Dead and Alive

unique mix of suspense and humor absorbing. Great kudos to Koontz for creating, within the strictures of popular fiction, notable novel[s] of ideas and of moral imperatives.”
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Publishers Weekly
    “Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. Serious writers might do well to study his technique.”
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The New York Times Book Review
    “Koontz lights up a dark galaxy.”
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Kirkus Reviews
    “Inspires both chills and serious thought.”
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People
    “Dean Koontz virtually invented the cross-genre novel…. He is one of the premier novelists of his generation.”
    — Amazon.com
    “Koontz [is] working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love.”
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Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
    “If there’s an element of menacing chaos in Koontz’s body of work, there’s also another common thread: Good people, fighting back, can make a difference…. Koontz continues to demonstrate his considerable storytelling skills. He knows how to set hooks throughout his novels and has a knack for foreshadowing without giving away the plot store.”
    —Associated Press
    “Koontz … gives us wonderful writing, a simple and honest good vs. evil theme and great characters.”
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The Sunday Oklahoman
    “Koontz, at a time when his contemporaries choose to retread, remake and remodel past glories, is doing some of the most mature, intriguing, and innovative work of his career … echoes … past masters: memorable homages to H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Sherwood Anderson, Theodore Sturgeon, and others … beckons to be embraced and deserves to be studied. Koontz, astoundingly, continues to challenge his readers and himself.”
    — Bookreporter.com
    “Koontz’s astonishing novel[s] show him making moral fable[s] out of dark fantasy materials…. Object lesson[s] in the unfashionable virtues of fortitude, prudence, and a faith far firmer than with-it moderns generally tolerate … loaded with dialogue the likes of which haven’t been rampant since the 1930s heyday of screwball comedy … richly sympathetic [characters] … emotionally powerful and thought-provoking.”
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Booklist
(starred review)
    “Gifted storytelling.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
    “Koontz sets in motion a compelling combination of character and circumstance, tempered with his special brand of dark humor.”
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Library Journal
    “While [Koontz is] scaring you to pieces, [he] manages a bit of relief with energizing humor and dialogue that astounds…. You also will find some of the finest, most original metaphors and similes ever written by a modern-day author.”
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Tulsa World
    “Dean Koontz creates compelling, almost biblical, stories about good facing evil in the battle for our souls.”
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Orange Coast
    “Koontz seems to know us, our deepest foibles and fears.”
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USA Today
    “Koontz is a master of melding the supernatural with the commonplace. [His] writing crackles with dry, tongue-in- cheek wit.”
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The Boston Globe
    “Koontz really knows how to keep a story going at a blistering pace…. Reading him is an uplifting experience.”
    —Fort Wayne
News Sentinel
    “One author … redefining mainstream fiction … is Dean Koontz. [He] continues to explore the larger issues of life—friendship, faith, courage and salvation … an astounding mix of suspense, humor, wonder and fear.”
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South End
    “His style is a model of clarity, his prose so smooth that it goes down like apple juice … with the delayed punch of hard cider.”
    —Cleveland
Plain Dealer
    “Koontz has one of the most incredible gifts for the art of language—a master of images and descriptions. His characters are timeless and beautifully constructed. He proves you can be on the bestseller lists and don’t have to be dead or named Hemingway to have the depth and feeling of the classics.”
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Michigan State News
    “Koontz is a literary phenomenon.”
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Kirkus Reviews
    “Dean Koontz’s books dwell in the heavy macabre, but … point to that glow of hope that may rise with the sun.”
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San Jose Mercury News
    “Koontz’s skill at edge-of-the-seat writing has improved with each book. He can scare your socks off.”
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Boston Herald
    “Powerful emotion tinged with spiritual wonder.”
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Publishers Weekly
    “Koontz tries to create serious literature. He largely succeeds.”
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USA Today
    “Classic Koontz