First published back in 2004, volume one of the odd thomas series has deservedly earned the title of supernatural classic. There is one thing that makes odd thomas, well a little odd. Koontz introduces popular character odd thomas by this time, koontz novels were frequently on the bestseller lists, but the introduction of a new character, odd thomas, kicked off one of his most popular creations and series of books, few central characters capture the hearts of readers like odd thomas, the unassuming shortorder cook with clairvoyant abilities. Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. Odd thomas by dean koontz signed first edition book see all titles by dean koontz. Dean koontz odd thomas book 1 odd thomasfor people who cant afford the audiobook. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling. Only a couple of people know about odd s gift or curse, depending on your. I used to be a big fan of dean koontz until i got to the stage that all his stories kind of blended into one of another.
Someone at work asked me how many books dean koontz had written. I picked up one of the odd thomas books but it wasnt the first one so i didnt read it until id got the first one. Find out why odd thomas is the master storytellers mostloved creation. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold short order. Odd thomas odd is a shortorder cook in a small desert town, pico mundo, california. Having written so many different works, some of his most popular are. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read odd thomas. Its refreshing to come across a character as goodhearted as odd. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas.
In dean koontzs own words, the theme of odd thomas glass. Koontz s other fiction very hit or miss mostly miss this past decade, the odd thomas books are consistently interesting, witty and captivating. In the year 2008, dean was ranked as the sixth highest paid author, at an approximated 25 million dollars each year. But you cant win em all, and despite the lift he strives for, these pages go by on automatic pilot. Comes directly from nevada nevada state residents will be charged sales tax. Author dean koontz on odd thomas, rough childhood, california. He thinks of himself as an ordinary guy until a mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a. Odd thomas is an intriguing and flawed character who seems simultaneously too young to be living the life he has and too damaged to survive his lifestyle and supernatural affliction. Odd thomas, his fortysecond novel, is his usual mixture of ordinary folk and supernatural happenings. Dean has published over a hundred pieces of work to date, mostly of the suspensethriller genre that heavily involve science fiction. Jan 26, 2015 dean koontz says goodbye to odd thomas. I am slowly getting myself back into it as there were a couple of great gems that he made, like fear nothing, seize the night, the first 3 frankenstein books, phantoms its the bomb, yo, tick tock vooduu, sole survivor, lightning, and of course the odd thomas books. Jan 14, 2015 author dean koontz on odd thomas, rough childhood, california home. An enjoyable first book in the series about a young man who can see the dead.
Praise for deeply odd and dean koontzs odd thomas series not since watchers has dean koontz created such an endearing and enduring character as odd thomas. An odd thomas novel by dean koontz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Love, and passion are qualities usually given to protagonists, only by writing in the first person, can the author bring this humility to the character. Odd thomas is a twenty yearold fry cook and talented writer from california who can converse with the dead. Dean koontz is one of the bestselling authors of all time. This dean koontz book list is my attempt to pay tribute to a writer who has given me a lot of great memories. The odd thomas book series by dean koontz includes books odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, and several more. Acclaim for dean koontz and his odd thomas novels an inventive. I thought about odd long after i put the book down, and it definitely made me want to read more. But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder. When i finished the first one, odd thomas, i thought, this is liable to be more than one book, but at most i thought it would be a trilogy.
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. Dec 23, 2014 odd thomas is a novel about perseverance in the face of terrible loss, about holding fast to rational hope in a world of pain, about finding peacenot bitternessin the memory of love taken by untimely death. I started reading dean koontz about two years ago and really liked some of his books and started collecting them from second hand book shops. Dean koontzs popularity has helped him rank next to authors such as stephen king. In odd thomas by dean koontz, peter guttridge finds an unpalatable cuteness which dilutes the scariness of the unusual setting peter guttridge sat 3 jan 2004 19. Describing the books plot to a friend who is not overly familiar with either dean koontz or the horror genre, she quickly surmised the book to be a mystery. In the first book, he lost the love of his life, and got a little card from a fortunetelling machine that said, you are destined to be together forever. 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. They usually appear to him when they need help to move on. Koontz asks real questions about the nature of good and evil. Odd thomas came to me as a gift, the entire first chapter of his first book having poured out of me as i was in the middle of writing the face. Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. Dean koontz has created a very interesting character and some witty dialogue and humor. Signed by author with an insert page done into the printing.
For me, there were multiple books in the series that i found forgettable. Odd thomas by dean koontz books 17 complete series includes odd interlude 8 book set the 8 book set of mass market paperback novels includes the below titles. Notice i did not use the term protagonist, as odd is a real hero, doing what is right, having fun with it. Odd thomas series novels collection dean koontz 5 books set odd apocalypse, deeply odd, brother odd, odd thomas, forever odd from harpe actually, publication is truly a home window to the world. This all seems rather normal, he has a girlfriend and several close friends. Dean koontz began the odd thomas book series in 2003 with the title novel, odd thomas, and is still ongoing. What is the order of the books in the odd thomas series.
He just released saint odd, the final book in one of his most popular series a series filled with stories inspired in part by. This is the first of four odd thomas books and the best by a considerable margin. Nineteenyearold odd thomas, a young fry cook from pico mundo. Ive been a fan of dean koontz s odd thomas books since the first one was released, many years ago. Odd thomas is as compelling a character as ive come across. May, 2011 someone at work asked me how many books dean koontz had written. Get all caught up with the first four novels of dean koontzs beloved seriesodd thomas, forever odd, brother.
