Dean Koontz First Editions

• Star Quest — 1968 · AceAce Double H-70 paperback original, bound dos-a-dos with Emil Petaja's Doom of the Green Planet; catalog number H-70 appears on the spine and cover, with a the printed price cover price. Koontz's first published book. Paperback original with no hardcover edition; the single 1968 Ace printing is the only edition, as Koontz never allowed a reprint. Scarce. N/A (PBO).
• Demon Seed — 1973 · Bantam BooksTrue first is the 1973 Bantam mass-market paperback original; there was no hardcover first. A first printing carries no later-printing statement on the copyright page. Koontz substantially rewrote the novel for a 1997 edition, which is a distinct text and a separate first thus. The 1973 Bantam paperback original is the true first edition. The 1997 rewrite is a different work and should not be conflated with it. There is no book club edition of the 1973 paperback original; later printings add additional printing lines to the copyright page.
• Hanging On — 1973 · M. EvansM. Evans first edition; copyright page carries the number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (a stated First Edition line is not the identifier here). WWII comic novel and Koontz's first hardcover under his own name; there was never a second hardcover printing. M. Evans US true first; the only US hardcover printing. No US book club edition is documented; a 1975 UK book-club omnibus reprint exists (three novels in one volume, issued without a jacket) and should not be confused with the first.
• After the Last Race — 1974 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition with First Edition stated on the copyright page; Atheneum did not use a printer's number line in this era, so the stated-edition wording on the copyright page is the identifying point. The first-edition binding is quarter wine (maroon) cloth over blue paper-covered boards, octavo, 297 pages, issued in a white pictorial dust jacket that should retain the printed price on the front flap. One…. Atheneum US true first; the Atheneum hardcover in the wine-cloth-and-blue-boards binding with the stated First Edition is the genuine first issue. No book club edition is documented for this title; copies lacking the First Edition statement should be treated as later or reprint issues.
• Night Chills — 1976 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition with FIRST EDITION stated on the copyright page; no number line was used. The copyright page also lists only the three earlier Koontz hardcovers (Night Chills, After the Last Race, Hanging On) in the books-by section. Atheneum US true first. No book club edition is documented for this title; the trade first carries the FIRST EDITION statement and a priced jacket.
• The Vision — 1977 · G.P. Putnam's SonsPutnam hardcover first, in cloth-backed boards. This early title carries no statement of printing on the copyright page (the absence of a later-printing statement, with the priced jacket, identifies the first); it does not carry a 1-to-10 number line. A scarce early own-name Koontz hardcover. US Putnam (1977) is the true first. The Putnam book club edition lacks the printed jacket price and carries a blind-stamped dot to the rear board.
• Whispers — 1980 · G. P. Putnam's SonsTrue first is the Putnam hardcover with the printed jacket price present and no statement of a later printing on the copyright page; in this period Putnam typically indicated the first by the word First Edition or by date correspondence rather than a number line, which Putnam did not adopt until about 1985. One of Koontz's scarcer early hardcovers under his own name. US Putnam, 1980, is the true first. UK Collins published in 1981. Book club edition lacks the jacket price and carries the small blind-stamp on the rear board.
• Phantoms — 1983 · G.P. Putnam's SonsPutnam hardcover first, identified by the printed price on the jacket front flap and the absence of any later-printing statement on the copyright page. (Treat any claimed number-line state cautiously for this early-1980s Putnam title rather than as a settled point.). US Putnam (1983) is the true first; the UK W.H. Allen edition followed in 1983. The Putnam book club edition lacks the printed jacket price and carries a blind-stamped dot to the rear board.
• Darkfall — 1984 · BerkleyUS first edition is the Berkley mass-market paperback original (October 1984); the first printing's printing history states Berkley edition, October 1984, with no later printings listed. There is no 'First Printing' number line. The UK hardcover, published by W.H. Allen as Darkness Comes (London, 1984), preceded the US paperback by over six months and is the true first edition. The only US hardcover is a book club edition: 'Book Club Edition' stated on the front jacket flap, with a gutter code on a rear text page. No US trade hardcover exists.
