Koontzland - Dean Koontz discussion

In the real world
as in dreams,
nothing is quite
what it seems.
- The Book of Counted Sorrows

Cold Fire has been selected as our June 2019 Group Read. This is one of my personal favorites. Hope you'll consider reading or re-reading with us this Summer!

Interesting. Read it a while back.

I read Cold Fire a really long time ago.....guess it’s time to read it again because I can’t quite remember the story!!! Lol

Barbara wrote: "I read Cold Fire a really long time ago.....guess it’s time to read it again because I can’t quite remember the story!!! Lol"

Cold Fire is really fun. Probably more fun if you don't remember all the details of the story :-)

Cold Fire is one of my favorite Koontz's. One fun thing to keep in mind is that some reviewers see Cold Fire as sorta kinda being a superhero story. In this day and age of superhero flicks being all the rage (and I'll be honest, I love 'em!) it could be enjoyable to view your reading through that lens.

Matthew wrote: "Cold Fire is one of my favorite Koontz's. One fun thing to keep in mind is that some reviewers see Cold Fire as sorta kinda being a superhero story. In this day and age of superhero flicks being al..."

Most Definitely :-) I love the Science Fiction elements to this story. Probably the same reasons I like By The Light of the Moon, which is also a Super Hero story.

My last read was June 2016 - it’s added for June 2019 - thanks

By the Light of the Moon is a top 5 favorite of mine!!!
I so wish he would continue that story
Also the Christopher Snow books.....Seize the Night and Fear Nothing.....also kind of Superhero-ish!!

This being a second read, it reminds me Jim Ironheart is sort of like Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, a invulnerable & unconquerable “hero” helping others.

Just started my re-read tonight and am glad I decided to do so. I forgot how self-righteously angry Jim got during his "missions." Mr. Koontz, being the good little Catholic he is, cannot resist Christian imagery. There's a quick mention of how Jim is pricked by the thorns in a tumbleweed as he brushed by it which made me think of a certain crown… will be looking or more references like this in areas of the book outside of the long interactions between Jim and the priest in the desert.

I had not read this one, going to find it and start!

I have to catch up also.

Well, here we are in July and I haven't started the June Group Read. Still planning to re-read Cold Fire :-)

I thought Cold Fire was an entertaining read, but to be honest I found myself disappointed that (view spoiler)[it wasn't aliens. Lol. (hide spoiler)]

I agree Marlise :-) I've just started re-reading Cold Fire this past week.

I finally finished my reread. The heat is summer slows my reading a bit, so I got behind. I'm not sure if I will read July's book or just jump to September.

Susan wrote: "I finally finished my reread. The heat is summer slows my reading a bit, so I got behind. I'm not sure if I will read July's book or just jump to September."

Thanks Susan :-) You're not the only one. I'm still re-reading Cold Fire. I'm even still re-reading From the Corner of His Eye which was featured earlier this year.