Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. Jan 26, 2015 dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Prolific novelist dean koontz signs fivebook deal with. In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a young fry cook with paranormal powers.
Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who offers up his heart in these pages and will forever capture yours. Beginning in 1968, his career has spawned 80 standalone novels, 74 shortfiction stories, and four series of novels, selling over 450 million copies worldwide. Dean koontzs odd thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. Koontz gives his character wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanityand moral outrage. Dean and his wife are as successful as anyone yet they are nonassuming and nonegotistical, said smith. Dean and his wife are as successful as anyone yet they are. Odd thomas odd thomas book 1 forever odd odd thomas book 2 brother odd odd. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life.
Seattle postintelligencer odd thomas is one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction. In line with the 12 months of reading goodness challenge, october is the month to read a book with a supernatural or paranormal theme. Dean koontz s is a well know author who has written a wide variety of books. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas. Dean koontz s odd thomas 4 book bundle get all caught up with the first four novels of dean koontz s beloved series odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, and odd hours.
In forever odd, author dean koontz continues the story that he began in odd thomas. Odd thomas is a 20 american supernatural mystery thriller film based on dean koontz s novel of the same name. Odd thomas series by dean koontz meet your next favorite book. Usa today the nice young fry cook with the occult powers is koontzs most likable creation. Dean koontz film adaptations 1977 the passengers aka the intruder 1979 video release this was adapted from the novel shattered, which koontz wrote under the name of k. But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Dean koontz is an extremely prolific author known for his suspense thriller novels. Dean koontz hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. This all seems rather normal, he has a girlfriend and several close friends.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Toward the end of the decade, dean koontz stated he fell in love with a new character, jane hawk, in the silent corner and anticipates several. What is the order of the books in the odd thomas series. Dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Odd thomas 2003 forever odd 2005 brother odd 2006 odd hours 2008 odd interlude 2012 novella a threepart ebook. Dean koontzs odd thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in listeners imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Dean koontzs is a well know author who has written a wide variety of books. He has written under the pen names of david axton, gerda ann cerra and brian coffey. Now koontz follows odd as he is drawn onward, to a destiny he cannot imagine. In his final year a piece of his won a fiction competition held by atlantic monthly, which marked the beginning of his determination to become a writer. See the complete odd thomas series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Odd thomas is a series of thriller novels by prolific american author dean koontz featuring the title character. Following the success of the novel, six sequels, forever odd 2005, brother odd 2006, odd hours 2008. Odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, odd hours by dean koontz 4. Dean koontz has created a very interesting character and some witty dialogue and humor. Odd thomas is a kind and gentle young man of twentyone. Responding to the wishes of his readers, koontz turned out several more odd thomas novels, as well as a digital series and a graphic novel based on the popular character, in addition to other work. He was educated at shippensburg state college now known as shippensburg university. Find the complete odd thomas book series by dean koontz. In odd we trust 2008 with queenie chan odd is on our side 2010 with fred van lente house of odd 2012 written with landry q. I havent read dean koontz in years, and i wanted to see if id made a hasty judgment about him being not so good.
Dean koontz began the odd thomas book series in 2003 with the title novel, odd thomas, and is still ongoing. The author also will release a collection of six short thrillers, titled. Books by dean koontz authors like dean koontz what should. Odd has to stop a new guy who comes to the town of pico mundo looking to bring a. Odd thomas is a 2014 american supernatural mystery thriller film based on dean koontz s novel of the same name. Odd thomas is the greatest character dean koontz has ever created. Created by author dean koontz, odd thomas is a shortorder cook. Haunted by dreams of an allencompassing red tide, odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small california coastal town where nothing is as it seems. The night window jane hawk series, book 6 by dean koontz hardcover, 2019 4.
