The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas. In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a young fry cook with paranormal powers. 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. Get all caught up with the first four novels of dean koontzs beloved seriesodd thomas, forever odd, brother. Dean koontz began the odd thomas book series in 2003 with the title novel, odd thomas, and is still ongoing. Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. 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. After you read the first you can read them out of order without any major complications, in fact when i read the series, i had accidentally flipped forever odd and odd hours and read them out of order. Order our odd thomas study guide dean koontz this study guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of odd thomas. Odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, odd hours, odd.
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. The odd thomas book series by dean koontz includes books odd thomas, forever odd, brother odd, and several more. They could but there are pretty major events in odd thomas, the first book, that set up the narratives of the rest of the series. 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. 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.
Midnight strange highways fear nothing the darkest evening of the year chase brother odd the good guy odd thomas life expectancy velocity the taking by dean koontz. Dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Odd thomas is a fictional character who first appeared in dean koontzs 2003 novel of the same name, odd thomas. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become a new york times bestseller. Jul 30, 2008 technically, in odd we trust is a graphic novel that is the prequel to the odd thomas series. The washington post odd thomas is the greatest character dean koontz has ever created. See the complete odd thomas series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Odd thomas is one of dean koontzs more heavily moralised horror thrillers, but is nonetheless charming and terrifying. 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. Odd thomas by dean koontz signed first edition book see all titles by dean koontz. I saw the trailer for the film and was really intrigued as it looked right up my street.
Dean koontz follows odd into a singular new world where he hopes to make a fresh beginningbut where he will meet an adversary as old and inexorable as time itself. Odd thomas is a frycook who can communicate with the dead. Dean koontzs popularity has helped him rank next to authors such as stephen king. Odd interlude, dean koontzs new york times bestselling threepart digital seriesnow in one volume for the first time theres room at the inn. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Following the success of the novel, six sequels, forever odd 2005, brother odd. Jan 26, 2015 dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Find the complete odd thomas book series by dean koontz. Odd thomas by dean koontz, first edition abebooks passion for books. Odd thomas is afraid to allow these creatures to know he can see them because the only other person he was ever aware who could see them was killed moments after naming them aloud. He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. And when something evil comes to pico mundo, the desert town odd calls home, odd is the only one who can prevent a devastating whirlwind of violence and murder. Provides a summary of each fiction novel, including pseudonyms used, and books made into movies and audio books.
But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their. Below is a list of the books in the odd thomas series in order. 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. 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. Feb, 2009 the 400 million copy worldwide bestseller dean koontz is at his very best in this criticallyacclaimed pageturner soon to be a major motion picture. In the year 2008, dean was ranked as the sixth highest paid author, at an approximated 25 million dollars each year. An odd thomas novel by koontz, dean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Odd thomas by dean koontz overdrive rakuten overdrive. May 01, 2012 meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times bestsellers, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death. He has written under the pen names of david axton, gerda ann cerra and brian coffey.
The series is currently being adapted into a feature film by director stephen summers. Created by author dean koontz, odd thomas is a shortorder cook. This all seems rather normal, he has a girlfriend and several close friends. Dean koontz odd thomas series reading order maryses book. Odd thomas is one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction. 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. 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. Having written so many different works, some of his most popular are. There is a sense of foreboding that builds through the series and odd does go through a series of realizations that build upon each other. Koontz asks real questions about the nature of good and evil. 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. The odd thomas series, which as spawned graphic novels that serve as prequels.
Odd thomas has lost the love of his life, stormy llewellyn, but he. I cried like a kid and i recommend odd thomas, and im going to read book 2. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read odd thomas. Koontz has created a cast of characters whom i loved for the delicate flaws which make each believable and human. 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 this quote came from dean koontzs memoir of his golden retriever, a big little life, which is another great read.
Complete information about dean koontz books both fiction and nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. Odd thomas is as compelling a character as ive come across. Odd is the name he was given by his parents at birth and hes even more unusual than his name suggests. See more ideas about dean koontz, books to read and my books. 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. He thinks of himself as an ordinary guy until a mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world. What is the order of book series, odd thomas by dean koontz. Dean koontz is such an accomplished and imaginative author that i cant think of even one book of his out of all his books, not just this series that i havent enjoyed, but i really like his odd thomas series, as the stories play well with my own imagination. Odd thomas is a fictional character who first appeared in dean koontz s 2003 novel of the same name, odd thomas. But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant.
Odd is an adolescent on the brink of adulthood who sees dead people and has a worryingly precise moral sense. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times bestsellers, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death. What is the order of the books in the odd thomas series. In forever odd, author dean koontz continues the story that he began in odd thomas. Odd thomas, a fry cook who can communicate with the dead, in the fictional small town of pico mundo, california. The 400 million copy worldwide bestseller dean koontz is at his very best in this criticallyacclaimed pageturner soon to be a major motion picture. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold short order cook named odd thomas. The singular journey of odd thomas is approaching shelve odd thomas. But you cant win em all, and despite the lift he strives for, these pages go by on automatic pilot. May 01, 2014 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. 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.
Odd thomas topics for discussion dean koontz this study guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of odd thomas. 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. In dean koontzs own words, the theme of odd thomas. The face, 2002 have tight plots or strikingly enclosed worlds. Find out why odd thomas is the master storytellers mostloved creation. Odd thomas by dean koontz signed first edition book. Odd thomas is a kind and gentle young man of twentyone. I noticed that it was based upon the books written by dean koontz so i got the first three straight away.
Odd thomas 2003 forever odd 2005 brother odd 2006 odd hours 2008 odd interlude 2012 odd apocalypse 2012 deeply odd 20 you are destined to be together forever 2014 saint odd 2015. Dean koontz odd thomas series reading order maryses. The books stand alone well, but if you want to really carry the overall tone the books carry with them id start at the beginning. Technically, in odd we trust is a graphic novel that is the prequel to the odd thomas series.
He has an endearing innocense about him as well as a charming sense of humour. Odd thomas odd is a short order cook in a small desert town, pico mundo, california. Book 1 odd thomas book 2 forever odd book 3 brother odd book 4 odd hours book 5 odd apocalypse book 6 deeply odd book 7 saint odd. The complete series list for odd thomas dean koontz dean r. He leads an unusual life the spirits of the lingering dead come to him for justice. The black room while searching fungus mans house, odd thomas discovers a black room from which a large number of bodachs seem to cross from one dimension to another. Dean koontz s popularity has helped him rank next to authors such as stephen king. In the wake of odds most recent clash with lethal adversaries, the.
1418 838 196 416 638 109 338 1180 1159 1429 609 1400 850 569 494 1520 1090 365 1546 1243 49 1061 1072 1003 712 884 1526 351 964 1504 1362 92 1212 1074 1137 363 931 1300 385 132 473