When a large man enters the pico mundo grill where odd works, odd immediately notices shadow creatures around him. Like any selfrespecting lunatic, however, i am always quick to dismiss any doubts about my sanity. I thought about odd long after i put the book down, and it definitely made me want to read more. Parents need to know that odd thomas is a 20 movie based on the dean koontz series of books. The singular journey of odd thomas is approaching its unforgettable conclusion.
Dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Mass market paperback in good condition with normal wear from use. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Free download or read online odd thomas pdf epub book. I cried like a kid and i recommend odd thomas, and im going to read book 2 i. Dean koontz has created a very interesting character and some witty dialogue and humor. Odd thomas is a twenty yearold fry cook and talented writer from california who can converse with the dead. Smalltown fry cook odd thomas anton yelchin is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret. This all seems rather normal, he has a girlfriend and several close friends.
I love koontzs ability to come up with something totally new for odd to do in each installment. Odd apocalypse is book five in a seven part series but i believe can be read and enjoyed without having read the previous books. Koontz uses that same sentence to describe the character at the heart of his odd thomas series an extremely humble character with supernatural abilities. Odd apocalypse, deeply odd online books in format pdf. Odd thomas is a fry cook who can see dead people and shadowlike forms he calls bodachs. There is a sense of sadness throughout the book that is balanced quite well with a wonderful sense of humor in unexpected places. Novels in the odd thomas series that stand out among the rest are odd thomas, forever odd, and saint odd. Odd thomas by dean koontz author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author.
Odd thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the pico mundo grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, stormy llewellyn. Odd thomas is a series of thriller novels by prolific american author dean koontz featuring the title character. Age 20, odd works as a shortorder cook in a southern californian desert town, called pico mundo, and he is deeply in love with his soulmate and current girlfriend, stormy llewellyn. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by dean koontz. Odd apocalypse, deeply odd and read dean koontz odd thomas series. Odd thomas character, featured in several novels by dean koontz. Fans of the book will know that an odd thomas without an interesting stormy is fighting an uphill battle. It has an imaginative plot thats extremely different from those of the first two books. Pdf odd thomas book by dean koontz free download 446. Odd thomas characters stormy llewellyn she says that our honesty, integrity, courage, and determined resistance to evil are evaluated at the end of our days here, and that if we come up to muster, we will be conscripted into an army of souls engaged in some great mission in the next world.
The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold short order cook named odd thomas. Now dean koontz returns with the novel his fans have. Odd thomas merely has a preference in a peaceful conversation over a fray. Book 7 saint odd i really enjoyed reading about odd thomas, his girl friend stormy, the police chief, and all his ghostly friends. Stormy llewellyn, a woman of unconventional views, believes that our passage through this world is intended to toughen us for the next life. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 446 pages and is available in paperback format. I might read more in this series just because it is koontz, and i know how well he can write, but this. For such a character, one book is not enoughreaders must know what happens next. Describing the book s plot to a friend who is not overly familiar with either dean koontz or the horror genre, she quickly surmised the book to be a mystery. Odd thomas can see the spirits of the restless dead. For those who have read the other books, odd thomas, the familiar humble fry cook with his strange ability to see the dead, is back.
Koontz gives odd thomas wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanityand moral outrage. A thriller written by dean koontz, odd thomas is the first in a series of novels with odd as the protagonista reluctant hero born to set wrongs in the world right. His morning of august 14 begins with him coming out of his apartment, and meeting the ghost of a teenage girl named penny kallisto ashley sommers, who silently leads him to a street, where harlo landerson matthew daniel page rolls his ss chevelle convertible beside odd. Dean koontz began the odd thomas book series in 2003 with the title novel, odd thomas, and is still ongoing. Odd uses his supernatural powers to help bring killers to justice. They found her with a nearly empty snifter of brandy on the nightstand, a book by her favorite novelist turned to the last. When i finished the first one, odd thomas, i thought, this is liable to be more than one book, but at most i thought it would be a trilogy. Meet odd thomas, the unassuming young hero of dean koontzs dazzling new york times bestseller, a gallant sentinel at the crossroads of life and death who offers up his heart in these pages and will forever capture yours. As with all of koontzs books, odd thomas has a strange but enjoyable mix of humor, drama, horror, and fantasy.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of odd thomas by dean koontz. The tension slowly mounts through the book as the evil that is coming to town reveals itself. Odd is telling the story of how he saw shadowlike beings he calls bodachs swarming around the people in his hometown of pico mundo, causing him to investigate the possibility of a future tragedy. Odd thomas anton yelchin is a young man who lives in a small town in southern california called pico mundo.