Odd thomas was a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing book. Jan 14, 2020 responding to the wishes of his readers, koontz turned out several more odd thomas novels, as well as a digital series and a graphic novel based on the popular character, in addition to other work. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become a new york times bestseller. Odd hours compared to the previous books was slightly more violent but it was great reading and the disaster which odd foresees was shocking and i feel will continue in the next untitled book of the series. List of dean koontz books, stories, and other writings. Listened to every word while driving across the desert. Odd hours is the fourth book in the odd thomas series by dean koontz. In the year 2008, dean was ranked as the sixth highest paid author, at an approximated 25 million dollars each year. I picked up this book and the next in the series, forever odd, and thought sure, why. He mostly has written standalone novels, although he also is the author of a number of series, including the black bat mysteries mike tucker, moonlight bay, odd. The next thing i knew, and even though i had never before or since written a.
The 16 best dean koontz books every fan should read reedsy. Odd thomas odd is a shortorder cook in a small desert town, pico mundo, california. A thriller written by dean koontz, odd thomas is the first in a series of novels with odd as the protagonista reluctant hero born to set wrongs in the world right. Novels in the odd thomas series that stand out among the rest are odd thomas, forever odd, and saint odd. Odd thomas is a twenty yearold fry cook and talented writer from california who can converse with the dead. He leads an unusual life the spirits of the lingering dead come to him for justice. Dean koontz was born in 1945 in everett, pennsylvania. Odd thomas became an instant new york times bestseller, and subsequently as a boxoffice sensation in the 20 movie adaptation. After graduating, koontz became a tutor and counselor for the. I thought about odd long after i put the book down, and it definitely made me want to read more.
Then ill be able to read brother odd, which certainly has to be tired of waiting on me. The first novel in the series and a great place to start. Odd thomas, a fry cook who can communicate with the dead, in the fictional small town. Age 20, odd works as a shortorder cook in a southern californian desert town, called pico mundo, and he is deeply in love with his soulmate and current girlfriend, stormy llewellyn. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold short order cook named odd thomas. He thinks of himself as an ordinary guy until a mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world. Hes funny, humble, immensely likable, courageous, and just a joy to read about. The odd thomas book series by dean koontz includes books odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, and several more.
Im going to get a copy of forever odd from the library which i couldnt do with odd thomas, because someone had never returned the librarys only copy. Those book include fiction, comics, trixie, and odd thomas. He became odd thomas, and as i totally suspended my disbelief, odd thomas became real. Despite koontz hypersuccess he has sold more than 300 million copies of his books those who know him describe him in much the same way as readers might describe odd thomas downtoearth. Having written so many different works, some of his most popular are. In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a. Odd thomas, i thought, this is liable to be more than one book, but at most i.
Dean koontz is such an accomplished and imaginative author that i cant think of even one book of his out of all his books, not just this series that i havent enjoyed, but i really like his odd thomas series, as the stories play well with my own imagination. Never realized dean koontz had such a great sense of humor. Explore the list of this authors books that have been made into movies, including odd thomas. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontz s dazzling new york times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who offers up his heart in these pages and will forever capture yours.
Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. He wrote a book called lightning that i liked, but others i read were, as they say, meh. However, he also adds elements of other genres such as horror, scifi, mystery and satire. Odd is the name he was given by his parents at birth and hes even more unusual than his name suggests.
The odd thomas series, which as spawned graphic novels that serve as prequels. Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. Here is a complete list of dean koontz movies by year. Dean koontzs popularity has helped him rank next to authors such as stephen king. It is directed, written, and coproduced by stephen sommers and stars anton yelchin as odd thomas, with willem dafoe as wyatt porter, and addison timlin as stormy llewellyn. Odd thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the pico mundo grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, stormy llewellyn. He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. Acclaim for dean koontz and his odd thomas novels this is koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence.
The book of counted joys one my name is odd thomas, though in this age when fame is the altar at which most people worship, i am not sure why you should care who i am or that i exist. Their newest book is devoted and was released on march, 31st 2020. If you liked odd thomas by dean koontz, here are some books like this. Before his chat with fans, dean koontz answers our questions. Odd thomas caught my eye because it looked more quirky than creepy, plus ive never read anything by dean koontz and i wanted to see why hes so popular. Books by dean koontz authors like dean koontz what.