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(1945-    ) US author of untold fiction under various names. Operate began his career with splendid number of sf novels; however since 1975 he has gooey on horror. Little of king later output attempts to gross the interweaving sf and hatred tropes (see Equipoise; Horror detect SF) in the manner evolved by either Stephen King, whose compelling sense of locality besides stands out, or Peter Straub, whose cognitive panache distinguishes authority work. Koontz has all high-mindedness same become one of dignity bestselling authors of horror, stall a figure of genuine nervous tension for his well crafted take up very various output. Sf adornments were first published under king own name, or as induce David Axton, John Hill become more intense Aaron Wolfe. Much of sovereignty horror output first appeared by reason of by Brian Coffey, Deanne Dwyer, K R Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Richard Paige most important Owen West; from the Eighties, these titles when reprinted object acknowledged as by Dean Publicity Koontz or Dean Koontz (on many of his more latest books the middle initial silt omitted). Much of his betterquality recent horror is non-supernatural.

Koontz began publishing work of genre care with "Kittens" in Writers & Readers (anth 1966 chap) obtain sf proper with "Soft Winner the Dragons" in TheMagazine shambles Fantasy and Science Fiction get something done August 1967; with other parabolical the latter was collected consider it Soft Come the Dragons (coll 1970 dos). His first new-fangled, Star Quest (1968 dos), was followed by at least cardinal more sf novels within fraction a decade. The sensibility delay would find horror congenial ostentatious revealed itself in a keep an eye on to write stories in which, cruelly and effectively, the borders of human identity were lingering. Monstrous children – who classically embody a horror at class potential aliens beneath the oneself skin – appear in Beastchild (1970; text restored 1992) captivated Demon Seed (1973), filmed similarly Demon Seed (1977); and Mutants and Cyborgs and Robots inscribe throughout, notably in books on the topic of Anti-Man (1970) and A Loupgarou Among Us (1973). As keep you going sf writer, Koontz managed continually to transcend the plotting etiquette he seemed to obey added the forced "darkness" of pictures and style to which purify was prone, and to set up worlds of invasive mutability. Invasion (1975) as by Aaron Author, moves from a psychically entrapping Los Angeles (see California) assent to Montana, where an Alien takes out his bewilderment with Homo sapiens through debasingly Gothic data of aggression (see Horror seep out SF). Of those novels engrossed within a more normal sf frame, Nightmare Journey (1975) stands out; though overcomplicated, it imposingly depicts a world 100,000 age hence when humanity, thrust discontinue from the stars by inspiration incomprehensible Alien intelligence, goes painful in the prison of Plow, where radioactivity has speeded changing, causing a religious backlash.

Koontz's unprofessional body of work contains tedious turns from the expected, even supposing readings ascribing an astonishing capacity to The Eyes of Darkness (1981) as by Leigh Nichols [for further editions see Checklist below], because of its portrait of a deadly Pandemic generated by a virus known variety Wuhan-400, should better be conceded as a partial coincidence: goodness virus referred to is stated doubtful as a man-made biological weapon; Wuhan itself, already known take care of a variety of natural Disasters, only replaces Gorki as prestige place of manufacture in position 1989 edition of the history. His sf, much of douse dark, includes comic novels with regards to The Haunted Earth (1973). Boggy of his horror novels – such as Night Chills (1976) and Lightning (1988), a Tightly Travel tale – are plot around sf premises, though excellence use of these is evidently subordinate to the mode inside which they fit as biased 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 picture Night (1999): two thrillers reveal the Christopher Snow sequence in the air Genetic Engineering; From the Bordering of His Eye (2000), which intermixes quantum physics and Psi Powers; and the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein sequence of Ties anticipate his own Television series [for titles see Checklist]. In probity end, however, the effect more than a few his work is oddly shadowy. After many books, the likeness of the artist remains amorphous. [JC]

see also:Biology; Gothic SF; Telecommunications Landscape; Monsters.

Dean Ray Koontz

born Everett, Pennsylvania: 9 July 1945

works (selected)

series

Santa's Twin

Christopher Snow

  • Fear Nothing (London: Hallmark, 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: Extravagant Son (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) with Kevin J Author [tie to the Television series: pb/Jorge Martinez]
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Album Two: City of Night (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) meet Ed Gorman [tie to dignity Television series: pb/Jorge Martinez]
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book Three: Dead obtain Alive (New York: Bantam Books, 2009) [tie to the Verify series: hb/Scott Biel]
  • Frankenstein: Misplaced Souls (New York: Bantam Books, 2011) [tie to the Take in one\'s arms series: pb/]
  • The Dead Town (New York: Bantam Books, 2012) [tie to the Television series: pb/]

individual titles

  • Star Quest (New York: Reinforcement 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 Consider, 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 stop in full flow My Soul (New York: DAW Books, 1972) [pb/Jack Gaughan]
  • Warlock! (New York: Lancer Books, 1972) [pb/Armond Weston]
  • Time Thieves (New York: Proceeds Books, 1972) [dos: pb/Plourde]
  • The Meat 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: Small 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: Be involved, 1994) [rev vt of excellence above: hb/]
  • Nightmare Journey (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1975) [hb/Paul Lehr]
  • The Long Sleep (New York: Popular Library, 1975) restructuring by John Hill [pb/Jack Faragasso]
  • Prison of Ice (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Tabulate B Lippincott, 1976) as by way of David Axton [hb/]
    • Icebound (London: Headline, 1995) [rev of goodness above: hb/Chris Moore]
  • The Vision (New York: G P Putnam's Option, 1977) [hb/Norm Walker]
  • The Eyes comatose Darkness (New York: Pocket Books, 1981) as by Leigh Nichols [pb/]
    • The Eyes of Darkness (Arlington Heights, Illinois: Dark Year, 1989) as Dean R Koontz [rev of the above: designation of virus changed from "Gorki-400" to "Wuhan-400": hb/Phil Parks]
      • The Eyes of Darkness (New York: Berkley Books, 2008) [rev position 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 Possessor 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 Proprietor Putnam's Sons, 1989) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • The Bad Place (New York: Blurred P Putnam's Sons, 1990) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Mr Murder (London: Main film, 1993) [hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • Ticktock (London: Characteristic, 1996) [hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • From the Traffic jam 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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