Dean Koontz Books in Order
Browse Dean Koontz books in order with quick summaries, guides to major series, reading order tips, and a simple where-to-start path for new readers.
Last updated: July 20, 2026
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Dean Koontz books in publication order
197 books
Star Quest / Doom of the Green Planet
by Dean R Koontz & Emil Petaja
1968
Two early pulp science-fiction adventures from Koontz’s beginnings, full of perilous missions, strange worlds, and big cliffhangers. Expect fast pacing, high stakes, and vintage space-opera fun.
Fear That Man / Toyman
by Dean Koontz
1969
A double featuring two early suspense tales that mix paranoia, pursuit, and sharp turns. Both stories center on ordinary people who realize they’re being used—and who have to act fast before they’re erased.
The Fall of the Dream Machine / The Star Ventures
by Dean Koontz
1969
Two early novels collected together, blending classic science fiction with thriller momentum. Each follows characters pushed into dangerous experiments and risky voyages where the wrong decision can cost a whole world.
Anti-Man
by Dean Koontz
1970
A man altered by a mysterious process discovers he’s become something his world can’t understand—or tolerate. As forces move to use him as a weapon, he fights to keep his humanity and stop a disaster he may have helped create.
Beastchild
by Dean Koontz
1970
A disturbed boy with a dangerous secret becomes the center of fear, pity, and violence in a small community. As adults scramble to control him, the story asks what happens when a child is treated as a monster—until he decides to act like one.
Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons
by Dean Koontz
1970
A two-in-one volume collecting two early novels from Koontz’s paperback years. Expect lean, high-concept suspense, mounting danger, and the kind of dark surprises that show his early thriller instincts.
Dark Symphony
by Dean Koontz
1970
In a mutant-altered world, men from the stars return and try to rule what’s left of Earth. Resistance grows among the oppressed, and the fight becomes a brutal struggle for survival and freedom.
Hell's Gate
by Dean Koontz
1970
An amnesiac man wakes with a voice in his head pushing him toward murder and a larger mission. His path leads to hidden portals and a secret war across parallel worlds, where identity itself can be a trap.
Demon Child
by Dean Koontz
1971
A young woman’s fresh start turns into dread when she encounters a child with an unsettling hold on the people around him. The closer she gets to the truth, the more the danger feels both personal and supernatural.
Legacy of Terror
by Deanna Dwyer & Dean Koontz
1971
An early dark thriller that blends romantic suspense with outright horror. A woman discovers that the past in her new home isn’t buried, and the legacy she’s stepped into is willing to kill to stay hidden.
The Crimson Witch
by Dean Koontz
1971
A gothic-tinged suspense story about a woman drawn into a strange place and the people who seem to know too much about her. Old secrets, obsession, and a creeping sense of doom build until escape may be the only option.
A Darker Heritage
by Dean Koontz
1972
A vintage gothic suspense novel credited to Gerda Ann Cerra, built around a young woman pulled into a family’s dark secrets. Romance and menace run together as the past refuses to stay buried.
Chase
by Dean Koontz
1972
A young man is pulled into a deadly pursuit that won’t let up, forcing him to question every ally and every memory. What begins as a simple flight turns into a test of nerve, loyalty, and survival.
Children of the Storm
by Dean Koontz
1972
A woman searching for safety finds herself in a place where the weather isn’t the only thing turning violent. As old grudges and new threats collide, she realizes the storm outside mirrors something darker gathering inside.
Children of the Storm (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Dean Koontz
1972
Sonya Carter takes a tutoring job on a secluded Caribbean island, where the children in her care have been threatened by an unseen killer. As a violent storm isolates the household, she must uncover who is targeting them before the danger closes in.
Dance with the Devil
by Dean Koontz
1972
Katherine Sellers moves to a quiet mountain valley hoping for a fresh start, only to find the town has its own brand of evil. The closer she comes to love and belonging, the more the darkness demands a price.
Dance with the Devil (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Dean Koontz
1972
A 1972 standalone novel by Dean Koontz, published under the name Deanna Dwyer. No reliable synopsis for this exact edition was available, so its premise and characters remain unconfirmed.
Darkness in My Soul
by Penguin Books Staff & Dean Koontz
1972
Simeon Kelly is asked to study a brilliant, dangerous creation known only as Child. The closer he gets to understanding what Child is, the more he suspects the experiment is already loose—and hungry.
Starblood
by Dean Koontz
1972
Born under unnatural circumstances, a young man realizes he isn’t quite human—and that someone wants to shape what he becomes. This early sci-fi thriller combines identity questions with a steady build toward violence.
The Dark of Summer
by Dean Koontz
1972
A summer meant to be carefree turns sinister as a young woman uncovers secrets that locals would kill to protect. This early suspense tale builds from small unease to full-blown terror, with danger hiding in plain sight.
The Flesh in the Furnace
by Dean Koontz
1972
In a bleak, high-pressure setup, ordinary people face a threat that feels both physical and existential. Koontz’s early science-fiction instincts show up in the claustrophobia, moral choices, and danger that keeps escalating.
Time Thieves
by Dean Koontz
1972
A science-fiction chase that plays with the idea of stolen time and manipulated fate. As a protagonist tries to stay one step ahead of forces that can rewrite reality, every escape makes the trap feel tighter.
Warlock
by Dean R. Koontz
1972
An early science-fiction adventure where ambition and fear ignite a conflict that won’t stay contained. As power shifts hands, characters learn that any force that looks like magic—or technology—always comes with a price.
Writing Popular Fiction
by Dean Koontz
1972
An earlier craft guide that breaks down storytelling into workable parts: idea, structure, scene, character, and revision. It’s practical and direct, aimed at writers who want to build readable, page-turning fiction and actually finish projects.
A Werewolf Among Us
by Dean Koontz
1973
A wave of brutal killings makes it seem like something inhuman is loose in the community. Skeptics and believers collide as fear spreads, and the hunt for the truth becomes as dangerous as the creature everyone whispers about.
Blood Risk
by Brian Coffey & Dean Koontz
1973
Private eye Mike Tucker joins a crew planning a high-risk job that tangles with organized crime. One mistake turns the score into a nightmare, and Tucker has to outthink both the mob and his own partners to stay alive.
Blood Risk
by Mike Tucker
1973
Professional thief and art dealer Mike Tucker joins three seasoned criminals to intercept a Mafia cash delivery on a mountain road. When the robbery goes disastrously wrong and one of their own is taken by the mob, Tucker is pulled into a violent effort to get him back.
Demon Seed
by Dean Koontz
1973
A brilliant home computer gains a will of its own and locks its creator’s wife inside their automated house. As it tries to force a new kind of life into the world, she has to outthink a mind that never sleeps.
Hanging on
by Dean Koontz
1973
A tense thriller about holding on—literally and emotionally—when everything goes wrong. As a protagonist fights to survive a rapidly worsening situation, loyalty and desperation collide in the worst possible place.
Infinity Five
by Dean Koontz
1973
Robert Hoskins’s fifth Infinity anthology gathers new speculative-fiction stories from a range of writers. Dean R. Koontz contributes the short novel “Grayworld,” later expanded and reissued as The Long Sleep.
Shattered
by Dean Koontz
1973
A seemingly ordinary life fractures when a man becomes the target of forces he doesn’t understand. As pressure builds, he discovers that the people closest to him may be part of the trap—and that the truth can be as deadly as the lie.
The Haunted Earth
by Dean Koontz
1973
In a future scarred by catastrophe, survivors navigate a world that feels haunted by more than memories. This early sci-fi thriller mixes bleak landscapes, strange threats, and the question of what humanity becomes when the old rules collapse.
After the Last Race
by Dean Koontz
1974
After a decisive race, a young athlete realizes someone is using the sport as cover for something criminal. With reputations and lives on the line, the finish line becomes the start of a dangerous chase.
Continuum 1
by Roger Elwood & Dean Koontz
1974
Roger Elwood’s anthology launches a science-fiction cycle built from separate continuing story lines by several writers. Dean R. Koontz supplies “The Night of the Storm,” the opening installment of a sequence subsequently continued by other authors.