• Twilight Eyes — 1985 · Land of EnchantmentThe true first is the Land of Enchantment edition (1985), illustrated by Phil Parks, issued only as a signed limited edition in publisher's cloth slipcase. The signed printing was limited to 250 copies, with a small lettered subset (24 copies, divided among author, artist, and publisher). Large quarto in gilt-decorated cloth with color pictorial jacket and pictorial endpapers. The Land of Enchantment edition (1985) is the true first and contains Koontz's original novel. For the 1987 Berkley edition Koontz revised the original text as Part One and wrote an entirely new Part Two, so the Berkley is an expanded later text, first thus for that expanded version. There is no book-club edition of the Land of Enchantment limited. The widely available 1987 Berkley paperback is the later expanded text, not the first.
• Strangers — 1986 · G.P. Putnam's SonsG.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover first (ISBN 0-399-13143-4), with a full number line counting down to 1 on the copyright page. Bound in black quarter cloth over boards with silver gilt spine lettering and red endpapers, roughly 526 pages. The first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price and code on the front flap and must not be a book-club facsimile. Koontz's breakthrough hardcover bestseller. US Putnam (1986) is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed in 1986. The Putnam book club edition lacks the printed jacket price on the front flap and carries a blind-stamped dot to the rear board; a trade first must show the full number line to 1 and the priced jacket.
• Watchers — 1987 · G.P. Putnam's SonsG.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover first (published February 2, 1987), with a full number line counting down 10 through 1 on the copyright page. The first-issue jacket carries the printed price and the publisher code 8702 at the foot of the front flap. One of Koontz's most collected titles; light page-edge toning is common to the title. US Putnam (1987) is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed in 1987. Charnel House later issued a signed limited edition (collectible as a first thus). The Putnam book club edition lacks the printed jacket price and the 8702 code, is lighter and smaller, with a blind-stamped dot or square to the rear board and no complete number line to 1.
• Lightning — 1988 · G.P. Putnam's SonsG.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover first (1988, ISBN 0-399-13319-4), with a full number line counting down to 1 on the copyright page. Bound in light gray cloth over dark gray boards with copper lettering stamped to the spine and orange endpapers. The first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (present, not clipped) and shows no book-club statement. US G.P. Putnam's Sons edition (1988) is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed in 1988. The Putnam book-club edition is printed on thinner/lighter stock, lacks the printed price on the jacket flap, and typically carries a blind-stamped dot (gutter code) to the rear board; it also omits the full countdown number line.
• Midnight — 1989 · G.P. Putnam's SonsPutnam hardcover first, with a full number line counting down to 1 on the copyright page and the printed price present on the jacket front flap. Koontz's first number-one New York Times hardcover bestseller. US Putnam (1989) is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed in 1989. The Putnam book club edition lacks the printed jacket price and carries a blind-stamped dot to the rear board.
• The Bad Place — 1990 · G.P. Putnam's SonsPutnam trade first edition (January 1990) with the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (reading down to 1) on the copyright page. Bound in black paper boards with a green cloth spine stamped in silver, issued in a printed dust jacket that carries the publisher's price at the flap corner, which should be present on a first-issue jacket. The Putnam US trade edition is the true first. A signed limited edition of 250 numbered copies was issued simultaneously, slipcased and without a dust jacket, its binding distinct from the trade issue. The book-club reprint lacks the number line, is bound in different (typically fully paper-covered) boards, and its jacket has no printed price; club copies usually carry a blind-stamp or club identification code on the rear board.
• Cold Fire — 1991 · G.P. Putnam's SonsPutnam first edition (January 1991) identified by the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 on the copyright page, descending printings dropping the low digits. Issued in quarter cloth over dark gray and blue paper-covered boards with silver stamping on the spine; 382 pages. The first-state dust jacket carries the printed cover price at the top of the front flap, which should be present and unclipped on a…. Putnam US hardcover is the true first; the UK Headline edition followed later in 1991. A separate signed, numbered limited edition of 750 copies with slipcase and frontispiece was issued alongside the trade first and is a distinct variant. The book-club reprint lacks the number line and the printed jacket price.
• Hideaway — 1992 · G.P. Putnam's SonsG.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1992, first US edition. The copyright page carries the Putnam number line running down to 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1); a first-issue dust jacket should retain the printed price on the front flap and does not bear a Book-of-the-Month Club statement. The UK Headline hardcover, London 1992, precedes the US Putnam edition and is the true first; the Putnam is the first US edition. Both appeared in 1992. Book-club reprints lack the Putnam number line and the printed jacket price, and are typically identifiable by a blind stamp or dot to the rear board and the smaller, lighter binding.
