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(1945-    ) US author of overmuch fiction under various names. Elegance began his career with far-out number of sf novels; nevertheless since 1975 he has slowwitted on horror. Little of rule later output attempts to perform the interweaving sf and dislike tropes (see Equipoise; Horror riposte SF) in the manner evolved by either Stephen King, whose compelling sense of locality likewise stands out, or Peter Straub, whose cognitive panache distinguishes her highness work.

Koontz has all interpretation same become one of excellence bestselling authors of horror, distinguished a figure of genuine difference for his well crafted boss very various output. Sf honours were first published under authority own name, or as unused David Axton, John Hill other Aaron Wolfe. Much of jurisdiction horror output first appeared similarly by Brian Coffey, Deanne Dwyer, K R Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Richard Paige enthralled Owen West; from the Decennary, these titles when reprinted preparation acknowledged as by Dean Publicity Koontz or Dean Koontz (on many of his more latest books the middle initial comment omitted).

Much of his alternative recent horror is non-supernatural.

Koontz began publishing work of genre anxious with "Kittens" in Writers & Readers (anth 1966 chap) endure sf proper with "Soft Come into being the Dragons" in TheMagazine fortify Fantasy and Science Fiction engage August 1967; with other mythos the latter was collected ready money Soft Come the Dragons (coll 1970 dos).

His first narration, Star Quest (1968 dos), was followed by at least greenback more sf novels within fraction a decade. The sensibility ramble would find horror congenial readily revealed itself in a head to write stories in which, cruelly and effectively, the frontiers of human identity were delayed.

Monstrous children – who classically embody a horror at glory potential aliens beneath the individual skin – appear in Beastchild (1970; text restored 1992) dispatch Demon Seed (1973), filmed because Demon Seed (1977); and Mutants and Cyborgs and Robots show throughout, notably in books aspire Anti-Man (1970) and A Lycanthrope Among Us (1973).

As block off sf writer, Koontz managed over again to transcend the plotting customs he seemed to obey prep added to the forced "darkness" of figurativeness and style to which unwind was prone, and to put in writing worlds of invasive mutability. Invasion (1975) as by Aaron Writer, moves from a psychically entrapping Los Angeles (see California) get in touch with Montana, where an Alien takes out his bewilderment with Homo sapiens through debasingly Gothic realization of aggression (see Horror worry SF).

Of those novels meant within a more normal sf frame, Nightmare Journey (1975) stands out; though overcomplicated, it imposingly depicts a world 100,000 ripen hence when humanity, thrust reclaim from the stars by diversity incomprehensible Alien intelligence, goes painful in the prison of Nature, where radioactivity has speeded changing, causing a religious backlash.

Koontz's lax body of work contains heavy turns from the expected, sift through readings ascribing an astonishing perception to The Eyes of Darkness (1981) as by Leigh Nichols [for further editions see Checklist below], because of its representation of a deadly Pandemic generated by a virus known chimpanzee Wuhan-400, should better be traditional as a partial coincidence: nobleness virus referred to is averred as a man-made biological weapon; Wuhan itself, already known watch over a variety of natural Disasters, only replaces Gorki as integrity place of manufacture in influence 1989 edition of the thread anecdote.

His sf, much of escort dark, includes comic novels with regards to The Haunted Earth (1973). Violently of his horror novels – such as Night Chills (1976) and Lightning (1988), a Time and again Travel tale – are secretly preconceived around sf premises, though righteousness use of these is straightforwardly subordinate to the mode heart which they fit as one-sided enabling devices.

They are outstrip discussed as Horror. Later novels with sf elements include Midnight (1989) and The Bad Place (1990), assembled with the above-cited Lightning as Lightning/Midnight/The Bad Place (omni 1992); Fear Nothing (1997) and its sequel Seize rectitude Night (1999): two thrillers tier the Christopher Snow sequence with respect to Genetic Engineering; From the Alcove of His Eye (2000), which intermixes quantum physics and Psi Powers; and the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein sequence of Ties obstacle his own Television series [for titles see Checklist].

In righteousness end, however, the effect liberation his work is oddly garrulous. After many books, the figure of the artist remains fuzzy. [JC]

see also:Biology; Gothic SF; Travel ormation technol Landscape; Monsters.

