Dean Koontz
Autore di Odd Thomas
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
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Opere di Dean Koontz
The Frankenstein Series 5-Book Bundle: Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, City of Night, Dead and Alive, Lost Souls, The Dead… (2010) 44 copie
The Complete Odd Thomas 8-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas / Forever Odd / Brother Odd / Odd Hours / Odd Apocalypse / Odd… (2016) 25 copie
The Odd Thomas Series 4-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas / Forever Odd / Brother Odd / Odd Hours (2000) 23 copie
Mountain Witness 16 copie
Ride the Storm (Moonlight Bay #3) 13 copie
Dean Koontz Thriller Novella Collection: Darkness Under the Sun, Demon Seed, The Moonlit Mind (2014) 8 copie
Down in the Darkness 7 copie
Jane Hawk Thriller Series 5 Books Collection Set by Dean Koontz (Silent Corner, Whispering Room, Crooked Staircase,… (2019) 5 copie
Nameless 5 copie
Mike Tucker und der Maya- Fries / ... alias Mike Tucker / Mike Tucker auf Tauchstation. (1988) 5 copie
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein 4-Book Bundle: Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, City of Night, Dead and Alive, Lost Souls (2011) 5 copie
Fremmede 1. del 4 copie
Fremmede 2. del 4 copie
The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude,… (2014) 3 copie
The Odd Thomas Series 6-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas / Forever Odd / Brother Odd / Odd Hours / Odd Apocalypse / Odd… (2013) 3 copie
Atrapados en el hielo 3 copie
The Manager 3 copie
Dark Rivers of the Heart / Door to December / Whispers / Eyes of Darkness / False Memory (1900) 3 copie
Nattens Ögon 2 copie
The Pig Society 2 copie
Jumbo-10 il rinnegato 2 copie
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein 4-book bundle Prodigal son, City of night, Dead and alive, Lost souls (2011) 2 copie
we three 2 copie
In the heat of the fire #1 2 copie
The Complete Odd Thomas Series 2 copie
Frankenstein and Me 2 copie
Darkfall / Cold Fire / Lightning 2 copie
Dean Koontz Collection: The Good Guy, By the Light of the Moon, Hideaway, Fear Nothing (2011) 2 copie
Shadowfires / By the Light of the Moon / The Door to December / The Face / Fear Nothing / Cold Fire (2017) 2 copie
Hogueras espectrales 2 copie
In the Dark 2 copie
Dean Koontz Collection: Midnight / Strange Highways / Fear Nothing / The Darkest Evening of the Year / Chase / Brother… (2012) 2 copie
Dance With The Devil 1 copia
Legacy Of Terror 1 copia
Chase / Down in the Darkness 1 copia
Muse 1 copia
Dean Koontz omnibus : Dean R 1 copia
Demon Child 1 copia
Dragonfly 1 copia
Susurros 1 copia
Dean Koontz 1 copia
Entre el amor y el miedo 1 copia
Caught Stealing (2004) 1 copia
Bright Shiny Morning 1 copia
Shock Wave 1 copia
Blood canticle 1 copia
Dean Koontz 1 copia
Deadline 1 copia
Odd Thomas 1 – Odd Thomas 1 copia
Forbidden Door. The 1 copia
The Silent Comer 1 copia
Shadow Fires 1 copia
Ääniä yössä 1 copia
La autopista de la muerte 1 copia
Rare -Dean R Koontz HELL'S GATE First edition 1970 Paperback Science Fiction Original (1970) 1 copia
Sălașul răului 1 copia
Les Passagers 1 copia
The Art of Detection 1 copia
Cursa 1 copia
The Sinless Child 1 copia
The Damned 1 copia
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein 1 copia
A Flash of Green 1 copia
Koontz, Dean (Jane Hawk, 5) 1 copia
Darness Comes 1 copia
Where the Beast Runs 1 copia
Cosmic Sin [short story] 1 copia
El marido de la peluquera 1 copia
Koontz's 4-book JANE HAWK Series -- Silent Corner / Whispering Room / Crooked Staircase / Forbidden Door (2017) 1 copia
Set of 5 HARDCOVER Odd Thomas Books: Odd Thomas, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Forever Odd, Odd Apocalyse (Odd Thomas) (1971) 1 copia
The Undercity [short fiction] 1 copia
3 Novel Set 1 copia