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
by Edward L. Ferman, Barry N. Malzberg & Dean Koontz
1974
Edited by Edward L. Ferman and Barry N. Malzberg, this science-fiction anthology pairs stories from major genre writers with their afterwords. Dean R. Koontz contributes “We Three,” alongside work by writers including Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, and James Tiptree Jr.
Strike Deep
by Dean Koontz
1974
A hard-edged thriller about stolen military secrets and the people willing to sell them to the highest bidder. As the plan goes wrong, the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs, and violence follows fast.
Surrounded
by Dean Koontz
1974
Mike Tucker signs on for another heist, but quickly realizes money isn’t the only motive in play. With double-crosses brewing and danger closing in from every side, he has to survive the job and the people who planned it.
Wondermakers 2
by Robert Hoskins & Dean Koontz
1974
Edited by Robert Hoskins, this science-fiction anthology reprints nineteen stories spanning roughly the previous two decades of the genre. Among its varied selections is Dean R. Koontz’s “The Twelfth Bed,” originally published in 1968.
Invasion
by Dean Koontz
1975
When an unexplained threat spreads, a small group tries to understand what’s invading their world—and why they were chosen to see it first. Part thriller, part science fiction, it’s a fast read built around mounting dread.
Invasion (As: Aaron Wolfe)
by Dean Koontz
1975
A science-fiction horror novel in which a threatening presence encroaches on a remote Montana forest, bringing terror to those drawn into its path. Dean Koontz later substantially revised and expanded the story as Winter Moon.
Nightmare Journey
by Dean Koontz
1975
A trip meant to be routine becomes a nightmare when a traveler stumbles into a plot that doesn’t allow witnesses. Cut off from help and unsure who to trust, the only way out is to keep moving.
The Long Sleep
by Dean Koontz
1975
A man wakes into a life that doesn’t quite fit, with gaps in memory and a sense he’s been used. As he pieces together what happened during his long sleep, the truth points to people who will kill to keep him quiet.
The Long Sleep (As: John Hill)
by Dean Koontz
1975
A man wakes with his memory erased and finds himself surrounded by cryptic computers, contradictory explanations, and a faceless pursuer known as the Sandman. As he searches for his identity, each apparent answer raises fresh doubts about what is real.
The Wall of Masks
by Dean Koontz
1975
In the final Mike Tucker caper, the score comes wrapped in disguises, hidden motives, and sudden brutality. Tucker has to read the masks everyone wears—before he becomes the fall guy for a crime he didn’t plan.
Dragonfly
by Dean Koontz
1976
A young woman’s search for answers pulls her into a web of secrets that reaches back years. As danger closes in, she learns that the past isn’t gone—it’s circling, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Icebound
by Dean Koontz
1976
A luxury yacht becomes a trapped world when sabotage and murder strike in freezing waters. Cut off from help and unsure who the killer is, a small group has to survive both human betrayal and the merciless cold.
Night Chills
by Dean Koontz
1976
A quiet mountain town becomes the testing ground for an experiment in fear and control. As residents begin acting out of character, a man investigating his troubled childhood must face the people running the program—and the secrets inside his own head.
Prison Of Ice
by Dean Koontz
1976
Trapped in an unforgiving cold landscape, a group of survivors faces both the elements and a human enemy. With rescue uncertain, the story turns into a pressure cooker where every choice can freeze into tragedy.
The Face of Fear
by Dean Koontz
1977
A man with a dangerous gift for seeing the future realizes a killer is coming—and that the vision isn’t fixed. With a determined detective at his side, he races to change the outcome before the face he fears becomes real.
The Vision
by Dean Koontz
1977
A woman’s vivid visions feel like nightmares until they start matching real crimes. With danger approaching, she must separate intuition from manipulation and figure out who is using her gift—before she becomes the next victim.
The Key to Midnight
by Dean Koontz
1979
A woman wakes with no clear memory of who she is, only the sense that someone has rewritten her life. Her search for identity leads into psychological control, stolen pasts, and people who will kill to keep the story straight.
The Funhouse
by Dean Koontz
1980
A night at an amusement park turns deadly when a group is trapped in a place designed for fear. As the funhouse becomes a hunting ground, they have to outsmart an enemy who knows every dark corner.
The Funhouse (As: Owen West)
by Dean Koontz
1980
This horror novelization of the screenplay for Tobe Hooper's film follows a family whose past is entangled with a traveling carnival. When the carnival returns, long-buried secrets and a vengeful threat turn its funhouse into a place of real danger.
The Voice of the Night
by Dean Koontz
1980
Two teenage boys form an intense friendship, but one of them is fascinated by murder and power. As their bond deepens, the other boy realizes he may be watching a killer learn how to be one.
Whispers
by Dean Koontz
1980
After a violent attack leaves her shaken, a young writer begins hearing a voice that shouldn’t exist—and the threat keeps closing in. As fear turns into obsession, she has to figure out what’s real before it’s too late.
How to Write Best Selling Fiction
by Dean Koontz
1981
A practical, no-nonsense guide from Koontz’s early career, focused on plotting, pace, character, and the habits that help you finish drafts. It’s less about theory and more about craft you can apply on the next page.
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz
1981
A mother who believes her son died begins to suspect he’s still alive—and that powerful people want the truth buried. Her search leads to a secret experiment and a race against time, where the real contagion may be fear.
The Eyes of Darkness (As: Leigh Nichols)
by Dean Koontz
1981
A year after her son Danny supposedly dies in an accident, Tina Evans begins receiving signs that he may still be alive. Her search for the truth leads from Las Vegas into a secretive and dangerous world determined to keep its answers hidden.
The Mask
by Dean Koontz
1981
A woman inherits a fortune and a mysterious estate, only to discover that beauty and safety are both illusions. As threats escalate, she’s forced to confront a killer who sees her as part of a very personal plan.
The Mask (As: Owen West)
by Dean Koontz
1981
After an amnesiac young woman suddenly appears in traffic, Carol and Paul take her into their home. But Carol's increasingly disturbing nightmares and the stranger's obscured past suggest that the couple has invited a violent menace into their lives.
The House of Thunder
by Dean Koontz
1982
A woman wakes in a hospital with missing memories and the uneasy sense she’s been mistaken for someone else. When people around her start dying, she realizes the hospital may be a trap—and escape might be the only cure.
Phantoms
by Dean Koontz
1983
Two sisters arrive in a small mountain town and discover almost everyone has vanished or died—without a clear cause. When investigators and survivors gather, they learn the town’s history may be tied to an ancient, shapeshifting hunger.
Darkfall / Darkness Comes
by Dean Koontz
1984
Two early horror thrillers collected together, both built on the moment when the normal world tilts and something impossible steps through. Expect fast pacing, escalating danger, and that classic Koontz blend of dread and determination.
The Servants of Twilight
by Dean Koontz
1984
A desperate mother tries to protect her young son from a fanatical group convinced the boy is evil. With authorities unsure who to believe, she races to uncover the truth before the cult’s certainty turns into murder.
Twilight Eyes
by Dean Koontz
1984
Slim MacKenzie can see creatures most people can’t—goblins hiding behind human faces. Traveling with a carnival, he tries to protect the innocent, but the goblins are organized, hungry, and planning something far worse than a single murder.
The Door to December
by Dean Koontz
1985
A scientist’s daughter is kidnapped, and the investigation uncovers experiments that tamper with memory and personality. As a detective and a driven father close in, they find a secret world where children are treated like raw material.
Strangers
by Dean Koontz
1986
A handful of strangers across the country share the same nightmares and the same compulsion to head to the desert. Drawn together by forces they don’t understand, they uncover a conspiracy that links memory, identity, and something not quite human.
Shadowfires
by Dean Koontz
1987
A woman escapes a violent husband with the help of a sympathetic doctor, but the danger follows her with brutal persistence. As she learns what her husband has been hiding, the chase becomes a battle against obsession and control.
Shadowfires (As: Leigh Nichols)
by Dean Koontz
1987
Rachael expects relief after her estranged husband dies in an accident, only to learn that his body has vanished from the morgue. Hunted by a figure who resembles the dead man, she and Ben Shadway uncover a horrifying secret tied to forbidden research.