Order of dean koontz books dean koontz is an extremely prolific author known for his suspense thriller novels. That is why getting an authors quick answer on what a book is really about is true magic. The series is currently being adapted into a feature film by director stephen summers. Dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. I thought i was in the ballpark, but when i actually started looking up his publishing history, i was confounded. Suspense here turns on the life of odd thomas, 21, an unassuming lad gifted with the power to see dead people who cannot tear themselves from pico mundo, odds small hometown abroil on the mojave desertas neither can odd, whose agoraphobia has not let him drive or step outside the town. Odd thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain. Buy a cheap copy of in odd we trust odd thomas book by dean koontz. Even many individuals could not such as reading publications. Odd can see the dead, and occasionally the future, and scary shadows he calls bodachs.
I loved dean koontz, and especially the odd thomas series. May 01, 2012 only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. I have never been married to, never been abused by, and never provided a kidney for transplantation into any celebrity. In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. An odd thomas novel by koontz, dean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The washington post if stephen king is the rolling stones of novels, koontz is the beatles. Odd thomas by dean koontz abebooks passion for books. Remainder dot on the bottom of the text block, signed copy sticker on the cover, otherwise, fine as new and unread. Usually i dont set down a book for more than a few days, but there were certain odd books i set down for a week or more. Bantam books, new york, 2015, hardcover first edition first printing complete number line ending in 1. Sometimes they are people who have been murdered and are seeking peace. The bodachs are suddenly following a new guy in town, whom odd calls fungus man. Odd thomas by dean koontz, first edition abebooks passion for books.
Odd thomas is the first in a series of books about a young man named odd thomas. In the year 1968 dean koontz released his first novel titled. Dean koontz has made a winner with this 2003 publication that spawned ten other works as of 2015 and a 20 film. Suspense magazine includes dean koontzs short story you are destined to be together foreverits first time in print. Odd thomas is a fictional character who first appeared in dean koontz s 2003 novel of the same name, odd thomas. Dean koontz s odd thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and. Odd thomas is a fry cook who can see dead people and shadowlike forms he calls bodachs.
I purchased this seven book series and have gotten through the first three. See the complete odd thomas series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The face, 2002 have tight plots or strikingly enclosed worlds. Odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, odd hours by dean koontz 4. I was working on another book, and into my head came the line, my name is odd thomas. Odd hours odd thomas, book 4 by dean koontz reading guide.
It was the first of over a dozen science fiction novels that followed. He has an endearing innocense about him as well as a charming sense of humour. First of all, koontz crafted in odd a very likeable hero. In the first book, he lost the love of his life, and got a little card from a fortune telling machine that said, you are destined to be together forever. Odd thomas, a fry cook who can communicate with the dead, in the fictional small town of pico mundo, california. And when that account matches your own, you feel like the best reader to ever walk the librarys halls. He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. However, he also adds elements of other genres such as horror, scifi, mystery and satire. Dean koontz odd thomas series reading order maryses book. Odd thomas by dean koontz is the story of a young man, who, through circumstances out of his control, finds himself in a position to save the lives of hundreds of his friends and neighbors. 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. Odd thomas by dean koontz signed first edition book. May 01, 2014 humility is the most endearing quality dean koontz gives odd thomas.
Created by author dean koontz, odd thomas is a shortorder cook working at the pico mundo grill. I wrote it by hand, though i never work that way, and i never hesitated to think what should come next. 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. 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. Odd thomas is a series of thriller novels by prolific american author dean koontz featuring the title character. The 400 million copy worldwide bestseller dean koontz is at his very best in this criticallyacclaimed pageturner soon to be a major motion picture.
Dean koontz s odd thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers imaginations as he explores the. This is the first book ive read by dean koontz and im kicking myself in the behind. The complete series list for odd thomas dean koontz dean r. Describing the book s plot to a friend who is not overly familiar with either dean koontz or the horror genre, she quickly surmised the book to be a mystery. Overview 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. Suspense here turns on the life of odd thomas, 21, an unassuming lad gifted with the power to see dead people who cannot tear themselves from pico mundo, odd s small hometown. He leads an unusual life the spirits of the lingering dead come to him for justice. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become a new york times bestseller. He is a twentyyearold man who lives in the fictional desert town of pico mundo, california, and is able to see the spirits of the dead. 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. Koontz has created a cast of characters whom i loved for the delicate flaws which make each believable and human. The first graphic novel from dean koontz, featuring the famously wellloved character of odd thomas. List of dean koontz books, stories, and other writings.
At least thats how i felt when i stumbled upon this synopsis about the theme of one of my favorite books, odd thomas by dean koontz. Dean koontz odd thomas series reading order may 1, 2014 by maryse 12 comments now, while many of you know im a huge horror fan be it books or movies, i dont usually post much horrorwise, on this blog. This quote came from dean koontzs memoir of his golden retriever, a big little life, which is another great read. The odd thomas series, which as spawned graphic novels that serve as prequels. I knew he wrote a lot, but i didnt know quite how much. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read odd hours.
Dean koontz odd thomas series reading order maryses. Notice i did not use the term protagonist, as odd is. Through humility there is a kindness that odd thomas displays against foes. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times. In dean koontzs own words, the theme of odd thomas.
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