Similar Authors to Dean Koontz, Stephen King, etc?

Question

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for similar authors to King, Koontz, James Rollinsm or Matt Reilly?

I've tried Bentley Little and didn't much care for him. Other than that, I have no clue. A little help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Have you read Owl Goingback? He is good!  Nice and spooky!

Answer 2

This is irrelevant to your question, but I suggest reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelly.

Answer 3

Personally, I've always preferred the works of Clive Barker to Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Even Kind acknowledged Barker as "the future of horror." I think his stories are not only more frightening and more creative, but better written as well. He has a way of describing the most gruesome events in a manner that makes them almost beautiful. His books are a strange, bloody mixture of the sacred and the profane. I highly recommend them.

Answer 4

Richard Bachman is Stephen King  LOL

Hollyy.h

Answer 5

You might want to try Peter Straub; also Scott Smith. And Stephen King's son has a book out--'Heart Shaped Box,' under the name Joe Hill--that you might want to check out.  

Answer 6

Some of Robert McCammon's older work is of the type you're looking for.

I suggest his 'Swan Song' if you can find it.

Also, Christopher Golden has some decent stories.  

I didn't care much for Bentley Little either.

Answer 7

Try Clive Cussler for action/adventure books like Matthew Reilly. Although they don't have quite the pace or energy of the Reilly books, they are still quite fun to read, and there are plenty of them to try. Start with the Dirk Pitt novels.

You might also like the Pendergast novels written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, as well as a few of their individual books. These are mystery/thrillers that have a little of the supernatural to them, so will be a little similar to Koontz. I really started liking the series after the third book - there are some great characters, particularly Pendergast, and there is a great hero/villain rivalry that develops about half way through the series.

For something a little more straight-forward, try James Patterson, such as the Maximum Ride series (start with When the Wind Blows and the Lake House then the Max Ride books) or the Alex Cross series for mystery thrillers. There are a lot of good stand-alone books as well.

Answer 8

The Running Man - Richard Bachman

The Keep - F. Paul Wilson

Ghost Story - Peter Straub

Iceberg - Clive Cussler

Dead Irish - John Lescroart

Streets of Laredo - Larry McMurtry

Tyrannosaur Canyon - Douglas Preston