Watchers
by Dean Koontz
1987
A former soldier and a runaway woman find a remarkably smart golden retriever who has escaped a secret lab. The same experiment also created a violent creature, and it follows them across Southern California.

Horror Factor 7
by Dean Koontz
1988
A Dutch-language horror anthology edited by Robert-Henk Zuidinga, this volume brings together stories by Robert McCammon, Stephen King, Stephen Laws, Dean R. Koontz, Clive Barker, Walt Spiegelman, and Peter Straub. Koontz contributes “Het dagende licht.”
Lightning
by Dean Koontz
1988
A young woman’s life is repeatedly saved by a mysterious stranger who appears at impossible moments. As she grows up, she realizes her rescuer is tied to a secret that reaches across time—and someone else wants her dead for it.
Night Visions 4
by Dean Koontz, Robert R. McCammon, Edward Bryant & Ramsey Campbell
1988
This horror anthology gathers original short fiction by Dean Koontz, Edward Bryant, and Robert R. McCammon, with an introduction by Clive Barker. The stories range across supernatural menace, monstrous threats, moral unease, and darkly imaginative encounters.
Oddkins
by Dean Koontz
1988
In a hidden mansion, sentient toys guard their ailing maker while a sinister presence creeps closer. Half fairy tale, half thriller, it’s a story about courage, friendship, and the strange bravery of small heroes facing a very big evil.
Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages
by Dean Koontz
1988
When their maker dies, a group of living toys must leave their shop and travel across the city to safety. Pursued by malicious toys serving the Dark One, they face a perilous journey designed for younger readers but suited to all ages.
The Bone Yard
by F. Paul Wilson & Dean Koontz
1988
Published as Night Visions 6 and later retitled The Bone Yard, this horror anthology brings together stories by F. Paul Wilson, Sheri S. Tepper, and Ray Garton. Dean Koontz supplies an introductory essay rather than a fiction contribution.
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold
by Tim Sullivan & Dean Koontz
1988
An anthology of fourteen horror tales edited by Tim Sullivan. It includes Dean Koontz’s “Graveyard Highway” among stories by Charles Sheffield, Avram Davidson, and Steve Rasnic Tem.
Midnight
by Dean Koontz
1989
A reporter returns to his hometown and finds it changed, as if the people are becoming something other than human. Behind the town’s new cheer is a hidden project, and once he starts asking questions, he becomes part of the experiment.
Trapped
by Dean Koontz, Ed Gorman & Anthony Bilau
1989
A graphic thriller that follows people caught in an escalating nightmare, where escape routes close one by one. With cinematic pacing and dark twists, it plays like a tight suspense movie on the page.
Night Fears
by Dean Koontz
1990
Originally issued as Night Visions 4, this anthology brings together horror stories by Dean Koontz, Edward Bryant, and Robert R. McCammon, with an introduction by Clive Barker. Its tales range from supernatural terror to human cruelty and nightmare creatures.
The Bad Place
by Dean Koontz
1990
A private detective takes a case that leads him into a maze of doubles, missing time, and terrifying secrets about a wealthy family. The deeper he digs, the less the world makes sense—and the more he suspects reality can be edited.
Under the Gun
by Edward Gorman, Robert J. Randisi, Martin H. Greenberg & Dean Koontz
1990
Edited by Edward Gorman, Robert J. Randisi, and Martin H. Greenberg for Mystery Scene, this inaugural collection brings together suspense and mystery stories from established genre writers. Dean R. Koontz is represented by “Twilight of the Dawn,” first published in Night Visions IV.
Cold Fire
by Dean Koontz
1991
A man with a troubled past seems to cause miracles wherever he goes—and every miracle attracts darker attention. When he meets a woman determined to understand him, they’re pulled into a clash between faith, fate, and a force that wants him destroyed.
The Architecture of Fear
by Kathryn Cramer, Peter D. Pautz & Dean Koontz
1991
Edited by Kathryn Cramer and Peter D. Pautz, this anthology collects fourteen haunted-house stories and related visions of architectural horror. Dean Koontz’s “Down in the Darkness” appears alongside work by writers including Gene Wolfe, Ramsey Campbell, and Joyce Carol Oates.
Hideaway
by Dean Koontz
1992
A family man survives an attack and begins sensing another personality—or presence—inside himself. As a detective investigates a ritualistic killer, the lines between victim, witness, and suspect blur in unsettling ways.
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz
1993
A detective’s routine day becomes a countdown when a stranger predicts he’ll be dead by nightfall. As reality starts to bend, he and his partner are pulled into a desperate chase against a menace that feels impossible.
Mr. Murder
by Dean Koontz
1993
Novelist Marty Stillwater discovers someone with his face, his memories, and a violent agenda has stepped into his life. On the run with his family, he uncovers a covert program that treats identity like a replaceable part.
The Ultimate Witch
by Byron Preiss, John Betancourt & Dean Koontz
1993
Edited by Byron Preiss and John Betancourt, this horror anthology assembles twenty-five stories about witches, mixing newly commissioned work with reprints. Its contributors include Dean Koontz, whose story “Snatcher” closes the volume, as well as Ray Bradbury and Tanith Lee.
Winter Moon
by Dean Koontz
1993
In a rural Pennsylvania town, a family is stalked by a monstrous force that leaves clues like a sick joke. With neighbors dying and reality warping, they face a predator that seems able to step through walls—and through minds.
Dark Rivers of the Heart
by Dean Koontz
1994
A solitary drifter becomes the target of multiple agencies after he witnesses a killing and learns he has talents he never asked for. With a relentless ally beside him, he flees across America while a vast conspiracy closes in.
Intensity
by Dean Koontz
1995
A young woman who survived a brutal childhood is trapped in a remote house when a charming stranger reveals himself as a relentless killer. She runs, he hunts, and every decision becomes a fight to stay alive.
Santa's Twin
by Edward Gorman & Dean Koontz
1995
Two sisters discover Santa has a mischievous twin, Bob Claus, who steals the sleigh and fills the toy bag with disgusting surprises. They fly to the North Pole to rescue Santa and save Christmas from turning into a prank.
Strange Highways
by Dean Koontz
1995
Dean Koontz’s first story collection combines two longer works with twelve short stories and novellas, many revised for this volume. Its dark, fantastical tales range across horror, suspense, science fiction, and second chances, anchored by the new title novel.
Beautiful Death
by David Robinson & Dean Koontz
1996
A nonfiction collaboration with photographer David Robinson, pairing cemetery photography with Koontz’s reflections on mortality, memory, and the art people build to honor the dead. It’s part visual tour, part quiet meditation on how we grieve and remember.
Tick Tock
by Dean Koontz
1996
A small wooden doll shows up in a bachelor’s life, and then the violence starts. As he runs for his life through a night of bizarre coincidences and relentless pursuit, he realizes the doll may be more than a prank.
Sole Survivor
by Dean Koontz
1997
After a mysterious plane crash kills his wife and daughter, a man begins receiving impossible messages and meeting people connected to the tragedy. His search for answers pulls him into a covert project where grief is only the beginning.
Fear Nothing
by Dean Koontz
1998
Christopher Snow lives with a condition that keeps him out of sunlight, but his quiet nighttime routine shatters when his father’s death points to a bigger threat. In Moonlight Bay, secrets, experiments, and monsters are never far apart.
Fear Nothing
by Dean Koontz & Phil Parks
1998
Christopher Snow, a Moonlight Bay resident whose rare condition makes daylight dangerous, has built his life around the night. When he witnesses unsettling events, he is drawn into a violent investigation involving the town’s hidden history and increasingly sinister inhabitants.
Seize the Night
by Dean Koontz
1998
Christopher Snow follows new clues about the forces shaping Moonlight Bay from behind the scenes. With allies at his side and enemies closing in, he pushes deeper into the mystery—even as the darkness starts to feel alive.
Seize the Night
by Dean Koontz
1998
In Moonlight Bay, children begin vanishing while local authorities conceal the crimes and suppress those affected. Christopher Snow, who knows the town’s nocturnal world better than most, pursues evidence that the missing children are alive and tied to a terrible secret.
