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Hailedas"America'smostpopularsuspensenovelist"(RollingStone)DeanKoontzhasenteredarichnewphaseofhiswritingcareerthatisyieldinghismostimaginative,meaningful,andpopularworkyet.Attheheightofhispowersasaliterarycraftsman,hehaswontheacclaimofcriticsaswellastheallegianceofmillionsoffanstheworldover,transformingthegreatestfearsandhopesofourtimeintomasterworksofdazzlingoriginalityandemotionalresonance.Now,withthestunningdepthandvirtuosityofhisstorytelling,hebringstoreadersoneofhismostgrippingandrichlyimaginednovelstodate—anintoxicatingstoryofadventureandsuspense,mysteryandrevelation,toldwithhumor,heart,andhighart.
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HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.
