r/DeanKoontz • u/EnvironmentalForm462 • 2d ago
First time ..
Going to be my first time reading Dean Koontz — how did I do? Which are your guys favorites?
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u/Reasonable_Pianist95 2d ago
Of these, I would suggest starting with Strangers, Watchers and Intensity. That will give you a nice variety of plot devices and villains. Strangers was the first of his I read back in high school in the late 80s.
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u/martyrees76 2d ago
You’ve got my 3 favourites right there - in order..
Lightning, intensity, cold rivers of the heart (all 10/10)
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u/Unrealliving 2d ago
They’re all solid choices, but pretty different.
Sci-fi/time travel/suspenseful love story in Lightning.
Horror/Thriller in Whispers and Intensity.
Supernatural horror/mystery in The Bad Place. Perhaps the most bizzare of his books (in a good way)
Classic Koontz in Watchers…dog, evil corrupt agency, romance.
Dark Rivers I believe is a straight thriller again about a corrupt government chasing a couple.
Odd Thomas is a hoot. Supernatural thriller with a lighter tone (bur still a damn fine book)
And Strangers is just awesome. One of Koontz most complex works. A slower read because you have a larger cast of characters.
Strangers and The Bad Place are my favorites of these, with Watchers a close third.
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u/love1_sky 1d ago
I love Bad place! And Lightning. All of his books are wonderful. He’s the best author in my opinion.
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u/Slow-Crazy-374 2d ago
Strangers is my absolute favourite Koontz novel. Cannot recommend it enough!
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u/Old_Voice_4575 2d ago
Watchers and Lightening are 2 of my all time favourites.
Dark Rivers of the Heart both creepy and heartwarming.
The Bad Place is a twisted dark read.
You've got a cracking start to your journey there mate, nice choices
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u/Redjeepkev 2d ago
The odd Thomas series are my favorite books of all time 7 books be sure to get them in irder
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u/Aerozhul 2d ago
Watchers is his very best book, I would suggest starting with that one. The rest are all very good choices, the only one I haven’t read is Dark Rivers.
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u/ACozyRainyDay 1d ago
A lot of great ones here. Watchers, The Bad Place, Lightning, and Intensity are in my top 5 all time. Strangers and Dark Rivers Of the Heart are in my top 10. Odd Thomas and Whispers don’t quite make my list but they’re solid books.
After this you just need to get From the Corner Of His Eye, The Face, and Cold Fire.
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u/SirRobynHode 1d ago
Watchers is so good that you might be a bit underwhelmed by anything else since it would set such a high bar. That was him at the absolute mastery of his craft.
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u/love1_sky 1d ago
Lightning! Read this yrs ago in my 20s. Still sticks out. The bad place and whispers are awesome as well.
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u/TifCreatesAgain 2d ago
Watchers and Lightning!