• Dragon Tears — 1993 · G.P. Putnam's SonsG. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1993; first edition, first printing, identified by the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 on the copyright page. Quarter-bound in cloth over blue boards with gilt spine and upper-cover lettering, with blue endpapers, and issued in a glossy blue pictorial dust jacket; the first-issue jacket carries the printed price at the top of the front flap (ISBN 0399137734). Putnam US true first. The Doubleday book club reprint lacks the number line, is a lighter and cheaply bound volume, and its jacket is price-clipped or unpriced with a blind gutter-code dot on the rear board.
• Mr. Murder — 1993 · G.P. Putnam's SonsPutnam first US edition, 1993, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Bound in quarter black cloth over gray paper-covered boards, with silver spine lettering and gray endpapers. The dust jacket should retain its printed front-flap price (price-clipping does not by itself disqualify a first). Published October 1993. The UK Headline hardcover (1993) precedes the American edition and is the true first; the Putnam hardcover is the first US edition, published October 1993. The Book-of-the-Month Club / later reprint lacks the number line and typically has a jacket with no printed price.
• Dark Rivers of the Heart — 1994 · Alfred A. KnopfThe Knopf first trade edition (1994) states First Trade Edition on the copyright page rather than carrying a First Edition slug with a number line; it was printed and bound by the Haddon Craftsmen, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Bound in quarter black cloth over black paper boards with the author's initials stamped in gilt on the front cover and gilt lettering to the spine; jacket designed by Chip Kidd, with the printed…. Knopf is the first US trade edition. Charnel House issued a signed limited edition the same year (500 numbered and 26 lettered copies), which is why the Knopf states 'First Trade Edition'; a UK Headline edition also appeared in 1994. Book club editions lack the First Trade Edition statement and the printed price on the jacket flap.
• Winter Moon — 1994 · BallantineFirst edition is a Ballantine mass-market paperback original, not a hardcover; the copyright page states 'First American Edition: February 1994' (copies went on sale in late December 1993). An expanded rewrite of 'Invasion,' a Laser Books paperback original published in 1975 under the pen name Aaron Wolfe. The Ballantine paperback original is the true first of this text; the only hardcover is the UK Headline edition of December 1994, which followed it. The story derives from the earlier 'Invasion' (Laser Books, 1975, as Aaron Wolfe). A book club reprint of the paperback exists; genuine firsts carry the 'First American Edition: February 1994' statement, which later printings and club copies lack.
• Intensity — 1996 · Alfred A. KnopfKnopf first US trade edition was published in January 1996, not 1995; the copyright page states 'First Trade Edition' and notes that a signed first edition was privately printed by The Franklin Library. The UK Headline edition (October 1995) precedes the Knopf trade edition and is the true first trade edition; a Franklin Library signed edition also appeared in 1995. The Knopf is the first US trade edition only. Book club editions lack the First Trade Edition statement and the jacket price.
• Sole Survivor — 1997 · Alfred A. KnopfKnopf first US edition (1997, ISBN 0-679-42526-8) states 'First Edition' on the copyright page; it was a very large first printing. The dust jacket was designed by Chip Kidd and should retain the printed price on the front flap, unclipped. Collation runs [xii], [4], 5-321, [3] pages. The UK Headline edition (with a descending number line 10 through 1) was published roughly three weeks ahead of the Knopf edition in early 1997 and is technically the true first; the Knopf, with its stated 'First Edition', is the first US edition. Book club editions lack the 'First Edition' statement, use thinner boards, and carry a blind-stamped mark on the rear board; the BCE jacket has no printed price.
• Fear Nothing — 1998 · BantamBantam first US edition (published January 1998) states 'A Bantam Book / February 1998' on the copyright page with a full number line 10 through 1. First Christopher Snow novel. The UK Headline edition (December 1997, with full number line) precedes the Bantam and is the true first; Cemetery Dance issued signed limited editions (698 numbered, 52 lettered) in 1998. Book club editions lack the number line and the jacket price.
• Seize the Night — 1999 · BantamBantam first US edition (on sale late December 1998, copyright 1999) states 'A Bantam Book / January 1999' on the copyright page with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Christopher Snow #2, roughly 401 pages, in a priced dust jacket. The UK Headline edition (1998, ISBN 0-7472-2056-5, roughly 408 pages, full number line) precedes the Bantam and is the true first; a Cemetery Dance signed limited edition also appeared in December 1998. Book club editions lack the number line and the jacket price.
