Dean Koontz
Né(e): July 09, 1945 – Everett, Pennsylvania, United States
Dean Koontz is an American novelist known for suspense, horror, and speculative thrillers that blend psychological tension with supernatural elements. His notable works include Watchers, Phantoms, and the Odd Thomas series. A prolific bestseller, he has sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide and placed numerous titles on The New York Times bestseller list.
Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur
Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, in 1945 and raised in Pennsylvania. He studied at Shippensburg State College, won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition as a senior, then worked first in the Appalachian Poverty Program and later as an English teacher near Harrisburg. The decisive turn in his life came when his wife, Gerda, offered to support him for five years while he tried to build a writing career; by the end of that wager, she had moved into the business side of his work and Koontz was established as a full-time author. ((https://www.deankoontz.com/about/about-dean/?utm_source=openai))
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"Dean Koontz is America's most popular suspense novelist"
— Rolling Stone
"Dean Koontz deftly mixes humor with horror as he tackles the big questions"
— People
"I read everything that Dean Koontz wrote, and I learned a lot about characterization and building suspense"
— Brian Herbert
"Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler"
— The Times
"Dean Koontz almost occupies a genre of his own"
— Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Dean Koontz writes page-turners, middle-of-the-night-sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers"
— Washington Post Book World
"Dean Koontz is as much philosopher as mystery weaver, as much mystic as realist, as much romantic as pragmatist"
— Asbury Park Sunday Press