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Dean Ray Koontz(born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed assuspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements ofhorror, fantasy, science fiction,mystery, andsatire. Many of his books have appeared onThe New York TimesBest Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position.Koontz wrote under a number ofpen namesearlier in his career, including \"David Axton\", \"Deanna Dwyer\", \"K.R. Dwyer\", \"Leigh Nichols\" and \"Brian Coffey\". He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 450million copies of his work.
Dean KoontzBornDean Ray Koontz
July 9, 1945(age76)
Everett, Pennsylvania, United StatesPen name

• Aaron Wolfe
• Brian Coffey
• David Axton
• Deanna Dwyer
• John Hill
• K.R. Dwyer
• Leigh Nichols
• Anthony North
• Owen West
• Richard Paige

Occupation

• Novelist
• short story writer
• screenwriter
• Suspense
• horror fiction
• science fiction
• thriller
• fantasy

Notable works

• Odd Thomas
• Demon Seed
• Watchers
• Hideaway
• Intensity
• Phantoms
• The Face of Fear
• Lightning

In his spare time, Koontz wrote his first novel,Star Quest, which was published in 1968. Koontz went on to write over a dozenscience fictionnovels. Seeing the Catholic faith as a contrast to the chaos in his family, Koontz converted in college because faith provided existential answers for life; he admired Catholicism\'s \"intellectual rigor,\" saying it permitted a view of life that saw mystery and wonder in all things.[8][9]He says he sees Catholicism as English writer and Catholic convertG. K. Chestertondid: that it encourages a \"joy about the gift of life\".[8]Koontz says that spirituality has always been part of his books, as are grace and our struggle as fallen souls, but he \"never get[s] on a soapbox\"

In the 1970s, Koontz began writing suspense andhorror fiction, both under his own name and severalpseudonyms, sometimes publishing up to eight books a year. Koontz has stated that he began using pen names after severaleditorsconvinced him that authors who switched back and forth between differentgenresinvariably fell victim to \"negative crossover\" (alienating established fans and simultaneously failing to pick up any new ones). Known pseudonyms used by Koontz during his career include Deanna Dwyer, K. R. Dwyer, Aaron Wolfe, David Axton, Brian Coffey, John Hill, Leigh Nichols, Owen West, Richard Paige, and Anthony North. As Brian Coffey, he wrote the \"Mike Tucker\" trilogy (Blood Risk,Surrounded,Wall of Masks) in acknowledged tribute to the Parker novels of Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake). Many of Koontz\'s pseudonymous novels are now available under his real name. Many others remain suppressed by Koontz, who bought back the rights to ensure they could not be republished; he has, on occasion, said that he might revise some for republication, but only three have appeared — Demon SeedandInvasionwere both heavily rewritten before they were republished, andPrison of Icehad certain sectionsbowdlerised.

After writing full-time for more than 10 years, Koontz\'s acknowledged breakthrough novel wasWhispers, published in 1980. The two books before that,The Key to MidnightandThe Funhouse, also sold over a million copies, but were written under pen names. His first bestseller wasDemon Seed, the sales of which picked up after the release of thefilm of the same namein 1977, and sold over two million copies in one year.[10]His first hardcover bestseller, which finally promised some financial stability and lifted him out of the midlist hit-and-miss range, was his bookStrangers.[11]Since then, 12 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks written by Koontz have reached number one onThe New York TimesBest Seller list.

Bestselling science fiction writerBrian Herberthas stated, \"I even went through a phase where I read everything that Dean Koontz wrote, and in the process I learned a lot about characterization and building suspense.

In 1997, psychologistKatherine Ramslandpublished an extensive biography of Koontz based on interviews with his family and him. This \"psychobiography\" (as Ramsland called it) often showed the conception of Koontz\'s characters and plots from events in his own life.

Early author photos on the back of many of his novels show a balding Koontz with a mustache. After Koontz underwenthair transplantationsurgery in the late 1990s, his subsequent books have featured a new, clean-shaven appearance with a fuller head of hair.Koontz explained the change by claiming that he was tired of looking likeG. Gordon Liddy.

Many of his novels are set in and aroundOrange County, California. As of 2006, he lives there with his wife, Gerda (Cerra), in Newport Coast, California, behind the gates of Pelican Hills. In 2008, he was the world\'s sixth-most highly paid author, tied withJohn Grisham, at $25million annually.

In 2019, Koontz began publishing withAmazon Publishing. At the time of the announcement, Koontz was one of the company\'s most notable signings.

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