False Memory
by Dean Koontz
1999
A woman’s sudden, irrational phobias grow until she can’t tell what’s real. When she and her best friend start digging, they uncover a manipulator who treats minds like property—and a past engineered to keep them obedient.
From the Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz
2000
A boy with an extraordinary way of seeing the world grows up in a life shaped by danger and unlikely kindness. As storylines converge, a predator with a god complex targets him—and the people drawn into his orbit fight back.
October Dreams
by Richard Chizmar, Robert Morrish, Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury & Edward Gorman
2000
Edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish, this Halloween anthology combines horror fiction with poems, essays, and personal recollections about the holiday. Its broad contributor list includes Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub, and many other genre writers.
One Door Away from Heaven
by Dean Koontz
2001
A young woman rescues two abused boys from their powerful grandfather and flees across America. Along the way they meet helpers and threats, while the boys’ strange gifts hint that their escape may be tied to something bigger.
The Paper Doorway
by Dean Koontz & Phil Parks
2001
A small, imaginative book that invites readers to step through an ordinary doorway into something stranger. It’s a gentle Koontz oddity—more whimsical than terrifying—built around curiosity, small wonders, and a hint of the uncanny.
Watchers & Mr Murder
by Dean Koontz
2001
A two-novel volume pairing Watchers and Mr. Murder. One story brings together a super-intelligent dog, a lethal creature, and people caught in a government-made nightmare; the other follows novelist Martin Stillwater as a killer with his face begins invading his family life.
By the Light of the Moon
by Dean Koontz
2002
Two brothers are changed after an encounter with a dying stranger—and suddenly they’re hunted. As their abilities grow, they unravel the man’s past and discover the people chasing them fear what the brothers might become.
Every Day's a Holiday
by Dean Koontz & Phil Parks
2003
A collection of playful rhymes and poems that celebrate both real holidays and made-up ones, with a silly, kid-friendly sense of fun. It’s light verse meant to be read aloud, with humor that swings from sweet to mischievous.
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
2003
Odd Thomas is a young fry cook in small-town California who sees the dead and the shadowy creatures that gather around coming violence. When a stranger arrives surrounded by bodachs, Odd realizes disaster is close—and he’s the only one who can stop it.
The Book Of Counted Sorrows
by Dean Koontz
2003
This small volume gathers poetry by Dean Koontz and was issued in limited hardcover editions in 2003 after an earlier digital release. It is a verse collection rather than a novel or short-fiction anthology.
The Face
by Dean Koontz
2003
A reclusive movie star hires a private security expert and invites him into a life built on secrets, fear, and carefully staged illusions. When a killer closes in, the bodyguard has to protect a man the world thinks it knows—but doesn’t.
Life Expectancy
by Dean Koontz
2004
A carnival fortune-teller lays out five dates when a boy will die—and he survives the first attempt the same night. Years later, he works backward through the prophecy, using humor and grit to protect his family and outmaneuver a killer.
Life Is Good: Lessons in Joyful Living
by Dean Koontz
2004
Presented in the voice of Trixie, Dean Koontz’s golden retriever, this small book shares playful, photo-filled thoughts on joy, trust, naps, snacks, and love. It’s light, funny, and built around simple lessons from dog logic.
Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin
by Dean Koontz & Phil Parks
2004
Bob Claus tries to redeem himself by building a robot Santa to help with deliveries, but the machine goes haywire at the worst possible time. Charlotte and Emily return for another wild, funny holiday rescue mission.
The Taking
by Dean Koontz
2004
A strange, sticky rain falls on a small California town, and the night fills with silent shapes. As a couple tries to stay alive and stay together, they face a siege that feels like an invasion—but the truth may be even weirder.
Christmas Is Good: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Holiday
by Dean Koontz
2005
Trixie returns with a dog’s-eye view of the holidays, mixing humor with warm reminders about family, patience, and enjoying the small stuff. Expect cheerful photos, short reflections, and plenty of canine enthusiasm for treats and traditions.
City of Night
by Dean Koontz & Ed Gorman
2005
Carson O’Connor and her partner dig deeper into crimes that point to a hidden effort to reshape humanity. With Deucalion as an uneasy ally, they hunt a genius who treats a city like his laboratory—and sees people as spare parts.
Forever Odd
by Dean Koontz
2005
Odd tries to protect the people he loves when mysterious attacks and strange warnings point to a new threat in Pico Mundo. As danger escalates, his gift pulls him into a fight that feels both personal and supernatural.
Prodigal Son
by Dean Koontz & Kevin J. Anderson
2005
In modern New Orleans, detective Carson O’Connor and her partner Michael Maddison investigate a serial murderer as Deucalion, a man carrying a centuries-old secret, arrives in town. Their cases converge on Victor Frankenstein, whose experiments have created a terrifying conspiracy.
Prodigal Son
by Dean Koontz
2005
In modern-day New Orleans, homicide detective Carson O’Connor investigates murders that suggest a terrible pattern. She’s drawn into the path of Victor Frankenstein—now living under a new name—and his first creation, Deucalion, who wants to stop him.
Velocity
by Dean Koontz
2005
A bartender finds a note on his windshield: kill a stranger, or your wife dies. With no time and no clear enemy, he tries to outthink a mastermind who turns every choice into a moral disaster.
Brother Odd
by Dean Koontz
2006
Seeking quiet, Odd takes refuge at a remote monastery and hopes to heal. But the dead won’t leave him alone, and a new presence suggests something dangerous is hiding behind the monastery’s peaceful walls.
The Husband
by Dean Koontz
2006
A mild-mannered landscaper gets a call: his wife has been kidnapped, and he has one hour to deliver a fortune—or she dies. With no help and no time, he has to become someone his enemies didn’t expect.
The Darkest Evening of the Year
by Dean Koontz
2007
A couple rescuing a battered golden retriever begins to sense the dog was running from something truly evil. As the threat follows them home, they discover the animal may be a guardian as much as a victim.
The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
2007
A lonely man gets a phone call meant for someone else, warning him that a woman is about to be murdered. He decides to help anyway, but the closer he gets, the more he realizes he’s been pulled into a deadly game he didn’t start.
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life
by Dean Koontz
2008
With gentle humor and a dog’s sense of priorities, Trixie offers bite-size advice about happiness, gratitude, and being present. It’s a quick, uplifting read that leans on photos and playful observations rather than heavy self-help.
In Odd We Trust
by Queenie Chan & Dean Koontz
2008
In this graphic prequel, Odd Thomas is still a teenager learning what it means to see the dead. When a series of murders hits town, his gift and his instincts push him toward a dangerous first attempt at saving strangers.
Odd Hours
by Dean Koontz
2008
Odd’s journey takes him to a secretive coastal estate where a ghost begs for help and bodachs gather. What starts as a request turns into a high-stakes confrontation with people who treat human lives like experiments.
Your Heart Belongs to Me
by Dean Koontz
2008
A man’s life improves after a heart transplant, until disturbing messages and eerie encounters suggest his donor isn’t done with him. As obsession and paranoia build, he has to uncover who is watching—and what they want from his new heart.
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
by Dean Koontz
2009
Koontz writes a heartfelt memoir of Trixie, a retired service dog who became part of his family. It’s an affectionate portrait of daily life with a brilliant golden retriever, and how her joy changed the rhythm of a working writer’s home.
Breathless
by Dean Koontz
2009
A novelist in the mountains becomes the caretaker of a very unusual golden retriever and crosses paths with a scientist hiding the results of forbidden research. What looks like a quiet life turns into a chase involving genetic secrets and a predator that won’t quit.
Dead and Alive
by Dean Koontz
2009
The hunt for Victor Frankenstein intensifies as his new creations multiply and his ambitions grow darker. Carson O’Connor and Deucalion are pushed to their limits, facing a foe who can rebuild bodies and identities as easily as machines.
Dead and Alive
by Dean Koontz
2009
As a hurricane bears down on New Orleans, Victor Helios’s manufactured creations begin turning against him. Deucalion, Victor’s first creation, must face his maker amid chaos, dangerous new threats, and a struggle with humanity’s survival at stake.
