Oddkins : a fable for all ages / Dean R. Koontz ; illustrations by Phil Parks ; created by Christopher Zavisa

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Is music something that travels with you or is this something that you commit to for certain periods of time around other work? Take the not-so-subtle Christian themes of Narnia, mix it with a dash of Small Soldiers, season it with the overall aesthetic of a creepy 80s kids movie, have Phil Parks illustrate it, and you get Oddkins. Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages is written by Dean Koontz and illustrated by Phil Parks. This is a beautiful tale and Parks' illustrations are gorgeous. This fable begins with the kindly toymaker passing away and his wonderful toys -- Oddkins -- setting out on an adventure across the city in search of the new toymaker's shop, pursued by evil toys (from a previous maker). Created by Mr. Isaac Bodkins, the old toy maker, the Oddkins are made only for very special children, those who must face something difficult in life and need a true friend. The Oddkins are given to these children to inspire them, help them, and love them as long as the children need them. Only now the toys themselves - Amos, the brave stuffed bear; Skippy, the rabbit who dreams of being a superstar; Butterscotch, the gently, floppy-eared pup; as well as Burl the elephant; Gibbons; and Patch the cat - are the ones in need of help.

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In 1997, psychologist Katherine Ramsland published an extensive biography of Koontz based on interviews with his family and him. This " psychobiography" (as Ramsland called it) often showed the conception of Koontz's characters and plots from events in his own life. [13] L: I'd like to be much better at woodworking. I'd like to be much better at everything, actually, but that's the first thing. Munster, B. (1998). Discovering Dean Koontz: Essays on America's Bestselling Writer of Suspense and Horror Fiction. Borgo Press. p.10. ISBN 9781557421456 . Retrieved 2014-10-27. Bestselling science fiction writer Brian Herbert has stated, "I even went through a phase where I read everything that Dean Koontz wrote, and in the process I learned a lot about characterization and building suspense." [12]

2021

I wouldn’t say that there is anything unique about this story: it’s a classic battle of good versus evil, and light versus darkness. But, considering this predates Toy Story, it is a great look into the possible magic within our childhood toys. It’s not just a tale about toys finding a new toymaker, but also about find your inner child, and doing what is right. Koontz, Dean. "Anna Koontz: June 22, 2006 – May 22, 2016". Archived from the original on September 6, 2016 . Retrieved 2016-09-15. Created by Mr. Isaac Bodkins, the old toy maker, the Oddkins are made only for very special children, those who must face something difficult in life and need a true friend. The Oddkins are given to these children to inspire them, help them, and love them as long as the children need them. Only now the toys themselves Amos, the brave stuffed bear; Skippy, the rabbit who dreams of being a superstar; Butterscotch, the gently, floppy eared pup; as well as Burl the elephant; Gibbons; and Patch the cat are the ones in need of help.

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For one, it has a lovely pro-life worldview. For example, one of the good toys is "...a loving and compassionate dog who wanted everyone--and every stuffed thing--to share her pleasure in being alive."

2018

But the right people? Could they possibly be the hated driftwood of biological warfare--those monsters of a cosmic no-man's land--the Muties? Ramsland, Katherine M. (1997). Dean Koontz: a writer's biography. New York, N.Y.: HarperPrism. ISBN 0-06-105271-X. LCCN 97030839. E: If I’m somewhere, music haunts. Only in the nucleus of nothing is there no music. Nothing rests. This thesis argues that manga as a medium is a remarkably appropriate way of exploring the continuous thread of Haraway’s theorization of kinship and filiations without blood relating. Manga, per its formal characteristics, has an inherent intricacy, drawing from words, illustration and cinema to create a whole that is more than the sum of its parts. To demonstrate this, we explore a case study of science-fiction manga (I Am Shingo) through the lens of Donna J. Haraway’s body of work. More specifically, it uses the concept of “ oddkins ”, borrowing from Haraway’s Cyborg theory and her Companion Species theory, to articulate these rich, loaded relationships. Additionally, we invoke Haraway’s later works, where the focus is not only on hybridity and heterogeneity, but on the links that develop within the different beings inhabiting a common space and their inevitable interactions. This thesis is constructed around one case study, looking at Kazuo Umezu’s I Am Shingo (1982). Through this tale of a robotic offspring trying to reunite its star-crossed lover parents, we explore examples of oddkins as Shingo encounters allies from various walks of life and interfaces with them. Addionally, we will discuss the benefits Haraway’s body of work can have on manga studies. Divisions: Tischler, Nancy M. (2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction: From C.S. Lewis to Left Behind. Greenwood Press. p.187. ISBN 978-0-313-34568-5.

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In the midst of an oddly sudden rain storm, author Molly Sloan awakens in the middle of the night. Unable to return to sleep, she leaves her husband Neil slumbering in bed and goes downstairs to work on a manuscript in progress. A number of letters, articles, and novels were ostensibly written by Koontz during the 1960s and 1970s, but he has stated he did not write them. These include 30 erotic novels, allegedly written together by Koontz and his wife Gerda, including books such as Thirteen and Ready!, Swappers Convention, and Hung, the last one published under the name "Leonard Chris". They also include contributions to the fanzines Energumen and BeABohema in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including articles that mention the erotic novels, [24] [25] such as a movie column called "Way Station" [26] in BeABohema. Koontz was born on July 9, 1945, in Everett, Pennsylvania, the son of Florence (née Logue) and Raymond Koontz. [3] [4] He has said that he was regularly beaten and abused by his alcoholic father, which influenced his later writing, as also did the courage of his physically diminutive mother in standing up to her husband. [5] In his senior year at Shippensburg State College, he won a fiction competition sponsored by Atlantic Monthly magazine. [6] After graduation in 1967, he went to work as an English teacher at Mechanicsburg High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. [3] In the 1960s, Koontz worked for the Appalachian Poverty Program, a federally funded initiative designed to help poor children. [7] In a 1996 interview with Reason magazine, he said that while the program sounded "very noble and wonderful, ...[i]n reality, it was a dumping ground for violent children... and most of the funding ended up 'disappearing somewhere.'" [7] This experience greatly shaped Koontz's political outlook. In his book, The Dean Koontz Companion, he recalled that heDemon Seed (1977) – MGM – starring Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, and Robert Vaughn as the voice of Proteus NKUI, Inc., Airtight Graphics, and The Land of the Enchantment (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.