# | Year | 1st Read | Title | Author(s) | My Rating | |
---|
1 | 2003 | 2015 | (1) Odd Thomas Cover Blurb | Dean R Koontz | | |
| "MARVELOUS... THIS IS KOONTZ WORKING AT HIS PINNACLE." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)"The dead don't talk. I don't know why." But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. 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. Odd Thomas Sometimes the silent souls who seek Odd out want justice. Occasionally their otherworldly tips help him prevent a crime. But this time is different. A stranger comes to Pico Mundo, accompanied by a horde of hyena-like shades who herald an imminent catastrophe. Aided by his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, and an unlikely community of allies that includes the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Odd will race against time to thwart the gathering evil. Hos account of these shattering hours, in which past and present, fate and destiny, converge, is a testament by which to live - an unforgettable fable for our time destined to rank among Dean Koontz's most enduring works. A Main Selection of the Literary Guild Doubleday Book Club, and Mystery Guild | |
2 | 2003 | 2015 | (2) Forever Odd Cover Blurb | Dean R Koontz | | |
| "GOOD TO THE LAST PAGE ENTHRALLING." - Booklist
I see dead people. But then, by God, I do something about it. Odd Thomas never asked for his special ability. He's just an ordinary guy trying to live a quiet life in a small desert town of Pico Mundo. Yet he feels an obligation to do right by his otherworldly confidants, and that's why he's won hearts on both sides of the divide between life and death. But when a childhood friend disappears, Odd discovers something worse than a dead body and embarks on a heart-stopping battle of will and wits with an enemy of exceptional cunning. In the hours to come there can be no innocent bystanders, and every sacrifice can tip the balance between despair and hope. You're invited on an unforgettable journey through a world of terror and transcendence to wonders beyond imagining. And you can have no better guide than Odd Thomas.
Forever Odd We're all a little odd beneath the surface
"HEARTFELT AND PROVOCATIVE... A WONDERFULLY RICH AND ENTERTAINING STORY." - Chicago Sun-Times
"THE NICE YOUNG FRY COOK WITH THE OCCULT POWERS IS KOONTZ'S MOST LIKEABLE CREATION." - New York Times | |
3 | 2006 | 2016 | (3) Brother Odd | Dean R Koontz | | |
4 | 2008 | 2017 | (4) Odd Hours | Dean R Koontz | | |
5 | 2008 | 2017 | (4.1) In Odd We Trust Cover Blurb | Queenie Chan Dean R Koontz | | |
| "Meet a young man named Odd . . . who helps the dead get even."
From the infinite imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes the suspenseful graphic-novel debut of a natural-born hero with a supernatural twist.
Odd Thomas is a regular nineteen-year-old with an unusual gift: the ability to see the lingering spirits of the dead. To Odd, it’s not such a big deal. And most folks in sleepy Pico Mundo, California, are much more interested in the irresistible pancakes Odd whips up at the local diner. Still, communing with the dead can be useful. Because while some spirits only want a little company... others want justice.
When the sad specter of a very frightened boy finds its way to him, Odd vows to root out the evil suddenly infecting the sunny streets of Pico Mundo. But even with his exceptional ability–plus the local police and his pistol-packing girlfriend, Stormy, backing him–is Odd any match for a faceless stalker who’s always a step ahead... and determined to kill again? | |
6 | 2010 | 2017 | (4.2) Odd is on Our Side Cover Blurb | Dean R Koontz Fred Van Lente | | |
| When things get scary, it’s nice to know that Odd is on our side. The one and only Odd Thomas is back - in his second edgy and enthralling graphic-novel adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz.
It’s Halloween in Pico Mundo, California, and there’s a whiff of something wicked in the autumn air. While the town prepares for its annual festivities, young fry cook Odd Thomas can’t shake the feeling that make-believe goblins and ghouls aren’t the only things on the prowl. And he should know, since he can see what others cannot: the spirits of the restless dead. But even his frequent visitor, the specter of Elvis Presley, can’t seem to point Odd in the right direction.
With the help of his gun-toting girlfriend, Stormy, Odd is out to uncover the terrible truth. Is something sinister afoot in the remote barn guarded by devilish masked men? Has All Hallows Eve mischief taken a malevolent turn? Or is the pleading ghost of a trick-or-treater a frightening omen of doom? | |
7 | 2012 | 2017 | (4.3) House of Odd Cover Blurb | Dean R Koontz Landry Q Walker | | |
| Could there really be such a thing as hell on earth? Odd only knows. #1 New York Times bestselling maestro of macabre suspense Dean Koontz plunges everyone’s favorite spirit-spotting fry cook into his most frightening encounter yet, in the thrill-packed third Odd Thomas graphic novel. Transforming a ramshackle mansion into a dream house has become a nightmare for onetime Hollywood producer Nedra Nolan, whose newly purchased fixer-upper in Pico Mundo has sent a string of spooked contractors scurrying off the job, claiming the place is haunted. Who’s she gonna call? Her friend recommends Odd Thomas, the mild-mannered young man with a gift for communing with ghosts who won’t rest in peace. With his soul mate and sidekick, Stormy Llewellyn, in tow, Odd agrees to investigate the eerie incidents. But his spirit-seeking style is cramped by the obnoxious TV ghost hunters Nedra hires to flush out the troublesome phantoms with elaborate gadgets. As night falls and a raging storm traps them all in the mazelike manse, Odd tries in vain to scare up some lost souls. But instead, something more terrifying than any apparition—something with flesh, blood, and teeth—makes its sinister presence known. And with nowhere to hide, Odd and his fellow hunters suddenly become the prey. | |
8 | 2013 | 2018 | (4.4) Odd Interlude | Dean R Koontz | | |
9 | 2012 | 2019 | (5) Odd Apocalypse | Dean R Koontz | | |
10 | 2013 | 2019 | (6) Deeply Odd | Dean R Koontz | | |
11 | 2015 | 2019 | (7) Saint Odd | Dean R Koontz | | |