Mystic Hills details

March 15, 2015

[My guess is that this will be an eBook novella tied to Secret Forest.]
Release Date: 1 December 2015
He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chanceand nothing less than destinyhas brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching. In Innocence, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a masterfully told tale that will resonate with readers forever. ACCLAIM FOR DEAN KOONTZ A rarity among bestselling writers, Koontz continues to pursue new ways of telling stories, never content with repeating himself.Chicago Sun-Times Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. Serious writers . . . might do well to examine his technique.The New York Times Book Review [Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.Los Angeles Times Koontz is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and fears of our time in broad strokes and fine detail, using popular fiction to explore the human condition.USA Today Characters and the search for meaning, exquisitely crafted, are the soul of [Koontzs] work. . . . One of the master storytellers of this or any age.The Tampa Tribune A literary juggler.The Times (London)
Source: edelweiss

Secret Forest details

March 15, 2015

Release Date: 1 December 2015
Ivy Elgin was first introduced in Dean Koontz’s New York Times bestselling novel VELOCITY, but there’s a haunting quality about her that fans have not soon forgotten. She is beautiful and mysterious, and has an almost ethereal connection to the natural world that makes her even more of an enigma. Yet there’s also an air of innocence surrounding her that sets her as the object of many a man’s affections. Narrated by one such admirer, this spellbinding and deeply intricate novel launches a new trilogy that is sure to satisfy readers who have long been waiting to learn more about this inscrutable character. Infused with beauty, complexity, and many twists and turns, this new series showcases Koontz’s “near-Dickensian” skill (Los Angeles Times) that has earned him the distinction of “master of the psychological drama” (USA Today). Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden, Trixie.
Source: edelewiss

Reading Group Guide for The City

March 14, 2015

Did you catch the link to the reading group guide to The City in Dean’s most recent e-mail newsletter?

The basic plots of fiction

February 26, 2015

Just down the road from me… literally.

With some 130million books in existence, it’s hard to fathom how the literary sphere’s wealth of storylines could be boiled down into just six different categories.

But a professor is now claiming that there are only half a dozen possible plots which any novel can follow.

Matthew Jockers, from the University of Nebraska, has used a high-tech computer system to analyse more than 40,000 novels in a bid to find out the pattern behind storylines.

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Intensity by Dean Koontz and A Creed in Stone Creek, by Linda Lael Miller, were two examples of the ‘man on a hill’ format.

Read the full article @ The Daily Mail while I look for the full report which the article doesn’t link to.

What Koontz book is this?

February 19, 2015

Here’s a fun little exercise: what Koontz title is this? (Just translating the title into English won’t help.) Leave your answer in the comments.

Moonchasers and Other Stories

February 18, 2015

I’ve been setting up my home library recently which has allowed me to unbox a lot of books. In unboxing my Ed Gorman books I stumbled over this one which had not been stored with the rest of my Koontz books.

Ask Anna paperback release date

February 6, 2015

According to Amazon, Ask Anna will be out in paperback on 13 October 2015. No cover art yet.

Charnel House News re: The City & Saint Odd

February 1, 2015

THE CITY: The books have been in house for weeks, it is the slipcases we are waiting on. I can not co-ordinate the two for the same date as I use a finished book to size the slips. I have made blank dummys in the past to speed this process up with less than acceptable results. I am told another two weeks before they ship to me. The lettered edition has been shipped and is out of print.
SAINT ODD: Odd is going to the printer in February and publication is now scheduled for April. There are only six copies of lettered edition with this historic binding left for sale.
I am sorry for the delays and shuffling of dates but I think you know by now–Saint Odd being the forty-first book for Charnel House and the twenty-ninth book with Dean–that this is the only way I can keep the quality that Charnel House is known for in producing these fine editions by hand, and I can not rush the process without damage. It is more important that these editions are done right than out on time and I appreciate your patience all these years. That’s a lot of patience.
Thank you–Joe Stefko, Publisher

Source: Charnel House

Live Chat with Dean on 21 January 2015

January 22, 2015

What have you always been dying to ask Dean Koontz? The best-selling author answers your fan questions during a live global online video chat on Jan. 29 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET, sponsored by USA TODAY and INTERCAST.

Full details @ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2015/01/21/dean-koontz-saint-odd-chat-odd-thomas/21437675/
Or, you can watch it here.
:USATodayKoontzChat:

Saint Odd' debuts at No. 1 on U.S. bestsellers list

January 22, 2015

(Reuters) – “Saint Odd,” the final book in Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas series, shot straight to the top of the U.S. bestseller list on Thursday, pushing Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See” into third place.
Data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors across the United States is used to compile the list.
Hardcover Fiction Last Week
1. “Saint Odd” by Dean Koontz
(Bantam, $28.00) –

Ask Anna 50% Off

January 18, 2015

Both of my local Barnes & Noble stores have copies of Ask Anna for 50% off on their post-holidays clearance table. If you’ve not picked up a copy yet, now is a great time to do so. For those of you without a local Barnes & Noble, it looks like Amazon is also currently offering is at the same half-off price.

New Wilderness audio on the way

January 17, 2015

Amazon is currently listing Wilderness: A Short Work Tie-In to Innocence on Audio CD available for pre-order with no release date listed. Of course, I’ll update here is information becomes available.

Les Passagers soundtrack

January 4, 2015

Not many people realize that there was a film version of Shattered. Titled Les Passegers, this French film was released back in 1977. Recently a CD was released by Music Box Records in a limited (yet unnumbered) run of just 500 copies. What makes this exceptionally interesting is that the CD contains both the soundtrack used in the released film by Claude Bolling, and an abandoned first score by Eric Demarsan.
You can still order copies from Screen Archives Entertainment and you can read a review of the disc @ AssignmentX.

Saint Odd limited editions update

January 2, 2015

According to the Charnel House Web site:

The numbered edition of SAINT ODD is now out of print.
There are a few lettered copies still available for sale.

Happy New Year

January 1, 2015

Big-time evil

December 30, 2014

The Stunning Conclusion

December 23, 2014

Odd time

December 18, 2014

One Month Left…

December 13, 2014

“John D. MacDonald, My Absurd Voice, and a Wonderful Dog named Rhu” by Dean Koontz

December 12, 2014

Dean’s published a new essay on his site “on writing and narrating introductions for the new John D. MacDonald audiobook collection.”

A couple of weeks ago, I went to a recording studio to read short introductions that I had done for the Audible audiobook versions of eight John D. MacDonald novels. The late John D was arguably the greatest author of popular fiction in the 20th century; and his work is better than most of what passes for “literary” fiction. If I had to name two novelist heroes, Dickens and John D would make that short list. Therefore, being asked to write those introductions and read them in front of a microphone was not a chore; it was an honor.

Read the full essay @ DeanKoontz.com.