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. He has written under the pen names of david axton, gerda ann cerra and brian coffey. Having written so many different works, some of his most popular are. Odd thomas is one of dean koontz s more heavily moralised horror thrillers, but is nonetheless charming and terrifying. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold short order cook named odd thomas. Complete 7 book set of dean koontz s odd thomas series odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, odd hours, odd apocalypse, deeply odd and saint odd dean koontz on. What is the order of the books in the odd thomas series. Complete 7 book set of dean koontz s odd thomas series odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, odd hours, odd apocalypse. But they do try to communicate, with a short order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant.
He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. He thinks of himself as an ordinary guy until a mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite. Koontz odd thomas series 6 books collection paperback. Set includes the following novels odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, odd. He leads an unusual life the spirits of the lingering dead come to him for justice. He has an endearing innocense about him as well as a charming sense of humour. Dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide.
Praise for deeply odd and dean koontzs odd thomas series. Koontz has got a lot to live up to in the final seventh book, since hes been teasing the reader for a long while now. But, going on this and his last few books, im rather worried that he wont be able to deliver. For this was a favorite phrase of stormy llewellyn, his lost love, and stormy is dead, gone forever from this world. But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Dean koontz began the odd thomas book series in 2003 with the title novel, odd thomas, and is still ongoing. Nestled on a lonely stretch along the pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost harmony corner offers everything a weary traveler needsa cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of cottages. Inscribed and dated in year of publication by author on half title page in blue pen, to roy and maria from the deeply odd author, dean koontz 5. In this introduction to the series, odd must save his small town of pico. The odd thomas series has the graphic novels in odd we trust, odd is on our side and house of odd. 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.
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The six book series about odd thomas written by dean koontz is an excellent choice of catching up with the books that began in 2003 and only recently ended with the seventh book. Koontz has created a cast of characters whom i loved for the delicate flaws which make each believable and human. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read odd thomas. Jan 26, 2015 dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Odd thomas has lost the love of his life, stormy llewellyn, but he. Odd is an adolescent on the brink of adulthood who sees dead people and has a worryingly precise moral sense. Odd thomas, a fry cook who can communicate with the dead, in the fictional small town of pico mundo, california. Complete information about dean koontz books both fiction and nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become. What is the order of book series, odd thomas by dean koontz. Forever odd odd thomas, no 2 by dean koontz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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For readers who have been with odd all along, saint odd will satisfy. Praise for deeply odd and dean koontz s odd thomas series not since watchers has dean koontz created such an endearing and enduring character as odd thomas. Bookreporter acclaim for dean koontz and his odd thomas novels. Provides a summary of each fiction novel, including pseudonyms used.