Odd thomas is such an endearing and likable character and, more than anything else, has been the reason for the success of the series. Odd thomas is the narrator of the book, writing it as a catharsis. Odd thomas quotes showing of 161 from time to time, i do consider that i might be mad. You are destined to be together forever by dean koontz.
The main character is appropriately enough named odd thomas. They can only signal to him and mouth words to him, and even help him prevent certain things from happening, but they cannot talk to him in a way that he can hear. Odd thomas is polite, friendly, and wellliked by his neighbors. Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. First published back in 2004, volume one of the odd thomas series has deservedly earned the title of supernatural classic. He can make himself heard by and see spirits of the dead. Willem dafoe looks bored as the cop who knows odds secret and patton oswalt appears in a cameo to remind fans of the book that there was an interesting character in it thats been essentially turned into a. Nerabdator sa citesti dean koontz odd thomas series. Usa today once presided over by a roaring 20s hollywood mogul, the magnificent west coast estate known as roseland now harbors a reclusive billionaire financier and his faithful servantsand their guests. A mission of mercy will lead odd through realms of darkness he has never before encountered, as he probes the longheld secrets of a sinister estate and those who inhabit it. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas.
However, that is not the strangest or most interesting thing about him. Also, there is an attempted mass murder in a shopping mall perpetrated by machinegunwielding characters. She says that our honesty, integrity, courage, and determined resistance to evil are evaluated at the end of our days here, and that if we come up to muster, we. Odd is 20 and works as a fry cook in the fictional town of pico mundo, california. Bookreporter acclaim for dean koontz and his odd thomas novels. David aaron baker did his usual stellar job of narration. He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. Blue vase books, interlochen, mi odd thomas hardcover by dean koontz online price. Odd thomas is the first book of the odd thomas series. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become. Hes funny, humble, immensely likable, courageous, and just a joy to read about. He is nothing short of interesting and koontz supplied him with his usual humor. This disambiguation page lists articles associated.
Odd thomas is set in a desert community of pico mundo and centers on a psychic named odd thomas. The elements of the story should make it interesting. Odd thomas is a 20 american supernatural mystery thriller film based on dean koontzs novel of the same name. Once in a very great while, an author does everything rightas koontz has in this marvelous novel. Odd thomas, his fortysecond novel, is his usual mixture of ordinary folk and supernatural happenings. Maybe he has a gift, maybe its a curse, odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. For readers who have been with odd all along, saint odd will satisfy.
It is directed, written, and coproduced by stephen sommers and stars anton yelchin as odd thomas, with willem dafoe as wyatt porter, and addison timlin as stormy llewellyn. Odd thomas is one of the most endearing characters i have come across. But combat opens up a whole field of creativity for him. He is able to make himself heard to them but they cannot speak to him, although they may make signs or mouth words. Odd thomas is the kind of young man you wish you actually knew. To be honest, after odd apocalypse, which is a much better book, deeply odd is somewhat of a disappointment, but thinking about it a while it actually makes some sense, because after the original odd thomas book, its direct sequel forever odd was also rather disappointing to me. Odd has to stop a new guy who comes to the town of pico mundo looking to bring a. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are odd thomas, stormy llewellyn. Odd thomas odd thomas, book 1 by koontz, dean seller second chance. Odd thomas by dean koontz signed first edition book.
Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. I mean, who needs guns when you can make do with rocks, baseball bats, buckets, brooms, antique porcelain vases, frying pans, shovels, popup toasters, to even something as ridiculous and absurd as throwing around. He is a twentyyearold man who lives in the fictional desert town of pico mundo, california, and is able to see the spirits of the dead. With anton yelchin, ashley sommers, leonor varela, matthew page. Odd thomas character odd thomas is a fictional character who first appeared in dean koontz s 2003 novel of the same name, odd thomas.
Odd interlude special odd thomas adventures by dean. Odd thomas has had to deal with the appearance of dead people all his life but things are definitely getting stranger. I hope to encounter odd many more times in the future. In the series written by dean koontz, seven odd thomas novels exist with saint odd being the final, as well as a fourepisode web series, three graphic novels, and an interquel. Nightmarish imagery, horrormovie violence, and moments of gore abound in this one.
Odd thomas is a twenty year old male who works as a fry cook in pico mundo a fictional desert town in california. Every so often a character so captures the hearts and imaginations of readers that he seems to take on a life of his own long after the final page is turned. Odd thomas by dean koontz is the story of a young man, who, through circumstances out of his control, finds himself in a position to save the lives of hundreds of his friends and neighbors. In the first book, he must use many otherworldly warning signs to stop a mass shooting. Seattle postintelligencer odd thomas is one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in current fiction. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. But they do try to communicate, with a shortorder cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. You are destined to be together forever short story. The first novel in the series and a great place to start. The washington post odd thomas is the greatest character dean koontz has ever created.