IrishKKC Wrote:Anyone else here a Dean Koontz fan? I'm sure there are and something has been bugging me for awhile and I wanted to get it out. I have noticed some coincidences between a Kootz book and an F. Paul Wilson book... but of course there are no coincidences when it comes to Repairman Jack. Anywho, the two books are Darkfall by Koontz and The Tomb by Who else?
1. Both have a hero named Jack
2. Both were published in 1984
3. Both have a child being stalked by evil creatures
4. Both have a crazy foreign guy wreaking havoc on New York by setting these creatures loose on people they got a beef with
5. Both children in the books are girls and are sometimes watched by an aunt
(Ok that ones far fetched but whatever)
Anyways the books are different in their own ways and The Tomb outshines Darkfall heavily, in my opinion. But for those who have read both do you see similarities or am I just full of Bantha poodoo?
cobalt79 Wrote:Welcome IrishKKC. I've read both, but I really don't remember Darkfall too well. Interesting similarities there. Lots of authors use a "Jack" as their hero. Have you read any of Lee Child's books? His hero is also a Jack. A good series here as well. But I like RMJ the best.
IrishKKC Wrote:Anyone else here a Dean Koontz fan?Nope. But...
IrishKKC Wrote:Anyone else here a Dean Koontz fan? I'm sure there are and something has been bugging me for awhile and I wanted to get it out. I have noticed some coincidences between a Kootz book and an F. Paul Wilson book... but of course there are no coincidences when it comes to Repairman Jack. Anywho, the two books are Darkfall by Koontz and The Tomb by Who else?
1. Both have a hero named Jack
2. Both were published in 1984
3. Both have a child being stalked by evil creatures
4. Both have a crazy foreign guy wreaking havoc on New York by setting these creatures loose on people they got a beef with
5. Both children in the books are girls and are sometimes watched by an aunt
(Ok that ones far fetched but whatever)
Anyways the books are different in their own ways and The Tomb outshines Darkfall heavily, in my opinion. But for those who have read both do you see similarities or am I just full of Bantha poodoo?
IrishKKC Wrote:Its from Star Wars. For some reason it seemed like the thing to put at the time. Jabba says it and its just animal poop.
IrishKKC Wrote:Its from Star Wars. For some reason it seemed like the thing to put at the time. Jabba says it and its just animal poop.
sigokat Wrote:I know I'm reviving a dead thread but I just wanted to respond.
I'm a big Koontz fan myself, but I'm mainly a fan of his older works even though there has been a few of his newer releases I enjoyed (Life Expectany), but Darkfall is my all time favorite DK book.
I've read Darkfall at least three times. There's just something about the chase in that novel that I think is terrifying, yet gripping at the same time. I remember The Tomb beng a page turned for me, but since I've only read it once I don't remember too much about it. But that will all change now that I've started the Advesary Cycle as well.
If you like Koontz's older works, check out Dragon Tears. That's number 2 on my favorite Koontz list.