Yup, I started with King years ago with IT. But over time, even though I really enjoy most of his books, I've gotten bored with reading 500+ pages. Plus, he's had some really bad stories in my opinion (example: Gerald's Game). My favorite is "The Talisman" and "The Stand." I'm waiting now for the final book(s) of the Gunslinger series. I hope he manages to shorten the stories near the end.
I too discovered Kuntz about 2-3 years ago. His later writing has gotten much better. I read one of his old stories (name????) and was kind of "OMG, what's he doing writing this was?" Had some very graphic sexual content. He doesn't do that nowadays! If he has a new one out I try to grab it and read it in between semesters.
Have you read the one with the Experimenta Dog? Where the dog has a high IQ?
Yes I read the one with the dog you could communicate with.
I thought that was a wonderful book. I have yearned for that capability with a dog.
I had a black lab for 14 years. We lost her this past fall to renal failure and liver disease. She was a wonderfully intelligent dog.
She had a huge command of words that she understood. I would have given just about anything if she could have communicated back with me.
I have noticed that Koonz has a special thing with dogs. A lot of his books have dogs as fleshed out characters.
Dragon Tears was as much about the dog as it was about people.
If you haven't noticed, I am a very pro dog kind of gal.
If I were a young woman again and didn't have 25 years invested in nursing, I think I would do dog training instead.