ดีน คุนซ์

ดีน คุนซ์ (Dean Koontz) เป็นนักเขียนนิยายชาวสหรัฐ เขาเริ่มมีผลงานตั้งแต่อายุเพียง 19 ปี และขายดีเรื่อยมาจนถึงปัจจุบนเฉลี่ยปีละกว่าหนึ่งล้านหกแสนเล่ม นอกจากนี้ยังเคยขายดีติดอันดับทั้งในญี่ปุ่นและนอร์เวย์มาแล้วเช่นกัน

**ผลงานที่ผ่านมา**

**นิยาย**
 The Fall of the Dream Machine (1969 as Dean R. Koontz)- Chase (1972, as K. R. Dwyer), revised and reissued (1995) - Shattered (1973, as K. R. Dwyer) - Demon Seed (1973) (later revised and reissued) - Invasion (1975, as Aaron Wolfe), reissued as Winter Moon (1994) - Prison of Ice (1976, as David Axton), reissued as Icebound (1995) - Night Chills (1976) - Hanging On (1976)- The Face of Fear (1977, as Brian Coffey) - The Vision (1977) - The Key to Midnight (1979, as Leigh Nichols) - The Voice of the Night (1980, as Brian Coffey) - The Funhouse (1980, as Owen West) (novelization of The Funhouse, a Tobe Hooper film) - Whispers (1980)- The Mask (1981, as Owen West) - The Eyes of Darkness (1981, as Leigh Nichols) - The House of Thunder (1982, as Leigh Nichols) - Phantoms (1983) - Darkfall (1984) - The Servants of Twilight (1984, as Leigh Nichols) - Twilight Eyes (1985) (reissued in 1987 with a second half) - The Door to December (1985, as Richard Paige) - Strangers (1986) - Watchers (1987) - Shadow Fires (1987, as Leigh Nichols) - Lightning (1988) - Midnight (1989) - The Bad Place (1990) - Cold Fire (1991) - Hideaway (1992) - Mr. Murder (1993) - Dragon Tears (1993) - Winter Moon (1994) (extensive revision of Invasion) - Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994) - Icebound (1995) (extensive revision of Prison of Ice) - Strange Highways (Cemetery Dance Publications, 1995) (collection of short stories) - Intensity (1996) - Ticktock (1996) - Demon Seed (1997) (revised) - Sole Survivor (January 29 1997) - Fear Nothing (Book one in the Moonlight Bay Trilogy) (January 14 1998) - Seize the Night (Book two in the Moonlight Bay Trilogy) (December 29 1998) - False Memory (December 28 1999) - From the Corner of His Eye (December 26 2000) - One Door Away from Heaven (December 26 2001) - By the Light of the Moon (December 24 2002) - The Face (May 27 2003) - Odd Thomas (December 9 2003) (Book one in the Odd Thomas Series) - The Taking (May 25 2004)- Life Expectancy (December 7 2004) - Prodigal Son w/ Kevin J. Anderson (Book one in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series) (January 25 2005) - Velocity (May 24 2005)- City of Night w/ Edward Gorman|Ed Gorman (Book two in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series) (July 26 2005) - Forever Odd (November 29 2005) (Book two in the Odd Thomas Series) - The Husband (May 30 2006) - Brother Odd (November 28 2006) (Book three in the Odd Thomas Series) - The Good Guy (May 29, 2007)- The Darkest Evening of the Year (November 27 2007) - Odd Hours (May 20, 2008) (Book four in the Odd Thomas Series) - Your Heart Belongs to Me (November 25, 2008) - Dead and Alive (Book three in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series) (July 28 2009)- Relentless (Previously known as The Other Side of the Woods) (June 9, 2009) - Breathless (November 24, 2009)

**นิยายที่ได้รับการปฏิเสธในช่วงแรก (out of print)**
 Star Quest (1968) - Fear That Man (1969) - The Fall of the Dream Machine (1969) - Hung (1970, as Leonard Chris) - Hell's Gate (1970) - The Dark Symphony (1970) - Dark of the Woods (1970) - Beastchild (1970) - Anti-Man (1970)- Aphrodisiac Girl (1970) - Legacy of Terror (1971, as Deanna Dwyer) - The Crimson Witch (1971) - Warlock! (1972) - Time Thieves (1972) - Starblood (1972) - Demon Child (1972, as Deanna Dwyer) - A Darkness in My Soul (1972) - The Dark of Summer (1972, as Deanna Dwyer) - Children of the Storm (1972, as Deanna Dwyer) - The Flesh in the Furnace (1972) - A Werewolf Among Us (1973) - The Haunted Earth (1973) - Hanging On (1973) - Dance with the Devil (1973, as Deanna Dwyer) - Blood Risk (1973, as Brian Coffey)- Bounce Girl (1973) - Surrounded (1974, as Brian Coffey) - After the Last Race (1974)- Strike Deep (1974) - Wall of Masks (1975, as Brian Coffey) - Nightmare Journey (1975) - The Long Sleep (1975, as John Hill) - Dragonfly (1975, as K. R. Dwyer)- The Pit (1984)

**นิยายภาพ**
 Trapped (with Ed Gorman) (1993) - In Odd We Trust (June 24, 2008)- Nevermore (with Keith Champagne) (October 27, 2009)

**หนังสือสำหรับเด็ก**
  (Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages)  (1988)- Santa's Twin (November 1 1996) - The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse (October 1 2001) - Every Day's a Holiday: Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times (October 1 2003) - Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin (October 1 2004)- I, Trixie, Who is Dog (Picture Book) (October 29, 2009)