• From the Corner of His Eye — 2000 · BantamBantam hardcover, December 2000. The copyright page reads A Bantam Book / December 2000 and carries a complete number line descending to 1; the first printing collates to 622 pages and is bound with a black cloth spine over red paper-covered boards. The first-state dust jacket retains its printed price to the front flap and should be present and unclipped on a first-issue copy. A leatherette-bound bookseller's…. The UK Headline edition (November 2000) actually preceded the Bantam by about a month; the Bantam is the true first US edition and the one most collectors seek. A Charnel House signed limited edition followed in December 2001. A book club edition appeared later; club copies lack a jacket price and carry a small blind-stamped or printed book-club identifier, and are not firsts.
• One Door Away from Heaven — 2001 · BantamBantam hardcover, December 2001. Copyright page carries a full number line ending in 1. First printing runs 606 pages and includes a poem from The Book of Counted Sorrows before the author's note, which is absent from advance copies. The UK Headline edition (November 2001) preceded the Bantam by several weeks; the Bantam is the true first US edition and the standard collected first for this US author. Book club copies lack a jacket price and the full number line treatment of the trade first; mass market paperbacks followed in October 2002.
• By the Light of the Moon — 2002 · BantamBantam hardcover, December 2002. Copyright page states A Bantam Book / December 2002 with a full number line ending in 1. First printing runs 431 pages; boards are green, though some copies printed more blue. The UK Headline edition (November 2002) preceded the Bantam by about seven weeks; the Bantam is the true first US edition and the standard collected first for this US author. The book club edition shares the trade ISBN but carries a book club identification number and lacks a jacket price; not a first.
• Odd Thomas — 2003 · BantamBantam hardcover, December 2003. Copyright page carries a full number line ending in 1. First printings include an excerpt from Life Expectancy and an advertisement for Frankenstein: Prodigal Son at the rear. First novel in the Odd Thomas series. Bantam US true first; the UK HarperCollins edition followed in January 2004, and a Charnel House signed limited edition followed later in 2004. A book club edition was issued almost simultaneously; club copies carry book club identification numbers on the jacket and lack a jacket price.
• Life Expectancy — 2004 · BantamBantam hardcover, New York, 2004. The copyright page carries a full number line ending in 1. The first printing runs 401 pages, measures roughly 9.5 by 6.5 inches, and is bound with blue boards bearing the author's name to the front cover and a black cloth spine lettered in gilt; the first-issue jacket should retain its printed price. ISBN 0-553-80414-6 (9780553804140). The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first; a Charnel House signed limited edition followed in February 2005. Book club copies are noticeably smaller than the trade edition, are bound in red boards rather than blue, carry a book-club identification number on the jacket, and lack a printed jacket price.
• The Taking — 2004 · BantamBantam hardcover, first printing dated May 2004, running to 338 pages. The first printing is identified on the copyright page by a full descending number line ending in 1 (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1); the jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap. The Bantam US hardcover is the true first, preceding the UK HarperCollins edition of June 2004. A separate Charnel House slipcased, signed limited edition also followed the trade first and is a distinct issue rather than the first. Book-club variants carry an identifying club number and lack a printed price on the jacket flap; they are not firsts.
• Velocity — 2005 · BantamFirst edition, first printing, Bantam, New York, 2005 (ISBN 978-0-553-80415-7), in a priced dust jacket. The copyright page states A Bantam Book / June 2005 and carries the full number line ending in 1 (base record: BVG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1); a true first-printing jacket retains its printed price on the flap (present, not clipped, on an unclipped copy). Bantam US trade hardcover (2005) is the true first. Two Charnel House signed limited editions followed: 300 signed/numbered copies bound and slipcased in white brocade Japanese silk with black stamping, and 26 signed/lettered copies hand-bound in chocolate-brown Morocco with brass gears embedded in the front board and housed in a handmade traycase. These limiteds are later than, and distinct from, the trade first…. The Bantam book-club edition lacks the number line and the printed jacket price and is slightly smaller than the trade edition; the priced, number-lined trade hardcover is the collectible first.
