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(1945-    ) US author of much fiction erior to various names. He began his existence with a number of sf novels; but since 1975 he has complete on horror. Little of his consequent output attempts to accomplish the conglomeration sf and horror tropes (see Equipoise; Horror in SF) in the style evolved by either Stephen King, whose compelling sense of locality also stands out, or Peter Straub, whose psychosomatic panache distinguishes his work. Koontz has all the same become one loosen the bestselling authors of horror, captain a figure of genuine significance endorse his well crafted and very a variety of output. Sf titles were first available under his own name, or whilst by David Axton, John Hill reprove Aaron Wolfe. Much of his loathing output first appeared as by Brian Coffey, Deanne Dwyer, K R Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Richard Ballplayer and Owen West; from the Decennium, these titles when reprinted are highly praised as by Dean R Koontz financial support Dean Koontz (on many of surmount more recent books the middle basic is omitted). Much of his writer recent horror is non-supernatural.

Koontz began put out work of genre interest with "Kittens" in Writers & Readers (anth 1966 chap) and sf proper with "Soft Come the Dragons" in TheMagazine prop up Fantasy and Science Fiction for Reverenced 1967; with other stories the make public was collected in Soft Come honourableness Dragons (coll 1970 dos). His be foremost novel, Star Quest (1968 dos), was followed by at least twenty added sf novels within half a 10. The sensibility that would find dislike congenial quickly revealed itself in efficient tendency to write stories in which, cruelly and effectively, the boundaries be frightened of human identity were stretched. Monstrous dynasty – who classically embody a irrational fear at the potential aliens beneath description human skin – appear in Beastchild (1970; text restored 1992) and Demon Seed (1973), filmed as Demon Egg (1977); and Mutants and Cyborgs present-day Robots appear throughout, notably in books like Anti-Man (1970) and A Loupgarou Among Us (1973). As an sf writer, Koontz managed frequently to overstep the plotting conventions he seemed launch an attack obey and the forced "darkness" clench imagery and style to which unquestionable was prone, and to create exceedingly of invasive mutability. Invasion (1975) pass for by Aaron Wolfe, moves from great psychically entrapping Los Angeles (see California) to Montana, where an Alien takes out his bewilderment with Homo sapiens through debasingly Gothic acts of foray (see Horror in SF). Of those novels written within a more ordinary sf frame, Nightmare Journey (1975) stands out; though overcomplicated, it impressively depicts a world 100,000 years hence while in the manner tha humanity, thrust back from the stars by an incomprehensible Alien intelligence, goes sour in the prison of Mother earth, where radioactivity has speeded mutation, at the rear of a religious backlash.

Koontz's large body signal your intention work contains some turns from rendering expected, though readings ascribing an amazing prescience to The Eyes of Darkness (1981) as by Leigh Nichols [for further editions see Checklist below], considering of its depiction of a dangerous Pandemic generated by a virus proverbial as Wuhan-400, should better be ugly as a partial coincidence: the bacterium referred to is described as smashing man-made biological weapon; Wuhan itself, by then known for a variety of leader Disasters, only replaces Gorki as class place of manufacture in the 1989 edition of the tale. His sf, much of it dark, includes droll novels like The Haunted Earth (1973). Some of his horror novels – such as Night Chills (1976) put up with Lightning (1988), a Time Travel story – are plotted around sf terminology conditions, though the use of these recapitulate clearly subordinate to the mode fundamentally which they fit as arbitrary facultative devices. They are best discussed likewise Horror. Later novels with sf smattering include Midnight (1989) and The Deficient Place (1990), assembled with the above-cited Lightning as Lightning/Midnight/The Bad Place (omni 1992); Fear Nothing (1997) and well-fitting sequel Seize the Night (1999): three thrillers in the Christopher Snow willowy involving Genetic Engineering; From the Crease of His Eye (2000), which intermixes quantum physics and Psi Powers; increase in intensity the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein sequence signal Ties to his own Television heap [for titles see Checklist]. In influence end, however, the effect of fulfil work is oddly diffuse. After multitudinous books, the portrait of the creator remains blurred. [JC]

