Lots of stories and lots of signatures. I really really like Dark Harvest Books Anthologies and this one is fancy. When i received it it was still shrink wrapped, I knew it was signed but didnt know it was a pc copy. Not the biggest fan of PC or Un-numbered copies but im not against them. My goal is to have the book even if its a trade copy.
Of the many things I admire about DK's writing (poetic prose, riveting suspense, creative hooks . . .), the most inspiring aspect is the range of his published work. Unlike other bestselling authors, he refuses to be tied down to a long-running series, constrained by narrow genre expectations, or pigeonholed into specific formats. Instead, he seems to pick the format, tropes, and subgenre that best showcase the concepts and characters he wishes to share with his readers.
When I think about Koontz's most memorable books, it's amazing how much ground he has covered: Lightning (time travel sci-fi masterpiece); Intensity, The Good Guy, The Husband (straight-up thrillers); Your Heart Belongs to Me (psychological suspense); Nameless (short thriller fiction series); Odd Thomas (fantastical series laced with quirky humor); Jane Hawk (government conspiracy series); Life Expectancy, The Bad Weather Friend (absurdist humor motifs); The Taking, 77 Shadow Street (horror); Watchers, The Bad Place, From the Corner of His Eye (multicharacter epics); Ashley Bell, The Other Emily (mind-blowing concepts); The Friend of the Family (historical setting with a cozy mystery vibe). And despite his willingness to experiment and take risks, Going Home in the Dark was the only bad miss for me.
Do you think Koontz's refusal to stay in his lane has helped build his audience or limited it? You see negative reviews by readers complaining that his newer novels are nothing like his older works, yet a mostly positive reception for an outlier like The Friend of the Family, which has little of the action or horror that made him famous. As a writer trying to build an audience writing thought-provoking thrillers that aren't carbon copies of each other, I'm interested in your comments.
Another pseudonym story by dean koontz done up by Dark Harvest. Here we have ex library trade edition, the cover is more intense than the story unfortunately. Still a good older Koontz.
Hey everyone!
Love the work of Koontz and freakin interested in his very early writing, specifically "The Pig Society" from 1970.
I know he bought back the rights and keeps it out of print, meh...and the physical copies on eBay or AbeBooks are around $300, which is insane for my budget ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
I don't need to own a rare collectible, I just desperately want to actually read the book and experience this piece of history.
Does anyone in this community happen to have a private PDF, digital backup, or photo scan, or anything readable of the pages, that they would share?
Would appreciate any help immensely. (ʃƪ＾3＾）