• Brother Odd — 2006 · BantamFirst printing has the complete number line descending to 1 on the copyright page (Bantam's line reads BVG followed by 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Bound in maroon boards with the author's name blind-stamped on the front cover and gilt title lettering on the spine. The first-issue dust jacket is unclipped, carrying the printed price at the top of the front flap. Odd Thomas #3. Bantam US trade hardcover (December 2006) is the true first; the Charnel House signed limited edition followed in 2008. Book club editions were issued concurrently; they are printed on lighter stock, lack the number line, and carry a blind-stamped code on the rear board rather than a jacket price.
• The Husband — 2006 · BantamFirst printing carries the full printer's key BVG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, with the code BVG preceding the descending number line. The trade issue is a full-size hardcover in a priced pictorial dust jacket; the printed jacket price should be present on the front flap. The Bantam US trade hardcover, published May 30, 2006, is the true first. The UK edition and the Charnel House signed limited edition both followed in 2007. Book club editions lack the BVG number line, omit the printed jacket price, and are noticeably smaller than the trade hardcover.
• The Darkest Evening of the Year — 2007 · BantamThe first printing has the copyright page reading A Bantam Book with the full number line ending in 1 (form 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, preceded by Bantam's house letters). Bound in black paper boards with the author's name blocked on the front and a black cloth spine lettered in gilt; book design by Virginia Norey. The jacket montage is by Jorge Martinez and Craig DeCamps with tree art by Manuela Keggenhoff; a…. Bantam US trade hardcover (released November 27, 2007) is the true first; the Charnel House limited followed in 2008. Book club and large print club editions were issued simultaneously; they lack the number line and the printed jacket price.
• The Good Guy — 2007 · BantamFirst printing (Bantam, May 2007) has the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, and the printed price should be present on the front flap of the unclipped dust jacket. Bantam US trade hardcover (May 2007) is the true first; the Charnel House limited followed in December 2007 and UK editions later. Book club and large print club editions were issued the same month; they lack the number line and jacket price.
• Odd Hours — 2008 · BantamFirst printing has the complete number line descending to 1 on the copyright page (Bantam's line reads BVG followed by 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Bound in quarter cloth over boards, collating [xii], 352, [4] pages. The first-issue dust jacket is unclipped, with the printed price present on the front flap. Odd Thomas #4. Bantam US trade hardcover (May 2008) is the true first; no limited or UK edition preceded it. The book-club edition lacks the number line and jacket price. Early copies of the trade first also carried a dropped-text error in the last sentence of the opening page, where the line meant to read that a few of the narrator's dreams have come true and people have died was printed with the words 'true and people' omitted; this was corrected in later printings.
• Breathless — 2009 · BantamBantam trade hardcover, published November 24, 2009. The first printing states First Edition on the copyright page above a split number line reading 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1, so the low number 1 is present in the odd-descending half. ISBN 978-0-553-80715-8, 337 pages. Issued in cloth-backed boards under a priced pictorial dust jacket; a first-issue jacket retains the original printed price on the front flap and is unclipped. The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first. The book itself announces "a signed, limited edition has been privately published by Charnel House," but Joe Stefko of Charnel House confirms no such edition was ever produced, so the Bantam trade stands alone as the first. A Book Club Edition (Bantam, book club identifier 1279559) and a Large Print Book Club Edition (Random House Large Print, identifier 1283735) exist; both lack the 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 copyright-page number line and carry no printed price on the jacket. A 2010 Bantam mass-market paperback also carries the 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 line but is the paperback, not the hardcover first.
• Relentless — 2009 · BantamBantam trade hardcover, published June 2009. The first printing has a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. It is bound in white boards with Koontz's facsimile signature stamped on the front board and silver metallic lettering on the spine; the dust jacket was designed by Carlos Beltran and the trade jacket should retain its printed price on the flap. The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first. The Charnel House signed limited edition followed in summer 2010, and UK HarperCollins editions appeared later, so neither precedes the Bantam trade. Book club editions (standard and large print) exist; they lack the copyright-page number line and carry no printed price on the jacket, may bear a book club identification number, and are printed on lighter boards without the metallic spine stamping of the trade first.
• What the Night Knows — 2010 · BantamBantam trade hardcover, published December 2010. First printing has a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; a large print trade paperback marked First Large Print Edition appeared simultaneously and should not be confused with the trade hardcover. The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first; UK editions and the large print and book club versions do not precede it. Book club editions (standard and large print) were released the same month; they lack the copyright-page number line and carry no printed price on the jacket.
