Retriever, Trixie.
Dean was "a masterful writer and an odd character." He is a writer who has the extraordinary ability to create a safe and comfortable in pure againHorror.
Most of the novels of Dean are in and around Los Angeles. Many of his books were filmed, and talk of the novel "Odd Thomas", made into a TV mini-series.
Dean and Gerda, in their home in southern California.
Books by Dean Koontz:
Series:
Tucker (as Brian Coffey)
Blood Risk (1973)
Surrounded (1974)
The Wall of Masks (1975)
Moonlight Bay:
Fear Nothing (1997)
Seize the Night (1998)
OddThomas:
Odd Thomas (2003)
Forever Odd (2005)
Brother Odd (2006)
Odd Hours (2008)
In Odd We Trust (2008) (with Queenie Chan)
Stand-alone novels:
Star Quest (1968)
The Fall of the Dream Machine (1969)
The fear that man (1969)
Anti-Man (1970)
Baby Beast (1970)
The Dark Symphony (1970)
Hell's Gate (1970)
The Crimson Witch (1971)
Demon Child (1971) (as Deanna Dwyer)
Legacy of Terror (1971) (as Deanna Dwyer)
A darkness in my soul(1972)
The meat in the oven (1972)
Blood Star (1972)
Warlock (1972)
Children of the Storm (1972) (as Deanna Dwyer)
Summer of Darkness (1972) (as Deanna Dwyer)
Chase (1972) (as KR Dwyer)
Dance with the Devil (1972) (as Deanna Dwyer)
The Haunted Earth (1973) (as Deanna Dwyer)
A Werewolf Among Us (1973)
Hanging On (1973)
Demon Seed (1973)
Shattered (1973)
1974 After the last race ()
Dragonfly (1974) (as KR Dwyer)
Nightmare Journey(1975)
Invasion (1975) (as Aaron Wolfe)
The long sleep (1975) (as John Hill)
Night Chills (1976)
Prisoner of Ice (1976) (as David Axton)
Thief of Time (1977)
The Vision (1977)
The Face of Fear (1977) (as KR Dwyer)
The Key to Midnight (1979) (as Leigh Nichols)
Whispers (1980)
The Voice of the Night (1980) (as Brian Coffey)
The Funhouse (1980) (as Owen West)
The Eyes of Darkness (1981) (as Leigh Nichols)
The Mask (1981) (Owen West)
Homeof Thunder (1982) (as Leigh Nichols)
Darkness Comes (1983)
Phantoms (1983)
The Servants of Twilight (1984) (as Leigh Nichols)
The door of September (1985) (as Richard Paige)
Twilight Eyes (1985)
Strangers (1986)
Watchers (1987)
Fire Shadow (1987) (as Leigh Nichols)
Lightening (1988)
Oddkins (1988)
Midnight (1989)
The Bad Place (1989)
Cold Fire (1991)
Hideaway (1991)
Dragon Tears (1992)
Mr. Murder (1993)
Winter Moon1993)
Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994)
Intensity (1995)
Tick Tock (1995)
Santa's Twin (1996)
Sole Survivor (1997)
False Memory (1999)
2000 From the perspective of the eye ()
One Door Away From Heaven (2001)
2002 Moonlight ()
The Face (2003)
Life expectancy (2004)
The Abduction (2004)
Robot Santa: The new adventures of Santa's Twin (2004)
Velocity (2005)
Her husband (2006)
Good boy (2007)
Darkest evening of theYear (2007)
Your Heart Belongs to Me (2008)
Relentless (2009)
Breathless (2009)
Picture books:
Trixie, who is Dragon (2009)
Trixie and Jinx (2010)
Graphic Novels:
Trapped (1993) (with Ed Gorman)
Nevermore (2009) (with Keith Champagne)
Non Fiction:
How to Write Best Selling Fiction (1981)
Writing popular fiction (1992)
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life (2008) (with Trixie Koontz)
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog(2009)
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