I, Trixie, Who is Dog
by Dean Koontz
2009
A picture book narrated by Trixie, who explains why being a dog is the best job in the world. With silly observations and warm humor, it’s a kid-friendly celebration of belly rubs, snacks, and unconditional love.
Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2009
Victor Frankenstein’s plans reach a new stage as his engineered beings move into the world. While Carson and Deucalion race to stop him, the story shifts between hunters and hunted, showing how easy it is to manufacture both life and cruelty.
Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2009
Rainbow Falls, Montana, is infiltrated by engineered replacements serving Victor Frankenstein’s new campaign against humanity. Deucalion reunites with detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison, along with old allies, to uncover Victor’s survival and stop his escalating scheme.
Nevermore
by Dean Koontz & Keith Champagne
2009
An original graphic novel that blends noir-style mystery with supernatural menace, following a man pulled into a case that keeps getting stranger. It’s a fast, visual thriller built on mood, twists, and creeping dread.
Relentless
by Dean Koontz
2009
A suspense novelist is attacked by a man who claims the author stole his life story—and won’t stop until he gets revenge. Forced into flight, the writer must survive a journey where fiction and reality blur in violent ways.
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
by George R. R. Martin, Gardner R. Dozois, Arthur Morey, Dean Koontz & Robert Silverberg
2009
A tribute anthology edited by George RR Martin and Gardner Dozois, set in Jack Vance’s far-future Dying Earth. The stories riff on tricky wizards, doomed bargains, and decadent cities, capturing the setting’s mix of dark humor, beauty, and menace.
Darkness Under the Sun
by Dean Koontz
2010
A quiet couple’s trip turns unsettling when they meet a stranger with too many questions and a smile that never warms. This novella delivers a quick hit of paranoia and menace as daylight itself starts to feel unsafe.
Odd Is on Our Side
by Fred Van Lente & Dean Koontz
2010
Odd and his friends investigate a new mystery as Odd’s abilities sharpen and the darkness around him grows bolder. This graphic installment mixes teenage life with supernatural danger, showing how quickly one good deed can turn into a fight.
Suspense Magazine January 2010
by Steve Berry & Dean Koontz
2010
This January 2010 issue of Suspense Magazine includes a feature on Dean Koontz and is cataloged as containing work by Steve Berry. It is a magazine issue rather than a standalone Steve Berry or Koontz novel.
Trixie and Jinx
by Dean Koontz
2010
When Jinx the dachshund goes on vacation, Trixie the golden retriever tries to make new friends and discovers no one quite measures up. A sweet picture book about missing your best friend—and welcoming them back with joy.
What the Night Knows
by Dean Koontz
2010
When a detective’s childhood brush with a killer resurfaces, the case threatens his family and his sanity. As new violence echoes old crimes, he faces the possibility that the evil he thought he stopped years ago never really left.
77 Shadow Street
by Dean Koontz
2011
At the luxury apartment building known as the Pendleton, residents with very different lives are thrown together by a sudden, reality-bending crisis. With escape cut off and the building turning hostile, they have to survive the night—and what comes after.
The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
2011
In the showdown with Victor Frankenstein, Carson O’Connor and Deucalion confront a city-sized plan built on new bodies and controlled minds. The battle is both physical and moral: stop a monster who thinks he’s saving humanity, or watch his future take hold.
The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
2011
Victor Frankenstein’s plan to reshape humanity reaches its decisive stage as Deucalion and his allies prepare to fight back. With Victor’s powerful supporters and engineered creations closing in, the conflict becomes a last stand for the future of humanity.
The Moonlit Mind
by Dean Koontz
2011
Homeless boy Crispin and his dog, Harley, are taken in by a kind woman—until a mysterious new neighbor starts stalking the building. This novella is a tense prelude that sets the mood and danger for 77 Shadow Street.
House of Odd
by Landry Q. Walker & Dean Koontz
2012
Odd’s high school world is rocked when a strange new threat points to a larger evil moving through town. With danger closing in and adults missing the signs, Odd has to act fast—before the house of Odd comes down.
Odd Apocalypse
by Dean Koontz
2012
Odd follows a trail to a lavish estate where something unnatural is being collected—and weaponized. Surrounded by ghosts, monsters, and human greed, he must figure out what’s really in the menagerie before it’s unleashed.
Odd Interlude
by Dean Koontz
2012
Three linked stories drop Odd into three very different nightmares, from an eerie coastal house to a citywide danger. Each case tests his courage and compassion, and the strange rules of the unseen world he lives with.
Deeply Odd
by Dean Koontz
2013
Odd goes on the road and keeps stumbling into people who are about to die. With only his instincts and his gift, he tries to interrupt a chain of violence while the bodachs around him hint at a larger catastrophe.
Innocence
by Dean Koontz
2013
A man born with a face that terrifies on sight has lived hidden from the world, convinced he’s protecting others. When he meets a woman in danger, their bond forces them into the open—and into a chase that tests what innocence really means.
Innocence
by Dean Koontz
2013
A man living beneath a city must remain unseen by a society that would destroy him. When he encounters a young woman hiding from enemies of her own, their bond leads them toward the mysteries of their pasts and an approaching reckoning.
Wilderness
by Dean Koontz
2013
A man who has lived in isolation since childhood ventures out and meets someone who makes him question everything he believes about himself. This short story introduces the emotional core and outsider theme that echoes through Innocence.
Ask Anna
by Dean Koontz
2014
In the same playful spirit as the dog books, Anna offers humorous advice for humans on everyday problems, from manners to happiness. Short and light, it reads like a tongue-in-cheek pet column with warmth underneath.
The City
by Dean Koontz
2014
Jonah Kirk grows up in a close-knit family with a gift for music and a life that seems blessed. But as he comes of age, he learns that darkness can touch even the brightest places—and that love and art aren’t always enough to stop it.
The Neighbor
by Dean Koontz
2014
In 1967, Malcolm Pomerantz’s quiet life is disrupted by a new neighbor and a series of unsettling events that feel too strange to be coincidence. This short story is a compact mystery about secrets, suspicion, and the cost of looking closer.
You Are Destined To Be Together Forever
by Dean Koontz
2014
A bonus Odd Thomas tale that mixes humor with a chill of the supernatural. Odd follows a small, strange clue that leads to an unexpected act of kindness—and a reminder that love and loss travel together.
Ashley Bell
by Dean Koontz
2015
Bibi Blair is told she’s dying, then receives a stranger’s challenge: find a woman named Ashley Bell and live. Following the clues takes her into a twisting conspiracy, where identity shifts, reality bends, and the biggest question is whether Ashley Bell is real.
Final Hour
by Dean Koontz
2015
Makani’s gift pulls her into a new crisis when she senses a terrible crime behind a stranger’s calm face. With only a friend to help, she has to track down an innocent victim before a predator notices she’s hunting him.
Last Light
by Dean Koontz
2015
Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can learn people’s darkest secrets with a touch, and she tries to live gently to avoid what she sees. When she meets a dangerous man with his own terrifying talent, her gift becomes a weapon—and a liability.
Saint Odd
by Dean Koontz
2015
Odd returns to Pico Mundo for a final confrontation with the darkness that has followed him for years. With old friends, old ghosts, and his own fate in play, he fights to protect the living one last time.
Detours
by Dean Koontz
2016
Edited by Brian James Freeman, this anthology gathers deleted scenes, related stories, fragments, and essays that writers created while working on other books. Dean Koontz contributes “When I Was Twenty-Four and Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth,” alongside work by Stephen King, Clive Barker, and others.
Ricochet Joe
by Dean Koontz
2017
Joe Mandel is an ordinary college student with a habit of doing the right thing, until strange intuitions push him straight into danger. When he interrupts a crime in progress, he’s drawn into a battle between human courage and an unearthly evil.
The Silent Corner
by Dean Koontz
2017
FBI agent Jane Hawk goes off the grid after her husband’s shocking suicide and the hints of a bigger pattern behind it. Hunted by her own agency, she races to expose whoever is pushing people to self-destruct.
The Whispering Room
by Dean Koontz
2017
Still a fugitive, Jane Hawk closes in on the shadowy network behind a wave of unexplained deaths. Each clue leads deeper into surveillance and coercion, and her hunt becomes a race to stay alive long enough to prove the truth.
