Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz is a popular author of novels, short stories, and poetry in the United States, and has had fourteen of his novels reach the number one position on the New York Times Bestseller List, with several others reaching other positions. His novels have sold over 450 million copies worldwide and have been translated in to 38 different languages. He is considered one of the most successful authors alive today.

The best place to start is the Black Bat Mystery series, the earliest of Dean Koontz's multi-book series: it opens with Blood Risk (1973) and runs to 3 books across 1973–1975, ending with The Wall of Masks (1975). Dean Koontz's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Dean Koontz has 184 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1968 and 2027. 64 of them belong to 17 named series — the largest being the Nameless series with 12 books — and 120 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dean Koontz's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Black Bat Mystery (1973–1975, 3 books), Childrens (1988–2003, 3 books) and Santas Twin (1995–2004, 2 books), plus 14 more.

This guide splits Dean Koontz's 184 books into 17 named series and 120 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nameless (12 books, 2019–2021); Odd Thomas (9 books, 2003–2015); Trixie Koontz (6 books, 2004–2010); Jane Hawk (5 books, 2017–2019); Dean Koontz's Frankenstein (5 books, 2005–2011), plus 12 further series.