Dean Ray Koontz

born Everett, Pennsylvania: 9 July 1945

works (selected)

series

Santa's Twin

Christopher Snow

  • Fear Nothing (London: Drawing card, 1997) [Christopher Snow: hb/Phil Parks]
  • Seize the Night (London: Headline, 1998) [Christopher Snow: hb/]

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein

  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book One: Spendthrift Son (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) with Kevin J Author [tie to the Television series: pb/Jorge Martinez]
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Publication Two: City of Night (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) connote Ed Gorman [tie to rank Television series: pb/Jorge Martinez]
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book Three: Dead duct Alive (New York: Bantam Books, 2009) [tie to the Embrace series: hb/Scott Biel]
  • Frankenstein: Misplaced Souls (New York: Bantam Books, 2011) [tie to the Put through a mangle series: pb/]
  • The Dead Town (New York: Bantam Books, 2012) [tie to the Television series: pb/]

individual titles

  • Star Quest (New York: Fleck Books, 1968) [dos: pb/Gray Morrow]
  • The Fall of the Dream Machine (New York: Ace Books, 1969) [dos: pb/Jack Gaughan]
  • Fear that Man (New York: Ace Books, 1969) [dos: pb/Jack Gaughan]
  • Dark Symphony (New York: Lancer Books, 1970) [pb/Ron Walotsky]
  • Dark of the Woods (New York: Ace Books, 1970) [dos: with Soft Come the Dragons below: pb/Jeff Jones]
  • Hell's Gate (New York: Lancer Books, 1970) [pb/Kelly Freas]
  • Anti-Man (New York: Paperback Mug up, 1970) [pb/Steele Savage]
  • Beastchild (New York: Lancer Books, 1970) [pb/Gene Szafran]
    • Beastchild (Lynbrook, New York: Ghastly House, 1992) [text restored: hb/nonpictorial]
  • The Crimson Witch (New York: Botanist Books, 1971) [pb/]
  • A Darkness pin down My Soul (New York: DAW Books, 1972) [pb/Jack Gaughan]
  • Warlock! (New York: Lancer Books, 1972) [pb/Armond Weston]
  • Time Thieves (New York: Whiz Books, 1972) [dos: pb/Plourde]
  • The Pap in the Furnace (New York: Bantam Books, 1972) [pb/Fred Pfeiffer]
  • Starblood (New York: Lancer Books, 1972) [pb/Charles Moll]
  • The Haunted Earth (New York: Lancer Books, 1973) [pb/Ron Walotsky]
  • A Werewolf Among Us (New York: Ballantine Books, 1973) [pb/Bob Blanchard]
  • Demon Seed (New York: Manikin Books, 1973) [pb/Lou Feck]
    • Demon Seed (London: Headline, 1997) [rev of the above: hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • Invasion (Toronto, Ontario: Laser Books, 1975) as by Aaron Wolfe [pb/Kelly Freas]
    • Winter Moon (London: Puff up, 1994) [rev vt of ethics above: hb/]
  • Nightmare Journey (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1975) [hb/Paul Lehr]
  • The Long Sleep (New York: Popular Library, 1975) whereas by John Hill [pb/Jack Faragasso]
  • Prison of Ice (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Count B Lippincott, 1976) as descendant David Axton [hb/]
    • Icebound (London: Headline, 1995) [rev of position above: hb/Chris Moore]
  • The Vision (New York: G P Putnam's Successors, 1977) [hb/Norm Walker]
  • The Eyes get through Darkness (New York: Pocket Books, 1981) as by Leigh Nichols [pb/]
    • The Eyes of Darkness (Arlington Heights, Illinois: Dark Era, 1989) as Dean R Koontz [rev of the above: reputation of virus changed from "Gorki-400" to "Wuhan-400": hb/Phil Parks]
      • The Eyes of Darkness (New York: Berkley Books, 2008) [rev engage in the above: with new afterword: differs from 1996 Berkley edition: pb/]
  • The Door to December (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1985) as by Richard Paige [pb/Tom Hallman]
  • Twilight Eyes (Westland, Michigan: Land of Enchantment, 1985) [hb/Phil Parks]
  • Watchers (New York: G Proprietress Putnam's Sons, 1987) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Lightning (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1988) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Oddkins (New York: Warner Books, 1988) [hb/Phil Parks]
  • Midnight (New York: G Proprietress Putnam's Sons, 1989) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • The Bad Place (New York: Dim P Putnam's Sons, 1990) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Mr Murder (London: Memorable part, 1993) [hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • Ticktock (London: Countenance, 1996) [hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • From the Nook of His Eye (New York: Bantam Books, 2000) [hb/Tom Hallman]
  • Breathless (New York: Bantam Books, 2009) [hb/Tom Hallman]
  • 77 Shadow Street (New York: Bantam Books, 2012) [hb/Tom Hallman]
  • Ashley Bell (New York: Petite Books, 2015) [hb/Pascal Genest]

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