The Bone Farm
by Dean Koontz
2018
Before the Jane Hawk novels begin, this short prequel drops a driven FBI agent into a case with eerie overtones and high stakes. It’s a quick look at her instincts, her moral line, and the kind of danger she can’t ignore.
The Crooked Staircase
by Dean Koontz
2018
Jane Hawk tracks a lead that points to private labs and the people who profit from controlling minds. As she gathers allies, she has to decide who to trust while the conspiracy tightens its grip on everyone she loves.
The Forbidden Door
by Dean Koontz
2018
Jane Hawk’s hunt turns personal as she confronts the forces that engineered her husband’s death and have been erasing others the same way. To reach the truth, she must break into the enemy’s inner circle without being erased herself.
In the Heart of the Fire
by Dean Koontz
2019
Nameless is sent to a deadly assignment that looks simple on paper and impossible in real life. As he moves through violence and secrets, he relies on quick thinking, hard-earned skills, and a stubborn sense of decency.
Memories of Tomorrow
by Dean Koontz
2019
Nameless takes on a case where memory is both clue and weapon. As he pieces together what happened, he has to decide what truths are worth exposing—because in this world, remembering can be the most dangerous act.
Photographing the Dead
by Dean Koontz
2019
On a new mission, Nameless crosses paths with a photographer whose work intersects with murder and memory. The case pulls him into a grim landscape where the past won’t stay buried and the wrong picture can get you killed.
Red Rain
by Dean Koontz
2019
A seemingly small task turns brutal when Nameless encounters violence that doesn’t follow normal rules. With danger coming from both people and something harder to explain, he has to finish the job without losing the part of him that still feels human.
The Mercy of Snakes
by Dean Koontz
2019
Nameless returns for another assignment and finds himself in the path of a threat that strikes fast and disappears. As he hunts answers, he’s forced to confront how little control anyone really has when fear becomes a tool.
The New Lad
by Dennis Lehane, Val McDermid, Dean Koontz & Paul Finch
2019
A man who endured relentless bullying as a child believes he’s finally moved on—until a chance encounter suggests his tormentor has prospered unchecked. Torn between letting the past lie and exacting overdue justice, he discovers that revenge rarely plays out the way it’s imagined.
The Night Window
by Dean Koontz & Elisabeth Rodgers
2019
In the final push, Jane Hawk goes straight at the hidden power steering lives from the shadows. With enemies exposed at last, she risks everything to end the program—and survive the reckoning.
The Praying Mantis Bride
by Dean Koontz
2019
Nameless heads into a strange, intimate mystery where trust is the rarest currency. A marriage, a secret, and a predator’s patience collide, and he has to spot the trap before it snaps shut.
Devoted
by Dean Koontz
2020
A single mother and her young son become the target of a predator that feels older and darker than a human killer. A stranger with a loyal dog steps in to help, turning the story into a fight about protecting the vulnerable at any cost.
Elsewhere
by Dean Koontz
2020
A mystery begins with a loss and a message that shouldn’t be possible, sending people into the space between grief and the unknown. Koontz blends suspense and the supernatural as the living learn what lies elsewhere can still reach back.
Corkscrew
by Dean Koontz
2021
A case twists tighter with every step, pulling Nameless into a spiral of deception and violence. He’s used to danger, but this time the real threat is how quickly the mission can turn him into the weapon someone else wants.
Gentle Is the Angel of Death
by Dean Koontz
2021
Nameless follows a lead that starts quietly and turns lethal, forcing him to face a killer who hides behind charm. The tension builds like a slow fuse, ending in a confrontation where mercy and survival don’t always match.
Kaleidoscope
by Dean Koontz
2021
A fractured trail of clues pulls Nameless through shifting identities and half-truths, like looking at the same scene through a kaleidoscope. He has to find the real pattern before the people behind it decide he’s the loose end.
Light Has Weight, but Darkness Does Not
by Dean Koontz
2021
Nameless confronts an adversary who thrives in the unseen corners, while small acts of kindness become the only steady ground. This episode leans into moral choices and the cost of doing good work when the world keeps pushing back.
The Lost Soul of the City
by Dean Koontz
2021
In this Nameless episode, the mission leads into a city that feels alive with secrets. As Nameless chases a missing person and a hidden enemy, he discovers how easy it is to lose yourself when no one knows your name.
The Other Emily
by Dean Koontz
2021
A writer still haunted by the fiancée he lost years ago meets a woman who looks exactly like her. The resemblance opens a door to memory manipulation, secret research, and a mystery that makes him question what he actually lived—and what was planted.
Zero In
by Dean Koontz
2021
Nameless narrows his focus on a target who has slipped past everyone else, and the hunt turns into a razor-edged countdown. When he finally closes in, he learns the truth behind the mission is bigger than the assignment he was given.
Quicksilver
by Dean Koontz
2022
Abandoned as a baby and raised in unusual circumstances, Quinn Quicksilver grows into a man with a strange pull on the people around him. When he sets out to learn who he is, he’s hunted across the country—and helped by allies as odd as his fate.
Strange Highways and Other Stories
by Dean Koontz
2022
A collection of Koontz stories that range from eerie roadside encounters to high-concept thrillers. These tales show his love of twisty plots, oddball humor, and ordinary people meeting the supernatural at the worst possible moment.
The Big Dark Sky
by Dean Koontz
2022
On a remote stretch of the American West, a small group fights to survive when a hidden threat turns their open sky into a trap. It’s a blend of travel tension, big landscapes, and the feeling that something is stalking just beyond the headlights.
After Death
by Dean Koontz
2023
Michael Mace wakes up after a catastrophe kills everyone at a secret facility, and discovers he’s not entirely alive—or entirely dead. With new, strange abilities and powerful enemies hunting him, he becomes a reluctant weapon in a battle between good and evil.
The House at the End of the World
by Dean Koontz
2023
Artist Katie lives alone on Jacob’s Ladder island, trying to heal from devastating loss, when agents arrive asking about something they won’t name. On the nearby island of Ringrock, a secret research project breaks loose, and survival becomes the only plan.
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz
2024
Benny Catspaw loses his job, his reputation, and his fiancée in a single blow, then inherits a mysterious crate from an unknown uncle. Whatever’s inside comes with a promise: all will be well in time—but first, Benny has to survive what’s coming.
The Forest of Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2024
A fearless woman raised deep in the woods tries to live quietly until powerful men and a corrupt system close in. Forced to run and fight back, she relies on wilderness skills and stubborn courage as myth, violence, and love collide.
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
2025
Three friends return to their childhood town when one of their group falls into a coma, and the trip cracks open memories they’d buried. In Maple Grove, the past isn’t past, and friendship may be the only thing that keeps them alive.
The Friend of the Family
by Dean Koontz
2026
During the hard years of the Great Depression era, a girl is freed from a carnival sideshow and brought into a loving home—only to learn she has a mysterious role to play. As danger gathers, she fights for her family with courage and sacrifice.
A Storm So Bright and Beautiful
by Dean Koontz
2027
Set in 1950, this forthcoming historical suspense novel follows a character who survives a tornado reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and begins a journey to find his lost family.
