Do you like Stephen King books? If you do try this as an alternative.

Hey, oldchem1. I really like Stephen King even though I haven't read many of his books all the way through. I think I read one Dean Koontz book, years ago, but I couldn't tell you the name of it. There are a couple of things that I might recommend to you. First off, have you tried any of King's books that aren't horror? There's a great book of his called "From a Buick 8." Technically, there are horror elements, but overall it was more about the slowness of life. It was really beautifully written, and even though not much actually happened, I couldn't put it down. There's also another book of his that's actually a compilation of short stories, ranging from about ten pages to fifty-five or so at the longest. Most of them are horror-y, but it's amazing to see what he's able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. For some lighter fare in a similar style, try Christopher Pike. He's mostly for the young adult crowd, but he has a few that are for adults. Also, strangely enough, R.L.Stine even has an adult book, "Superstitious." It's not really that good, but he made a valiant effort. Hope this helps.

Hi oldchem1! this is a like in retirement but for me don't know... people will have ample time in doing good things like in reading books but I appreciate more books that I can relate to life. just sharing

I have read Dean Koontz. He is entertaining but not nearly as good as you think he is going to be. I am usually alittle disapointed as I am with Stephen King's books. There were afew I really enjoyed and they actually played out but those were his earlier ones. Then I think he got so popular and had deadlines and let this reader down on several occasions.

I likes Stephen King a lot and his books too, they are thrilling and page turning and I never miss an opportunity to buy a book by him. He is one of my favorite authors.And yeah I also have Dean Koontz book "Winter Moon" at home. It is a marvelous one. Try it. The characters Eduardo, Jack McGarvey are wonderful. " The voice of the night", "Shattered", "Night Chills" are very good one too.

I used to love Stephen King.I was a big fan of his,because I was into horror.My favorite was "Pet Cemetery".I saw the movie,but also read the book.The book is just as good as the movie.I read the book before the movie and I visualized what was going on,and my visualization was pretty accurate to the movie.He's great at describing the events taking place in the book.