Michael Sauers
Recognize this image?
May 23, 2012
From a recent video of a presentation by danah boyd about living in a culture of fear when it comes to kids and social media.
Odd Interlude
May 23, 2012
It looks like, similar to the e-release of Darkness Under the Sun, Dean is releasing a three-part eBook titled Odd Interlude on June 11th, 18th, and 25th, respectively. The eBooks are available via Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, and Apple’s iBookstore. (The links on the covers below go to Amazon.com.)
From Amazon.com:
Leading up to the highly anticipated arrival of Odd Apocalypse this summer, catch up with Odd Thomas in Odd Interlude, a special three-part eBook series by #1 bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz! Here is the spine-tingling first installment of this super-charged stand-alone Odd adventure.
THERE’S ROOM AT THE INN. BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT.
Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs—a cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of motel rooms . . . and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that there’s more to this secluded haven than meets the eye—and that between life and death, there is something more frightening than either.Includes a preview of the next thrilling novel in Dean Koontz’s acclaimed Odd Thomas series: Odd Apocalypse!
Dean Koontz Fancorps
May 21, 2012
So, have you joined the Fancorps yet? It’s basically a way to get fans to promote Dean’s work through social media but there are some cool rewards available for the work. I’ve gotten started with it. Let’s see how long I can keep it up.
Two more premium paperback re-releases in May
May 21, 2012
Both From the Corner of His Eye and By the Light of the Moon will have premium paperback editions released on May 29th. Amazon.com is currently showing an old cover for BTLOTM and no cover for FTCOHE so no images here, either.
Odd Thomas Trailer
May 21, 2012
A bit about the special effects in Odd Thomas
May 7, 2012
From “Case Study: ‘Odd Thomas'”
When helmer Stephen Sommers decided to segue from big action pics, such as “The Mummy” franchise and “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” to the supernatural thriller “Odd Thomas,” based on Dean Koontz’s novel, one of his key goals was to find a vfx house that could bring a unique feel and look to the dark ethereal creatures that haunt the pic’s clairvoyant cook, played by Anton Yelchin.
Sommers chose Paris vfx shop BUF, co-managed by Pierre Buffin and India Osborne, whose track record includes “The Matrix,” “Avatar,” “Arthur,” “Green Lantern,” “Thor,” and Tim Burton’s upcoming “Dark Shadows.”
Read the rest at Variety.com.
Odd Thomas in Large Print
April 11, 2012
Looks like Random House is re-issuing some Odd Thomas novels in large print. Oddly, enough (pun anyone?) I see books one and three, but no book two. (Click either cover for Amazon pages.)
George Guidall Appearance
April 9, 2012
If you’re in or near Bountiful, Utah this week, you might want to take a moment and stop in to the South Davis branch of the Davis County library this Thursday to hear a talk by audiobook narrator George Guidall Narrator of The Door to December and several other Dean Koontz titles.
George Guidall jokes that he talks out loud for a living — and people listen as he transports them into another world.
“They hear a voice doing something for them and it takes their cares away,” Guidall said in his richly timbred everyman voice. “They don’t care about traffic jams. They don’t care about the frozen food melting in the back seat or coming late into work.”
Audiobook aficionados will likely recognize Guidall’s voice from one of the more than 900 unabridged books he has narrated. Top of Utah residents will have a chance to see the man behind that voice as Guidall speaks Thursday at the Davis County Library’s South branch in Bountiful.
Read the full article and get more event details on the Standard-Examiner Web site.
Laguna Playhouse event review
April 5, 2012
I found a review of Dean’s recent Laguna Playhouse event on the Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot Web site:
“Koontz had the sold-out audience in stitches as he described his childhood, which looked at another way could have been called dreary at best. He lost his mother at an early age and described his father as a drunkard, womanizer and ne’er-do-well, who had 44 jobs in 25 years.
“Ah, but his dad had a sense of the absurdity of life, which he passed onto Koontz, who explores the darker realms in his books, leavened with some laugh-out-loud passages tucked in among the shivers.”
Read the full article here.