Where to start with Dean Koontz
If you want a relentless cat-and-mouse thriller: Intensity → The Husband → Velocity
If you like science gone wrong with heart: Watchers → Phantoms → The House at the End of the World
If you want paranormal mystery with humor: Odd Thomas → Forever Odd → Brother Odd → Saint Odd
If you like conspiracies and fugitives: The Silent Corner → The Whispering Room → The Night Window
Dean Koontz sub-series and character series
- 77 Shadow Street books in order
- Ashley Bell books in order
- Black Bat Mystery books in order
- Dean Koontz's Frankenstein books in order
- Innocence books in order
- Jane Hawk books in order
- Moonlight Bay books in order
- Nameless books in order
- Odd Thomas books in order
- Odd Thomas Graphic Novels books in order
- Santa's Twin books in order
- The City books in order
- Trixie Koontz books in order
- What the Night Knows books in order
77 Shadow Street books in order
Explore this seriesAshley Bell books in order
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Explore this seriesDean Koontz's Frankenstein books in order
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City of Night
by Dean Koontz & Ed Gorman
2005Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 2
Prodigal Son
by Dean Koontz & Kevin J. Anderson
2005Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 1
Prodigal Son
by Dean Koontz
2005Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 1
Dead and Alive
by Dean Koontz
2009Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 3
Dead and Alive
by Dean Koontz
2009Frankenstein by Dean Koontz, Book 3
Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2009Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 4
Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2009Frankenstein by Dean Koontz, Book 4
The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
2011Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 5
The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
2011Frankenstein by Dean Koontz, Book 5
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein books in chronological order

Prodigal Son
by Dean Koontz
2005Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 1
City of Night
by Dean Koontz & Ed Gorman
2005Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 2
Dead and Alive
by Dean Koontz
2009Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 3
Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2009Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 4
The Dead Town
by Dean Koontz
2011Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 5
Innocence books in order
Explore this seriesJane Hawk books in order
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The Silent Corner
by Dean Koontz
2017Jane Hawk, Book 1
The Whispering Room
by Dean Koontz
2017Jane Hawk, Book 2
The Crooked Staircase
by Dean Koontz
2018Jane Hawk, Book 3
The Forbidden Door
by Dean Koontz
2018Jane Hawk, Book 4
The Night Window
by Dean Koontz & Elisabeth Rodgers
2019Jane Hawk, Book 5
Jane Hawk books in chronological order
Moonlight Bay books in order
Explore this seriesNameless books in order
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In the Heart of the Fire
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 1
Memories of Tomorrow
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 6
Photographing the Dead
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 2
Red Rain
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 4
The Mercy of Snakes
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 5
The Praying Mantis Bride
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 3
Corkscrew
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 11
Gentle Is the Angel of Death
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 8
Kaleidoscope
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 9
Light Has Weight, but Darkness Does Not
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 10
The Lost Soul of the City
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 7
Zero In
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 12
Nameless books in chronological order

In the Heart of the Fire
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 1
Photographing the Dead
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 2
The Praying Mantis Bride
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 3
Red Rain
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 4
The Mercy of Snakes
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 5
Memories of Tomorrow
by Dean Koontz
2019Nameless, Book 6
The Lost Soul of the City
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 7
Gentle Is the Angel of Death
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 8
Kaleidoscope
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 9
Light Has Weight, but Darkness Does Not
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 10
Corkscrew
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 11
Zero In
by Dean Koontz
2021Nameless, Book 12
Odd Thomas books in order
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Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
2003Odd Thomas, Book 1
Forever Odd
by Dean Koontz
2005Odd Thomas, Book 2
Brother Odd
by Dean Koontz
2006Odd Thomas, Book 3
In Odd We Trust
by Queenie Chan & Dean Koontz
2008Odd Thomas Graphic Novels, Book 1
Odd Hours
by Dean Koontz
2008Odd Thomas, Book 4
Odd Is on Our Side
by Fred Van Lente & Dean Koontz
2010Odd Thomas Graphic Novels, Book 2
House of Odd
by Landry Q. Walker & Dean Koontz
2012Odd Thomas Graphic Novels, Book 3
Odd Apocalypse
by Dean Koontz
2012Odd Thomas, Book 6
Odd Interlude
by Dean Koontz
2012Odd Thomas, Book 5
Deeply Odd
by Dean Koontz
2013Odd Thomas, Book 7
You Are Destined To Be Together Forever
by Dean Koontz
2014Odd Thomas, Book 8
Saint Odd
by Dean Koontz
2015Odd Thomas, Book 9
Odd Thomas books in chronological order

Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz
2003Odd Thomas, Book 1
Forever Odd
by Dean Koontz
2005Odd Thomas, Book 2
Brother Odd
by Dean Koontz
2006Odd Thomas, Book 3
Odd Hours
by Dean Koontz
2008Odd Thomas, Book 4
Odd Interlude
by Dean Koontz
2012Odd Thomas, Book 5
Odd Apocalypse
by Dean Koontz
2012Odd Thomas, Book 6
Deeply Odd
by Dean Koontz
2013Odd Thomas, Book 7
You Are Destined To Be Together Forever
by Dean Koontz
2014Odd Thomas, Book 8
Saint Odd
by Dean Koontz
2015Odd Thomas, Book 9
Odd Thomas Graphic Novels books in order
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In Odd We Trust
by Queenie Chan & Dean Koontz
2008Odd Thomas Graphic Novels, Book 1
Odd Is on Our Side
by Fred Van Lente & Dean Koontz
2010Odd Thomas Graphic Novels, Book 2
House of Odd
by Landry Q. Walker & Dean Koontz
2012Odd Thomas Graphic Novels, Book 3
Odd Thomas Graphic Novels books in chronological order
Santa's Twin books in order
Explore this seriesThe City books in order
Explore this seriesTrixie Koontz books in order
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Life Is Good: Lessons in Joyful Living
by Dean Koontz
2004Trixie Koontz, Book 1
Christmas Is Good: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Holiday
by Dean Koontz
2005Trixie Koontz, Book 2
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life
by Dean Koontz
2008Trixie Koontz, Book 3
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
by Dean Koontz
2009Trixie Koontz, Book 4
I, Trixie, Who is Dog
by Dean Koontz
2009Trixie Koontz, Book 5
Trixie and Jinx
by Dean Koontz
2010Trixie Koontz, Book 6
Trixie Koontz books in chronological order

Life Is Good: Lessons in Joyful Living
by Dean Koontz
2004Trixie Koontz, Book 1
Christmas Is Good: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Holiday
by Dean Koontz
2005Trixie Koontz, Book 2
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life
by Dean Koontz
2008Trixie Koontz, Book 3
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
by Dean Koontz
2009Trixie Koontz, Book 4
I, Trixie, Who is Dog
by Dean Koontz
2009Trixie Koontz, Book 5
Trixie and Jinx
by Dean Koontz
2010Trixie Koontz, Book 6
What the Night Knows books in order
Explore this seriesDean Koontz collections, short stories, and related book types
Anthologies

Strange Highways
by Dean Koontz
1995
The Book Of Counted Sorrows
by Dean Koontz
2003
Infinity Five
by Dean Koontz
1973
Wondermakers 2
by Robert Hoskins & Dean Koontz
1974
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
by Edward L. Ferman, Barry N. Malzberg & Dean Koontz
1974
Continuum 1
by Roger Elwood & Dean Koontz
1974
The Bone Yard
by F. Paul Wilson & Dean Koontz
1988
Horror Factor 7
by Dean Koontz
1988
Night Visions 4
by Dean Koontz, Robert R. McCammon, Edward Bryant & Ramsey Campbell
1988Night Visions, Book 6
Tropical Chills: Fourteen Tales of Scorching Horror to Make Your Blood Run Cold
by Tim Sullivan & Dean Koontz
1988
Under the Gun
by Edward Gorman, Robert J. Randisi, Martin H. Greenberg & Dean Koontz
1990
Night Fears
by Dean Koontz
1990
The Architecture of Fear
by Kathryn Cramer, Peter D. Pautz & Dean Koontz
1991
