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What’s New & Updated August 26, 2019

August 26, 2019

This week I was just plain lazy to be honest. The only two updates are thing I’ve already blogged about.

Moonlight Bay 3 and Jane Hawk 6 & 7

August 26, 2019

I’ve been looking for this article for a while. It’s from December 2017 so things could have (ok very probably) changed since then but here’s what Dean had to say about more Moonlight Bay and Jane Hawk books back then…

Q: There is much confusion over your “Moonlight Bay” trilogy. Is it finished or not? Where does Ride the Storm fit in? Please clarify.

A: My publisher at that time so disliked the second “Moonlight Bay” novel, Seize the Night (1998) that I stopped part way through Ride the Storm. I had been with Bantam for only two books and did not want to get into an argument that would require moving to another publishing house. I thought that if I wrote two or three other novels before finishing the “Moonlight Bay” trilogy, the publisher would receive the third book with more enthusiasm.

Numerous books—plus ups and downs in business relationships—ensued, new publishers came and went, and I never got back to Ride the Storm. It is my intention to finish the book for Bantam after I complete the 7th book in the Jane Hawk series.

Source: Dean Koontz Takes Readers On A ‘Techno-Thriller’ Ride In His New ‘Jane Hawk’ Series

Charnel House The Night Window Update

August 26, 2019

According to CharnelHouse.com:
” THE NIGHT WINDOW by Dean Koontz is now at the bindery. “

“The Ballad of Jane Hawk” by David Benoit

August 21, 2019

“Any Dean Koontz fans? This is his new heroine and surprise; the fictitious rogue FBI agent is a David Benoit fan!”

Read more and hear the track @ Jazziz & pre-order @ Amazon.com

The Silent Corner on Penn & Teller’s Fool Us

August 20, 2019

Look for further details in next week’s site update.

What’s New & Updated August 19, 2019

August 19, 2019

Today’s mostly reference day. One new large print cover image and three articles about Dean from the 2000s.

Updates to Appendix B:

  • “Dean Koontz 1945-” in Supernatural Fiction Writers
  • “KOONTZ, Dean R(ay) 1945-” in Contemporary Authors vol. 138
  • “Dean Koontz” in American Horror Writers

What’s New & Updated August 12, 2019

August 12, 2019

Letters, letters, letters.

What’s New & Updated August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019

I’m back from my vacation, but of course, I found some new items during the trip along with one item that arrived in the mail. That’s what I’ve got for you this week plus a few other tidbits I snuck in at the last minute.

  • Bookery’s Guide to Pulps & Related Magazines to Ephemera
  • The Funhouse (revised) “lower price” CD audiobook
  • “The Horrors of Science: The Creations of Dean R. Koontz” by Cosette Kies to Appendix B along with the beginnings of a clean-up of this page.
  • Odd Apocalypse Library Edition CD audiobook
  • Oddkins “lower price” CD audiobook
  • Saga of Seven Suns Book 3: Horizon Storms by Kevin J. Anderson image to Ephemera

The Book Riot Podcast Episode 323: Canary of Disruption

August 5, 2019

The second story they discuss is Dean’s recent deal with Amazon. It’s not the best discussion as they don’t seem to be all that familiar with Dean or his work, but it does cover the issues rather well in general.

What’s New & Updated July 28, 2019

July 28, 2019

This update’s a day early since starting tomorrow I’m going completely off-line all week for a much needed break. As a result of the prep for that there’s not much this time around and please don’t expect much in the way of an update next time either.

What’s New & Updated July 22, 2019

July 22, 2019

Well, what I wasn’t expecting to include in this week’s update was pages for two forthcoming books with Amazon as the publisher. But hey, some surprises are wonderful ones.

Dean Koontz Signs New Five-Book Deal with Amazon Publishing

July 22, 2019

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon Publishing (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it has signed international best-selling author Dean Koontz for a five-book deal and a collection of six short thrillers. Thomas & Mercer will publish the first book, Devoted, next spring, and Nameless, the short thriller collection, will be available from Amazon Original Stories for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on November 12th.

“For many years, I have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with Brilliance Audio, an Amazon company, and later with Amazon Original Stories,” says Dean Koontz. “Although there were numerous options for the future, it was most natural to sign with the team at Amazon Publishing, which presented a marketing and publicity plan smarter and more ambitious than anything I’d ever seen before. This new arrangement is so exciting, I’ve been creatively rejuvenated. The times are changing, and it’s invigorating to be where change is understood and embraced.”

“We are honored Dean has chosen Amazon Publishing to bring his newest work to readers,” says Mikyla Bruder, Publisher of Amazon Publishing. “Building on the success of Dean’s Amazon Charts best-selling short story, Ricochet Joe, our first publication together, we’re excited to expand our relationship with five new books from Thomas & Mercer and an episodic collection of short thrillers from Amazon Original Stories, delivering the kind of exhilarating and deeply resonant suspense his millions of fans expect and we know new readers will love.”

Source: BusinessWire.com

Also covered by… (I’ll add to this list as articles appear)

Songs of the Dying Earth

July 20, 2019

Just got this beauty in the mail. Not signed by Dean but still way cool.

Songs of the Dying Earth autographed PBK

From the archives: NPR reviews Dragon Tears

July 16, 2019

What’s New & Updated July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019

Finally, the Frankenstein comics!

And a few other items…

Happy 74th birthday Dean!

July 9, 2019

Image: FriskyDingo

What’s New & Updated July 8, 2019

July 8, 2019

I’ve yet to force myself to sit down and get those Frankenstein comics done. I’ll just have to start chipping away at those each morning this week with a hope to get them all in for next week’s update.

In the meantime, check out the first link below for more details on that John W. Campbell letter I blogged last week.

Racism in the SF world

July 2, 2019

Found this little gem yesterday. Look for full details in the July 8 site update.

What’s New & Updated July 1, 2019

July 1, 2019

Life overtook the site again this week. ‘Nuff said.

Dean wrote a Python book?

June 28, 2019

Normally a new entry doesn’t get it’s own blog post too, but this one’s just too fun…

Recently the online article “What Occurs After Amazon’s Domination Is Entire? Its Book shop Presents Clues” by Viraj Shah (June 24, 2019) discussed the number of bootleg book being sold on Amazon.com. He says:

‘One ebook, moreover known as “Python Rupture Route,” is an thoroughly doubtful effort. On its front quilt is a distorted label appropriated from the respected publisher McGraw Hill but subtly modified to “RcGraw Hill.” The ebook sides a biography of Alexis Jordan, its purported author, on the assist quilt that became stolen from the in style suspense author Dean Koontz. (“His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers,” and many others.) Internal, there would possibly per chance be a completely a quantity of biography plagiarized from Jürgen Scheible, a German media artist.’

The book in question is titled Python Crash Course by Alexis Jordan. I was able to purchase a print copy of this book which was removed from Amazon by the time my copy arrived just two days later.

Yep, check out the author bio on the back: