The essay is dated April 1995"

From the author biography:
“Dean Koontz’s novels have sold over 150 million copies in thirty-seven languages, and eleven have been number-one bestsellers. Though he has never been abducted by aliens, he was a foundling raised in the jungle by a tribe of gorillas among whom he is still affectionately known as “mooma.” He now lives with his wife, Gerda, in southern California.”

December 1996

On the cover: “With an Introduction by Dean Koontz”