Dean's personal library
March 28, 2012
The Laguna Beach Independent has a short article about Dean’s upcoming appearance at the Laguna Playhouse which I’ve previously posted about. However, the point of this post is actually to highlight the photo attached to the article of Dean in, what I assume to be, just part of his vast personal library of which I am very jealous.
Head on over to the full article by clicking on the small version of the photo in this post. There you can get a full-size version by clicking on that photo.
An Interview with Queenie Chan
March 28, 2012
Suvudu.com has a short interview with Queenie Chan, the artist for the Odd Thomas graphic novels.
What did you most enjoy about this project?
Drawing Odd Thomas the character. I have a lot of affection for Odd (and also his girlfriend Stormy), and it makes me smile to draw him, because he’s such a great guy. His situation is unfortunate, but despite being hounded constantly by the silent dead to solve their problems, he takes it in very good stride. He could have turned out a very different person due to his circumstances, but he actively chooses to be a good person, and to use his powers for the benefit of other people. He’s also a very expressive character, and that makes him fun to draw (him and all of his Pico Mundo friends too).
Read the whole interview on Suvudu.com.
Dean Koontz on Stage
March 26, 2012
“On Monday, April 2, local people will get a chance to hear what Dean Koontz is all about, when the author takes the stage of the Laguna Playhouse to talk about his experience, his work and what his fans may expect in the future. The event is sponsored by the Laguna Playhouse Women.
“Tickets for the playhouse program, billed as “A Special Evening With Dean Koontz,” are $50, and may be ordered by calling the theater box office at (949) 497-2787, ext. 1, or by going online tohttp://www.lagunaplayhouse.com.”
Read more @ coastlinepilot.com
Want to win $200 in free books from Cemetery Dance?
March 26, 2012
Cemetery Dance, publisher of amazing horror fiction, and (full disclosure) publisher of this forthcoming book is running a contest to win $200 worth of books just for following them on the social medias. Just head on over to http://bit.ly/CDFreeBooks and follow the instructions. Ten people will win and there are eight ways to earn an entry.
Found: "Hostage Situation" New York Times details
March 18, 2012
“Hostage Situation”
by Dean Koontz
Original title of “Body of Work”
New York Times
June 14, 2009
pWK9
Useless News
Summer 2009
p5-7
Found: Publication date for “Advice to Collector’s from Dean Koontz”
March 18, 2012
“Advice to Collector’s from Dean Koontz” was a letter from Dean published Locus magazine. I’m looking for the publication date of that issue.
According to the Speculative Fiction Database it’s the December 1997 issuse #443. I’ve ordered a copy so that will give me the page number(s) of the letter.
Things are starting to fall into place
March 11, 2012
I’ve been working most of the weekend cleaning off my “outstanding items” shelf and there’s just one item left on it right now. And, in the process of figuring out what known holes are in the manuscript I’ve managed to get them all posted to the site. If you’re looking to help fill in those holes, just seen what there is to see in the help category. Surprisingly there’s less there than I expected.
Also, I’m prepping the next draft to head off to CD and then to Dean for his approval. In the mean time I’ll of course keep working on filling in the holes and adding new material.
Now, as for the scanning project ahead of me… Well, I’ll save that story for another time.
Found: Cemetery Dance #34 publication date
March 11, 2012
Cemetery Dance Magazine Issue #34, which contains “Richard Laymon: An Appreciation” was published in 2001 but the issue does not mention in which month it was published.
Answer: March 2001
Thanks to Brian Freeman over at Cemetery Dance for this one.
Needed: “Trapped” audio pricing
March 11, 2012
Audios
Needed: Shadowfires large print pricing [FOUND]
March 11, 2012
Large Print
December 1993
Eagle Large Print, an imprint of Chivers North America
Reprint of the US paperback edition, as by Dean R. Koontz
594p
Trade Paperback
Paragon Large Print
ISBN: 0-7927-1729-5
Cover Price: not stated
Original List Price: unknown
Needed: Seize the Night large print list price
March 11, 2012
Large Print
G.K. Hall
Reprint of the trade hardcover edition
603p
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 0-7838-8529-6
Cover price: Not stated
Original List Price: unknown