**นัน-ฟิกชั่น**
 The Underground Lifestyles Handbook w/ Gerda Koontz (1970)- The Pig Society w/ Gerda Koontz (1970) - Writing Popular Fiction (1972) - How To Write Best-Selling Fiction (1981) - Life is Good! Lessons in Joyful Living w/ Trixie Koontz (October 31 2004) - Christmas Is Good!: Trixie Treats And Holiday Wisdom w/ Trixie Koontz (October 31 2005) - Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life w/ Trixie Koontz (September 16, 2008)- A Big Little Life:  A Memoir of a Joyful Dog (August 25, 2009)

**ความเรียง**
 "Of Childhood" (Reflector, 1966)- "Ibsen's Dream" (Reflector, 1966) - Introduction to Great Escapes: New Designs for Home Theaters by Theo Kalomirakis (October 15 2003) - Foreword to Love Heels: Tales from Canine Companions for Independence (October 1 2003)

**งานสะสม**
 Strange Highways (1995, short story collection) {reissued in September 2002}- Soft Come the Dragons (1970, short story collection)

**นิยายขนาดสั้น**
 "The Kittens" (1965) - "This Fence" (1965) - "Some Disputed Barricade" (1966) - "A Miracle is Anything" (1966) - "Soft Come the Dragons" (1967) - "Love 2005" (1967) - "To Behold the Sun" (1967) - "The Psychedelic Children" (1968) - "The Twelfth Bed" (1968) - "Dreambird" (1968) - "In the Shield" (1969) - "Temple of Sorrow" (1969) - "Killerbot" (1969) {revised and re-issued in 1977 as "A Season for Freedom"} - "Where the Beast Runs" (1969) - "The Face in His Belly" Part One (1969) - "Dragon In the Land" (1969) - "The Face in His Belly" Part Two (1969) - "Muse" (1969) - "A Third Hand" (1970) - "Nightmare Gang" (1970) - "The Good Ship Lookoutworld" (1970) - "The Mystery of His Flesh" (1970) - "Emanations" (1970) - "Beastchild" (1970) - "The Crimson Witch" (1970) - "Shambolain" (1970)- "Unseen Warriors" (1970) - "Bruno" (1971) - "The Terrible Weapon" (1972) - "Cosmic Sin" (1972) - "Altarboy" (1972) - "Ollie's Hands" (1972) {revised and re-issued in 1987} - "A Mouse in the Walls of the Global Village" (1972) - "Grayworld" (1973) - "The Sinless Child" (1973) - "Wake Up To Thunder" (1973) - "Terra Phobia" (1973) - "The Undercity" (1973) - "We Three" (1974) - "Night of the Storm" (1974) {re-issued as a graphic novel in 1976} - "Down in the Darkness" (1986) - "Weird World" (1986) - "Snatcher" (1986) - "The Monitors of Providence {collaboration}" (1986) - "The Black Pumpkin" (1986) - "The Interrogation" (1987) - "Hardshell" (1987) - "Miss Atilla the Hun" (1987) - "Twilight of the Dawn" (1987) - "Graveyard Highway" (1987) - "Trapped" (1989) {re-issued as a graphic novel in 1992} - "Pinkie" (1998) - "Black River" (1999) - "Qual Con" (2001)

**บทภาพยนตร์**
 CHiPs episode 306: Counterfeit (20 October 1979) –as by Brian Coffey- The Bad Place- Phantoms (1998) –Dimension–Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole- Dean Koontz's Frankenstein (2005 -  Charnel House 2006 date=2009-04-14 )

**บทกวี**
 The Reflector (1965-67)- The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse (2001) - Every Day's a Holiday: Amusing Rhymes for Happy Times (2003) - The Book of Counted Sorrows (2003)

**อ้างอิง**
 ^ a b Drake, Tim (March 6, 2007). National Catholic Register. http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/2013 date=2010-01-17  Chatting With Koontz About Faith. Retrieved 2009-11-28.  - ^ Rossi, Tony, Best-selling Author Dean Koontz Explores Catholic Values in Novels Catholic Exchange, August 1, 2009 - ^ Ramsland, Katherine M. (1997). Dean Koontz : a writer’s biography. New York, N.Y.: HarperPrism. ISBN 006105271X.  LCCN 97-030839 - ^ deankoontz.com. "photo gallery". http://deankoontz.com/about-dean/photo-gallery.php date=2007-06-29 . Retrieved 2007-08-03.  - ^ NEWSMEAT ▷ Dean Koontz's Federal Campaign Contribution Report

**แหล่งข้อมูลอื่น**
  Dean Koontz - The Official Website.-  Stu Weaver's Dean Koontz Site - The most complete online listing of the American first editions and pseudonyms-  Dean Koontz - Friend of Liberty date=2008-09-19  article by Bill Winter.-  "Contemplating Evil" date=2019-03-07 , interview in Reason by Nick Gillespie and Lisa Snell.-  Audio interview with National Review Online date=2008-10-05 -  Dean Koontz eBooks date=2009-08-19 -  Dean Koontz audiobooks date=2008-09-21 -  Dean Koontz fan club and forum date=2021-02-27 -  Dean Koontz at the Internet Book List date=2008-10-20 -  Dean Koontz information-  The Dean Koontz Community date=2019-08-07  - Online Koontz fan forum
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