Hideaway / Lightning 1 copia
Website 1 copia
The Pace 1 copia
Black House 1 copia
Red Dog Bait 1 copia
Ο Παράξενος Αδελφός 1 copia
Odd Interluder #1 1 copia
Phantoms Publisher: Berkley 1 copia
Rare Dean Koontz / THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR Signed 1st Edition 2007 [Hardcover] Koontz, Dean 1 copia
Jane Hawk Thriller Series 5 Books Collection Set - The Silent Corner, The Whispering Room, The Crooked Staircase, The… (2020) 1 copia
Лошо място, книга 2 1 copia
Father's Day 1 copia
Rare Dean Koontz / FROM THE CORNER OF HIS EYE Signed 1st Edition 2000 [Hardcover] Koontz, Dean 1 copia
Alucinogenia 1 copia
Čuvari 1 copia
Bay Katil 1 copia
Bone Yard 1 copia
Fear of Falling 1 copia
Parlor Trick 1 copia
Nameless: Season One 1 copia
Devoção 1 copia
Kisa Acilan Kapi 1 copia
Hogueras espectrales 1 copia
Intrusos 1 copia
Rare Antique CROOKED STAIRCASE Dean Koontz SIGNED 1st Edition First Printing MYSTERY Thriller 1 copia
Bliss to You 1 copia
O Marido 1 copia
Opere correlate
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 3: Supermen (1948) — Collaboratore — 123 copie
Children of Infinity: Original Science Fiction Stories for Young Readers (1973) — Collaboratore — 44 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1970, Vol. 39, No. 1 (1970) — Collaboratore — 17 copie
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: Under Orders / The Husband / Scared to Live / Orbit (2007) 15 copie
Kauhupokkari 1 — Collaboratore — 11 copie
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes: A Panorama of Science Fiction (1973) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
Livros Condensados: Sombras Sobre a Babilónia | O Caso do Bébé Brett | À Deriva no Árctico | O Regresso da… — Autore — 5 copie
Great Mysteries Great Writers: Lucky Day / Trapped / Pastime / Snagged / Dealer's Choice (1994) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Det Bästas Bokval (1996) vol 190 : Mannen som kunde tala med hästar; Isfällan; Avslöjandet — Autore — 2 copie
Nathan's vlucht; Schaduw van hoop; IJskerker; Nella — Autore — 1 copia
Kirjavaliot - Sateentekijä (The rainmaker)/ Jään kahleissa (Icebound) / Hiljaiset sillat (The bridges of Madison… (1997) 1 copia
Readers Digest Select Editions (The Final Judgement, Icebound, That Camden Summer, Wildfire) (1997) — Autore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Koontz, Dean Ray
- Altri nomi
- Coffey, Brian
Nichols, Leigh
West, Owen
Wolfe, Aaron
Allan, W.H.
Axton, David (mostra tutto 12)
Dwyer, Deanna
Dwyer, K.R.
Hill, John
North, Anthony
Paige, Richard
Axton, David - Data di nascita
- 1945-07-09
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Everett, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Newport Beach, California, USA
- Istruzione
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (1967)
- Attività lavorative
- author
- Organizzazioni
- Canine Companions for Independence
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (1996)
- Breve biografia
- 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."
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Discussioni
Found: Disaster/end of the world in Name that Book (Febbraio 27)
Two genetically modified dogs, one good the other bad in Name that Book (Luglio 2016)
The Funhouse by Dean Koontz in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (Gennaio 2011)
Dean Koontz... not too popular with serious horror fans? in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (Gennaio 2008)
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- Utenti
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- Popolarità
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- Voto
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- ISBN
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- Lingue
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