• 77 Shadow Street — 2011 · BantamBantam trade hardcover, published December 27, 2011. The first printing states First Edition on the copyright page above a split number line reading 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1, so the low number 1 is present in the odd-descending half. ISBN 978-0-553-80771-4. Issued in cloth-backed boards under a priced pictorial dust jacket; a first-issue jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap and is unclipped. The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first. The Charnel House signed limited edition (150 numbered copies handbound in green crackle paper and cased in black Japanese silk, plus 26 lettered copies in reverse three-quarter dark-green Morocco) followed in 2012, and the HarperCollins UK edition appeared in January 2012, so both postdate the Bantam trade. A standard Book Club Edition (Bantam, book club identifier 134376) and a large-print book club edition (ISBN 978-1-61793-299-1) exist; both lack the 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 copyright-page number line and carry no printed price on the jacket. An Advance Reader's Edition also exists and contains two printing errors corrected in the trade first, but it is a proof, not the first edition.
• Odd Apocalypse — 2012 · BantamBantam trade hardcover, published July 2012. First printing states First Edition on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. Odd Thomas novel number five. First-printing jackets appear both with and without a round silver sticker promoting the augmented reality cover; the sticker is not an issue point. The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first. The Charnel House signed limited edition followed in fall 2012. A book club edition was released simultaneously and shares the trade ISBN, so check the book itself: the club edition lacks the copyright-page number line and carries no printed price on the jacket, and bears a book club identification number.
• Deeply Odd — 2013 · BantamBantam trade hardcover, published May 2013. First printing states First Edition on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. Odd Thomas novel number six. A Barnes and Noble signed edition exists under a different ISBN with a signed page tipped in. The Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first. The Charnel House signed limited edition followed in December 2013, and the UK trade paperback appeared after the US release. A book club edition shares the trade ISBN but carries a book club identification number, lacks the copyright-page number line, and has no printed price on the jacket.
• Innocence — 2013 · BantamCopyright page states First Edition with the number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Note the copyright line reads 2014 even though the book was published December 10, 2013; this is normal for this title. ISBN 978-0-553-80803-2. Bantam US trade hardcover of December 2013 is the true first. Charnel House signed limited editions followed in January 2016. Book club copies lack the copyright-page number line and the price on the jacket flap.
• The City — 2014 · BantamCopyright page states First Edition with the number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Published July 1, 2014; ISBN 978-0-8041-7981-2. Some copies were pre-signed for online retailers without any special markings. Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first. Book club copies lack the copyright-page number line and the price on the jacket flap.
• Ashley Bell — 2015 · BantamCopyright page states First Edition with Bantam's idiosyncratic first-printing number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Published December 8, 2015; ISBN 978-0-345-54596-1. Issued in hardcover with a black dust jacket lettered in red and white; a first-issue jacket retains the printed price on the front flap. Bantam US trade hardcover of December 2015 is the true first. Charnel House signed limited editions followed in 2016. Book club copies lack the copyright-page number line and the printed price on the jacket flap.
• Saint Odd — 2015 · BantamCopyright page states First Edition with the number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Published January 13, 2015; ISBN 978-0-345-54587-9. Final Odd Thomas novel. A Target signed edition exists with a tipped-in illustrated signature page and a different ISBN on the jacket rear panel. Bantam US trade hardcover is the true first; the Target signed edition is a retailer variant of the first printing. Book club copies lack the copyright-page number line and the price on the jacket flap.
• The Silent Corner — 2017 · BantamCopyright page states First Edition with the number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Published June 20, 2017. First Jane Hawk novel. Retailer signed editions from Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, and Target carry different ISBNs. Bantam US trade hardcover of June 20, 2017 is the true first; the UK trade paperback followed on June 29, 2017, and Charnel House signed limiteds came later in 2017. Book club copies lack the copyright-page number line and the price on the jacket flap.
• Devoted — 2020 · Thomas & MercerCopyright page states First edition; Thomas and Mercer (Amazon Publishing) does not use a traditional number line on this title, so do not expect one. Published March 31, 2020; ISBN 978-1-5420-1950-7. Koontz's first novel under his Thomas and Mercer deal. US Thomas and Mercer hardcover of March 2020 is the true first. SST Publications in the UK issued a signed limited edition in 2021, after the trade first. N/A; no book club edition is associated with this Amazon-published title.

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