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djmont 11-02-05 09:47 AM

The Frankenstein books are written by co-authors, so it's likely that little of the actual writing was done by Koontz. The second of them was done by Ed Gorman, though, who's a fine writer in his own right, so I don't doubt that it's good.

Geofferson 11-02-05 10:23 AM

The third - and final - Frankenstein book will be written solely by Koontz. It comes out next summer.

n0fear88 11-13-05 01:39 PM

I've read Intensity, that was a gr8 read! And I'm now reading Strangers... then after that False Memory..

I really want to see the made-4-tv movie of Intensity, but I dunno where to find it :(

G x

djmont 11-14-05 08:43 PM

Intensity is currently available on Comcast On Demand... maybe other similiar channels as well. You might check there.

Geofferson 12-28-05 08:07 AM

I just finished From the Corner of His Eye and liked it quite a bit. It sure was looong though. :)

ShallowHal 01-22-06 05:09 PM


Originally Posted by cineman
Worthwhile:
The Bad Place
Servants of Twilight
Strangers

I agree with those, but I'd put them at the must read level. I'd also add Darkfall and Face of Fear to the list.

Geofferson 08-24-06 04:34 PM

Cover art for Brother Odd is now up. Comes out 11/28:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/...V56508080_.jpg

n0fear88 08-25-06 12:54 AM

ooh cool :)

Im currently reading "Velocity", nearly finished actually!!

It's quite disturbing, but I like it :banana:

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argh923 09-01-06 05:42 PM

What happened to the final Frankenstein book? Can't find information on it anywhere...

benedict 09-02-06 03:20 AM

http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/koontz/meet_qa/june_8_2006.html
 
Here you go:

Q #3: This has to be the question you get most often. Two words: Frankenstein Three. Oh, one other word: When?
Writing the first two books, I discovered yet another character flaw in myself: I can?t collaborate. None of the fault lies in those writers who tried to collaborate with me; they were great. But at the keyboard, I?m a fussy, stubborn, obsessive, impossible, single-minded, annoying nutcase who can become homicidal over a disagreement about commas. When not at the keyboard, of course, I?m an absolute sweetie, with a temperament somewhere between that of Spongebob Squarepants and Barney the Dinosaur, and everywhere I go, admiring angels sing a processional before me. After finishing the first two books, I decided not to try again with a collaborator but to plunge into the third novel myself. Hurricane Katrina presented an unprecedented narrative problem. After the tragedy and suffering endured by the citizens of New Orleans, I could not bring myself to set loose Victor and his creations to wreak more havoc on the city, so I had to figure how to include the hurricane and work around it in a graceful way. This slowed things down.<font color=red><b> But I expect to finish Book Three soon, for publication in winter 2007.</b></font>

n0fear88 09-02-06 06:08 AM

*le sigh*...another year then! lol damn

I'm currently reading Odd Thomas :)

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movielib 09-02-06 09:10 AM


But I expect to finish Book Three [of Frankenstein] soon, for publication in winter 2007.
Does that mean winter January 2007 or winter December 2007?

n0fear88 09-02-06 09:32 AM

Thats a good question, but I'm assuming it means the latter part of 2007 :(

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djmont 09-02-06 10:11 AM

In publishing, Winter 2007 usually means January, February, March 2007.

n0fear88 09-02-06 12:57 PM

oh! lol, show's what i know then! :P

Thanks for that info ^_____^

G x

argh923 09-03-06 02:33 AM


Originally Posted by movielib
Does that mean winter January 2007 or winter December 2007?

Good thing...I couldn't bear to wait another year. :)

Interesting that he's going to incorporate the hurricane into it, though. That should throw things for quite the loop.

Now...is he ever going to do another Christopher Snow novel?

n0fear88 09-03-06 07:29 AM

Ahhh!!! triple post! lol.... whats wrong with the edit button?! lol!!

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Geofferson 09-03-06 11:11 PM

Thanks for the update on the 3rd installment in the Frankenstein series...I was wondering what was going on with that.

Dick 09-04-06 02:05 AM

TWILIGHT EYES. Loved the first 75% of the book - chilling, evocative atmosphere, good characters, some truly scary pages. It would make a fascinating movie...but, as was pointed out earlier in this thread, the author has a tendency (which I've seen in a number of his books) to resolve his stories poorly. He seems to have had no idea what the ending might be when he began writing, and no better idea as he nears the climax, and so drums up some very lame plot developments to "explain" the events of his story. Suspension of disbelief goes out the window. If he developed more skill with the final chapters of his novels, he'd be a formidable foe for Mr. King.

movieguru 09-08-06 10:06 PM

Haven't seen any mention of Mr. Murder or Hideaway.; 2 of my favorites.

movielib 09-09-06 10:00 AM


Originally Posted by movieguru
Haven't seen any mention of Mr. Murder or Hideaway.; 2 of my favorites.

See Post #9. Mr. Murder is on my list of favorites.

I thought Hideaway was great except for the ending.

Geofferson 09-09-06 04:02 PM

I recently read Hideaway and liked it a lot. Stay clear of the movie though...it's a turkey (Koontz attempted to distance himself from it).

argh923 09-10-06 12:48 AM

Does anyone know if he does have any plans to continue the Christopher Snow novels? (I'd state the names of the two he's released, but I can't seem to rememeber them.) I enjoyed that character much more than Odd Thomas.

EDIT: The first of the two was Fear Nothing.

djmont 09-10-06 01:00 PM

Yes, he has plans to finish the trilogy, although I haven't heard if he's actively working on the book. I'll try to remember to ask -- I really enjoyed those first two books, too.

Geofferson 03-13-07 01:48 PM

Coming 5/29:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...odGuy72dpi.jpg


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