Koontz News
US vs UK: Which is first
July 4, 2012
I’m working my way through Dean’s latest batch of notes and there are some things I just can’t share prior to publication but here’s a bit I think would be ok.
Did you know that the only title to intentionally come out in the UK prior to the US is the forthcoming Odd Apocalypse? The UK edition has a release date of 19 July 2012 while the US edition is scheduled for 31 July 2012.
Why? Well, turns out that releasing it in the UK at the end of the month would have pretty much had the book compete with the Olympics. Marketing 101: known when not to compete with a bigger news story.
Deeply Odd
June 29, 2012
It looks like we won’t have to wait as long as most of us thought for the sixth Odd Thomas novel. According to Amazon.com Deeply Odd is scheduled to be released on 12 March 2013. Of course, no cover art to be found just yet.
77 Shadow Street / Moonlit Mind paperback
June 29, 2012
According to Amazon.com 77 Shadow Street will be released as a premium paperback on 28 August 2012. This edition will also contain the novella The Moonlit Mind.
Five new premium paperbacks coming out this Tuesday
June 22, 2012
For those of you liking the new covers and larger “premium” format (let’s ignore the $9.99 price point,) there are five more titles coming out Tuesday:
UK covers for Odd Interlude & Odd Apocalpypse
June 19, 2012
As Dean has been quoted in the past, he’s never had a clear picture of Odd Thomas in his head. I think because of this I much prefer the UK covers for Odd Interlude and Odd Apocalypse than the US covers.
Odd Interlude #1 is out today
June 11, 2012
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Odd Interlude #1 today. It’s available via Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and the iBookstore.
Whispers on DVD
June 8, 2012
Love it or hate it, I think this is the first time Whispers has been released on DVD but I’ve not checked my record on that. (Please correct me in the comments if I’m wrong.) The interesting bit is that you can watch it in “Katrina’s Nightmare Theater” format, whatever that is exactly.
For the record it was released back on 21 February 2012 but I’d somehow missed it until now.
Cold Fire trade paperback now available
June 8, 2012
The trade paperback edition of Cold Fire was released on Tuesday, June 5th. Have you got your copy yet?
The Key to Midnight trade paperback on the way
June 8, 2012
According to Amazon.com The Key to Midnight will be receiving a trade paperback release at the end of the year. On 31 December 2012 to be exact.
Odd, more Odd, and (maybe) Frankenstein
June 6, 2012
Two online articles of note from io9:
An Exclusive First Look at Dean Koontz’s New Odd Thomas Novella
If you’ve been craving more of Dean Koontz’s spirit-talking, supernatural trouble-finder Odd Thomas, then you’re in for a treat. First, Koontz a three-part novella coming out in e-book form starting next week, Odd Interlude. And then a whole new novel, Odd Apocalypse, comes out in July. But why wait to start the fun? We’ve got an exclusive excerpt from the opening of Odd Interlude, right here.
Dean Koontz tells io9 about the Odd Thomas movie… and a possible Frankenstein TV show
The movie version of Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas is done, Koontz tells io9. He’s actually seen the finished film, and he told us what he thinks of it. Koontz also talked to us about the prospects for a TV show based on his Frankenstein series, and what’s next for Odd Thomas. Plus Koontz has a new novel in the works based on an idea told to him by a long-dead author. Really.
Just back from the bookstore
May 26, 2012
I’m just back from a local Barnes & Noble and they had copies of next week’s new premium paperback releases already on the shelves. Here’s the covers for One Door Away From Heaven, From the Corner of His Eye, By the Light of the Moon, and The Darkest Evening of the Year.
Life Expectancy premium paperback
May 26, 2012
Life Expectancy will be out in a new premium paperback edition this coming Tuesday, May 29th. Here’s the cover art.
New Trixie & Jinx iPad app — proceeds to charity
May 25, 2012
From Look To The Stars:
Auryn, Inc., the most award-winning digital publisher of interactive children’s stories for the iPad and other tablet devices, has announced the availability of Trixie and Jinx, the second ebook app by blockbuster author Dean Koontz.
With the release of the award-winning I, Trixie Who Is Dog app late last year, Auryn and Koontz brought the author’s beloved golden retriever Trixie to life on the iPad. Together, they have now released the second Trixie ebook adventure, just in time for children and families to enjoy it on summer vacations. Again, Koontz will be donating his proceeds from the app to Canine Companions, a charity he has long supported that trains service assistance dogs for adults, children and veterans with disabilities.
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.
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.
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
The Vision premium paperback
March 10, 2012
The premium paperback edition of The Vision will be released by Berkley on 7 August 2012 according to Amazon.
Bloody Disgusting doesn’t like 77 Shadow Street
March 7, 2012
Well, here’s their punch line:
Along with his weird, over-explanatory gun fetishism (“The Baretta 9mm featured a twenty-round magazine, a six-inch Mag-na-ported Jarvis barrel, and Trijicon night sights“), Koontz rolls out all of his traditional tropes for his drooling fan-base, but the resulting novel is a boring, under-plotted mess for anyone but Koontz loyalists.
Read the whole thing at Bloody-Disgusting .com. Agree? Disagree? Leave a comment and let me know.