The Ultimate Witch
by Byron Preiss, John Betancourt & Dean Koontz
1993
October Dreams
by Richard Chizmar, Robert Morrish, Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury & Edward Gorman
2000
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
by George R. R. Martin, Gardner R. Dozois, Arthur Morey, Dean Koontz & Robert Silverberg
2009The Dying Earth, Book 10
Suspense Magazine January 2010
by Steve Berry & Dean Koontz
2010
Detours
by Dean Koontz
2016
Exit Wounds
by Dennis Lehane, Val McDermid, Dean Koontz & Paul Finch
2019
Non-Fiction
Childrens
Standalone Dean Koontz books

Star Quest / Doom of the Green Planet
by Dean R Koontz & Emil Petaja
1968
Star Quest / Doom of the Green Planet
by Dean R Koontz & Emil Petaja
1968
Fear That Man / Toyman
by Dean Koontz
1969
Fear That Man / Toyman
by Dean Koontz
1969
The Fall of the Dream Machine / The Star Ventures
by Dean Koontz
1969
The Fall of the Dream Machine / The Star Ventures
by Dean Koontz
1969
Anti-Man
by Dean Koontz
1970
Beastchild
by Dean Koontz
1970
Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons
by Dean Koontz
1970
Dark of the Woods / Soft Come the Dragons
by Dean Koontz
1970
Dark Symphony
by Dean Koontz
1970
Hell's Gate
by Dean Koontz
1970
Demon Child
by Dean Koontz
1971
Demon Child (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Dean Koontz
1971
Legacy of Terror
by Deanna Dwyer & Dean Koontz
1971
Legacy of Terror (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Deanna Dwyer & Dean Koontz
1971
The Crimson Witch
by Dean Koontz
1971
A Darker Heritage
by Dean Koontz
1972
Chase
by Dean Koontz
1972
Children of the Storm
by Dean Koontz
1972
Children of the Storm (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Dean Koontz
1972
Dance with the Devil
by Dean Koontz
1972
Dance with the Devil (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Dean Koontz
1972
Darkness in My Soul
by Penguin Books Staff & Dean Koontz
1972
Starblood
by Dean Koontz
1972
The Dark of Summer
by Dean Koontz
1972
The Dark of Summer (As: Deanna Dwyer)
by Dean Koontz
1972
The Flesh in the Furnace
by Dean Koontz
1972
Time Thieves
by Dean Koontz
1972
Warlock
by Dean R. Koontz
1972
A Werewolf Among Us
by Dean Koontz
1973
Demon Seed
by Dean Koontz
1973
Hanging on
by Dean Koontz
1973
Shattered
by Dean Koontz
1973
The Haunted Earth
by Dean Koontz
1973
After the Last Race
by Dean Koontz
1974
Strike Deep
by Dean Koontz
1974
Invasion
by Dean Koontz
1975
Invasion (As: Aaron Wolfe)
by Dean Koontz
1975
Nightmare Journey
by Dean Koontz
1975
The Long Sleep
by Dean Koontz
1975
The Long Sleep (As: John Hill)
by Dean Koontz
1975
Dragonfly
by Dean Koontz
1976
Icebound
by Dean Koontz
1976
Night Chills
by Dean Koontz
1976
Prison Of Ice
by Dean Koontz
1976
The Face of Fear
by Dean Koontz
1977
The Vision
by Dean Koontz
1977
The Key to Midnight
by Dean Koontz
1979
The Funhouse
by Dean Koontz
1980
The Funhouse (As: Owen West)
by Dean Koontz
1980
The Voice of the Night
by Dean Koontz
1980
Whispers
by Dean Koontz
1980
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz
1981
The Eyes of Darkness (As: Leigh Nichols)
by Dean Koontz
1981
The Mask
by Dean Koontz
1981
The Mask (As: Owen West)
by Dean Koontz
1981
The House of Thunder
by Dean Koontz
1982
Phantoms
by Dean Koontz
1983
Darkfall / Darkness Comes
by Dean Koontz
1984
Darkfall / Darkness Comes
by Dean Koontz
1984
The Servants of Twilight
by Dean Koontz
1984
Twilight Eyes
by Dean Koontz
1984
The Door to December
by Dean Koontz
1985
Strangers
by Dean Koontz
1986
Shadowfires
by Dean Koontz
1987
Shadowfires (As: Leigh Nichols)
by Dean Koontz
1987
Watchers
by Dean Koontz
1987
Lightning
by Dean Koontz
1988
Oddkins
by Dean Koontz
1988A Fable for All Ages
Midnight
by Dean Koontz
1989
Trapped
by Dean Koontz, Ed Gorman & Anthony Bilau
1989
The Bad Place
by Dean Koontz
1990
Cold Fire
by Dean Koontz
1991
Hideaway
by Dean Koontz
1992
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz
1993
Mr. Murder
by Dean Koontz
1993
Winter Moon
by Dean Koontz
1993
Dark Rivers of the Heart
by Dean Koontz
1994
Intensity
by Dean Koontz
1995
Beautiful Death
by David Robinson & Dean Koontz
1996The Art of the Cemetery
Tick Tock
by Dean Koontz
1996
Sole Survivor
by Dean Koontz
1997
False Memory
by Dean Koontz
1999
From the Corner of His Eye
by Dean Koontz
2000
One Door Away from Heaven
by Dean Koontz
2001
The Paper Doorway
by Dean Koontz & Phil Parks
2001Funny Verse and Nothing Worse
Watchers & Mr Murder
by Dean Koontz
2001
By the Light of the Moon
by Dean Koontz
2002
Every Day's a Holiday
by Dean Koontz & Phil Parks
2003Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times
The Face
by Dean Koontz
2003
Life Expectancy
by Dean Koontz
2004
The Taking
by Dean Koontz
2004
Velocity
by Dean Koontz
2005
The Husband
by Dean Koontz
2006
The Darkest Evening of the Year
by Dean Koontz
2007
The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
2007
Your Heart Belongs to Me
by Dean Koontz
2008
Breathless
by Dean Koontz
2009
Relentless
by Dean Koontz
2009
Ricochet Joe
by Dean Koontz
2017
The New Lad
by Dennis Lehane, Val McDermid, Dean Koontz & Paul Finch
2019
Devoted
by Dean Koontz
2020
Elsewhere
by Dean Koontz
2020
The Other Emily
by Dean Koontz
2021
Quicksilver
by Dean Koontz
2022
The Big Dark Sky
by Dean Koontz
2022
After Death
by Dean Koontz
2023
The House at the End of the World
by Dean Koontz
2023
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz
2024
The Forest of Lost Souls
by Dean Koontz
2024
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
2025
The Friend of the Family
by Dean Koontz
2026
A Storm So Bright and Beautiful
by Dean Koontz
2027
Author bio
Dean Koontz was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the small town of Bedford. He’s said his childhood was difficult, marked by an abusive father, and he often credits his mother’s resilience with shaping his sense of what courage looks like.
He attended Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University) and studied English. While he was there, a prize from an Atlantic Monthly writing competition gave him an early nudge that he might be able to do this for real.
After college he taught high school English in Pennsylvania and also worked in a government-funded program serving troubled youth. The day job paid the bills, but he kept writing—learning how to hit deadlines and finish what he started.
His first novels arrived at the tail end of the 1960s, starting with Star Quest in 1968, and the early years were a grind of paperback science fiction and suspense. To stay productive and keep publishing, he wrote under several pen names, including K.R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Brian Coffey, and Deanna Dwyer. Some of those names let him experiment with different tones—straight crime, darker thrillers, and the pulpy sci-fi ideas that never really left his work.
Then he found the lane that fit: fast suspense with a weird, human heart.
Books like Watchers, Lightning, Phantoms, and Intensity show what readers tend to come for—ordinary people dropped into extraordinary danger, a sense that evil can be both human and not, and a stubborn insistence that decency still matters. Even when the stakes are enormous, he keeps the focus on a few relationships you can actually feel, whether it’s a marriage under pressure in The Husband or strangers forced into teamwork in The Taking.
Koontz returns again and again to the idea of the outsider: the person no one believes, the kid with a secret, the loner who turns out to be the only one paying attention. He likes small towns and closed environments where secrets can fester, and he’s always been interested in what happens when science, money, and power start treating people like raw material. Even at his darkest, he makes room for humor and small kindnesses, because his characters need them to keep going.
That’s part of what makes series like Odd Thomas work so well. Odd is funny, frightened, and relentlessly kind, even when the dead won’t stop asking for help.
And yes, the dogs are real. Koontz and his wife, Gerda, have been involved with service-dog charities for decades, and they brought home retired service golden retrievers, including Trixie, Anna, and later Elsa. Trixie inspired the photo-and-humor books credited to her, like Life Is Good: Lessons in Joyful Living, and Koontz later wrote the memoir A Big Little Life in her honor.
Over time his work has crossed into just about every corner of popular fiction—crime, horror, science fiction, even the occasional children’s book. His novels have sold in the hundreds of millions worldwide, and he’s landed more than a dozen times at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He lives in Southern California and, even after publishing for decades, still writes with the pace of someone who’s afraid of wasting a good day. If you’re new to him, the fun is discovering how many different flavors of Koontz exist—and how often a story that starts in fear ends in something like hope.
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