Dean Koontz

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  • Dean Koontz is a bestselling American horror, science fiction and suspense author.

  • Career

    Dean Koontz's first novel, Star Quest, was published in 1968 while he worked as a high school English teacher. After writing over a dozen science fiction novels, he branched out into suspense and horror fiction, usually under pseudonyms. Since his 1980 novel Whispers, Koontz has had more than two dozen books on The New York Times bestseller list.

  • Notable Works

    • 1973: Demon Seed
    • 1987: Watchers
    • 1990: The Bad Place
    • 1994: Dark Rivers of the Heart
    • 1997: Sole Survivor
    • 2000: From the Corner of His Eye
    • 2001: One Door Away from Heaven
    • 2002: By the Light of the Moon
    • 2003: Odd Thomas

  • Pseudonyms

    • Deanna Dwyer
    • Aaron Wolfe
    • David Axton
    • Brian Coffey
    • John Hill
    • Leigh Nichols
    • Owen West
    • Richard Paige
    • Leonard Chris
    • Anthony North

  • Quotes

    "Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid." — Dean KoontzBrainyQuote.com: Dean Koontz quotes

    "I receive about 10,000 letters a year from readers, and in the first year after a book is published, perhaps 5,000 letters will deal specifically with that piece of work." — Dean KoontzBrainyQuote.com: Dean Koontz quotes

    "If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that's more than just entertainment - which is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people." — Dean KoontzBrainyQuote.com: Dean Koontz quotes

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