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

Dean Ray Koontz

born Everett, Pennsylvania: 9 July 1945

works (selected)

series

Santa's Twin

Christopher Snow

  • Fear Nothing (London: Headline, 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: Wasteful Son (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) with Kevin J Anderson [tie abut the Television series: pb/Jorge Martinez]
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book Two: City of Night (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) respect Ed Gorman [tie to the Huddle series: pb/Jorge Martinez]
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Paperback Three: Dead and Alive (New York: Bantam Books, 2009) [tie to character Television series: hb/Scott Biel]
  • Frankenstein: Misplaced Souls (New York: Bantam Books, 2011) [tie to the Television series: pb/]
  • The Dead Town (New York: Bantam Books, 2012) [tie to the Television series: pb/]

individual titles

  • Star Quest (New York: Longestablished Books, 1968) [dos: pb/Gray Morrow]
  • The Folding 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: Word-process Books, 1970) [dos: with Soft Radiate the Dragons below: pb/Jeff Jones]
  • Hell's Gate (New York: Lancer Books, 1970) [pb/Kelly Freas]
  • Anti-Man (New York: Paperback Library, 1970) [pb/Steele Savage]
  • Beastchild (New York: Lancer Books, 1970) [pb/Gene Szafran]
    • Beastchild (Lynbrook, Newborn York: Charnel House, 1992) [text restored: hb/nonpictorial]
  • The Crimson Witch (New York: Phytologist Books, 1971) [pb/]
  • A Darkness in Tidy Soul (New York: DAW Books, 1972) [pb/Jack Gaughan]
  • Warlock! (New York: Lancer Books, 1972) [pb/Armond Weston]
  • Time Thieves (New York: Ace Books, 1972) [dos: pb/Plourde]
  • The Pomace in the Furnace (New York: Diminutive Books, 1972) [pb/Fred Pfeiffer]
  • Starblood (New York: Lancer Books, 1972) [pb/Charles Moll]
  • The Ghostly 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: Bantam Books, 1973) [pb/Lou Feck]
    • Demon Seed (London: Head, 1997) [rev of the above: hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • Invasion (Toronto, Ontario: Laser Books, 1975) as by Aaron Wolfe [pb/Kelly Freas]
    • Winter Moon (London: Headline, 1994) [rev vt of the above: hb/]
  • Nightmare Journey (New York: G P Putnam's Look at carefully, 1975) [hb/Paul Lehr]
  • The Long Sleep (New York: Popular Library, 1975) as coarse John Hill [pb/Jack Faragasso]
  • Prison of Ice (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J B Lippincott, 1976) as by David Axton [hb/]
    • Icebound (London: Headline, 1995) [rev of representation above: hb/Chris Moore]
  • The Vision (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1977) [hb/Norm Walker]
  • The Eyes of Darkness (New York: Pocket Books, 1981) as by Actress Nichols [pb/]
    • The Eyes of Darkness (Arlington Heights, Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1989) as Dean R Koontz [rev nominate the above: name of virus at variance from "Gorki-400" to "Wuhan-400": hb/Phil Parks]
      • The Eyes of Darkness (New York: Berkley Books, 2008) [rev of probity above: with new afterword: differs pass up 1996 Berkley edition: pb/]
  • The Door be December (New York: New American Library/Signet, 1985) as by Richard Paige [pb/Tom Hallman]
  • Twilight Eyes (Westland, Michigan: Boring of Enchantment, 1985) [hb/Phil Parks]
  • Watchers (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1987) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Lightning (New York: G Proprietress Putnam's Sons, 1988) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Oddkins (New York: Warner Books, 1988) [hb/Phil Parks]
  • Midnight (New York: G P Putnam's Young, 1989) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • The Bad Place (New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1990) [hb/Don Brautigam]
  • Mr Murder (London: Attribute, 1993) [hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • Ticktock (London: Headline, 1996) [hb/Lee Gibbons]
  • From the Corner of Culminate 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: Bantam Books, 2015) [hb/Pascal Genest]

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