Dean Koontz in Italy


This is the COMPLETE list of every Koontz work ever published in Italy, be it novel or short story, ordered by (Italian) publishing date.
In brackets, below the Italian title, I enclosed a rough translation so that all of you English-speaking fans can see how editors manipulated the original titles to make them more…suitable for the average Italian book purchaser. Check'em out…they're a treat! For every book you will also find useful information about publisher, publishing date and the name of the actual translator of the book. Clicking on the titles you will also see the Italian book covers.
Note that I only listed information about the FIRST edition of every novel/short story, so if you're interested in the following editions of any of these works, which may have been issued by a different publisher, you should look somewhere else. I can recommend you consult the astonishingly complete website of the Catalogo Sf, Fantasy e Horror, maintained by Ernesto VEGETTI, Pino COTTOGNI and Ermes BERTONI. An unbelievable resource about anything that was published in Italy in the last two or three thousand years. (!!!)

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Luigi Giurato         

Star Quest
(1968)

Jumbo -10 il Rinnegato
(Jumbo - 10 the Renegade)
translated by: Beata Della Frattina
9 mar 1969, Urania 509, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

The Dark Symphony
(1970)

La Sinfonia delle Tenebre
(The Symphony of Darkness)
translated by: Roberta Rambelli
1 jul 1972, Galassia 169, Casa Editrice La Tribuna, Piacenza

Temple of Sorrow
(jan 1969)

short story in:
Amazing Stories

Il Tempio della Sofferenza
(The Temple of Sorrow)
as an appendix to: Le bare di cristallo (Die Glasfalle, 1964) by Herbert W. FRANKE
translated by: not available
15 apr 1973, Galassia 188, Casa Editrice La Tribuna, Piacenza

The Flesh in the Furnace
(1972)

Carne nella Fornace
(Flesh in the Furnace)
translated by: Pierantonio Rumignani
may 1973, Delta Fantascienza Fantasia Eroica [3], Delta, Milano

Time Thieves
(1972)

Ladri di Tempo
translated by: Beata Della Frattina
10 jun 1973, Urania 620, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

The Undercity
(1973)

short story in:
Future City
(Coll. ed. by Roger ELWOOD)

Undercity, o la Cittą della Mafia
(Undercity, or the Mafia City)
short story in: Le cittą che ci aspettano
(ed. by Roger ELWOOD)

translated by: Beata Della Frattina
9 jun 1974, Urania 646, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

The Mistery of His Flesh
(1970)

short story in:
The Magazine of Fantasy & SF

Il Mistero della Sua Carne
short story in: Creature note e ignote
(short stories by: G. M. GLASKIN, P. ERNST-T. M. DISCH D.R.KOONTZ-S. E. LANIER)

translated by: Mario Galli, Lella Cucchi, Lucia Ponzini
24 nov 1974, Urania 658, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

A Darkness in My Soul
(1968)

Sonda Mentale
(Mind Probe)
translated by: Roberta Rambelli
dec 1976, Cosmo. Collana di Fantascienza 58, Editrice Nord, Milano

We Three
(1974)

short story in:
Final Stage

Noi Tre
translated by: Abramo Luraschi
illustrated by: Giuseppe Festino
jul/aug 1977, Robot 16/17, Armenia Editore, Milano

Warlock
(1972)

Spedizione Verso il Niente
(Expedition Toward Nothingness)
translated by: Maria Benedetta De Castiglione
9 oct 1977, Urania 733, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

The Long Sleep
(1975)
(as John Hill)

Sogno Dentro Sogno
(Dream Inside of Dream)
written as: John Hill
translated by: Beata Della Frattina
6 nov 1977, Urania 735, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

Demon Seed
(1973)

Generazione Proteus
(Proteus Generation)
translated by: G. Pollini
illustrated by: Jack Gaughan
jan 1978, Futuro. Biblioteca di Fantascienza 35, Fanucci Editore, Roma

Nightmare Journey
(1975)

La Pista dei Mutanti
(The Mutants' Path)
translated by: Giampaolo Cossato, Sandro Sandrelli
mar 1978, Cosmo. Collana di Fantascienza 73, Editrice Nord, Milano

Anti-Man
(1970)

Nascita dell'Anti-Uomo
(Birth of the Anti-Man)
translated by: Vittorio Curtoni
31 aug 1980, Urania 851, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

Phantoms
(1983)

Phantoms!
translated by: Vittorio Curtoni
29 sep 1985, Urania 1006, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

Muse
(sep 1969)

short story in:
The Magazine of Fantasy & SF

La Musa Ispiratrice
(The Inspiring Muse)
short story in: Superuomini (Supermen, 1984)
edited by: Isaac ASIMOV, M. H. GREENBERG, C. G. WAUGH
translated by: Carla Borrelli, Marta Simonetti
revised by: Gianni Pilo
apr 1989, I Magici Mondi di Asimov 7, Fanucci Editore, Roma

Watchers
(1987)

Mostri
(Monsters)
translated by: Bruno Amato
oct 1989, Pandora [468], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

The House of Thunder
(1982)

La Casa del Tuono
translated by: Paola Formenti
oct 1989, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

Lightning
(1988)

Lampi
(Lightnings)
translated by: Rossana Terrone
may 1990, Pandora [497], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

The Vision
(1977)

Visioni di Morte
(Visions of Death)
translated by: Vittorio Curtoni
sep 1990, Pandora [511], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Midnight
(1989)

Mezzanotte
translated by: Daniela Arduin
oct 1990, Pandora [523], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Whispers
(1980)

Sussurri
translated by: Paola Pavesi
oct 1990, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

The Bad Place
(1990)

Il Posto del Buio
(The Place of the Darkness)
translated by: Vittorio Curtoni
may 1991, Pandora [559], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

The Door to December
(1985)
(as Richard Paige)

Incubi
(Nightmares)
translated by: Bruno Amato
sep 1991, Pandora [567], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Strangers
(1986)

Strangers
translated by: Alessandro Padoan
feb 1992, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

Cold Fire
(1991)

Fuoco Freddo
translated by: Bruno Amato
jun 1992, Pandora [603], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Shattered
(1973)
(as K.R.Dwyer)

In un Incubo di Follia
(In a Nightmare of Madness)
translated by: Daniela Arduin
sep 1992, Pandora [617], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

The Voice of the Night
(1980)
(as Brian Coffey)

La Voce della Notte
translated by: Maria Barbara Piccioli
sep 1992, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

The Face of Fear
(1977)
(as Brian Coffey)

Il Volto della Paura
translated by: Bruna Conti
jun 1993, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

Hideaway
(1992)

Cuore Nero
(Black Heart)
translated by: Bruno Amato
jun 1993, Pandora [656], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

The Funhouse
(1980)
(as Owen West)

Il Tunnel dell'Orrore
translated by: Bernardo Cicchetti
may 1994, Il Libro d'Oro [68], Fanucci Editore, Roma

Dragon Tears
(1993)

Le Lacrime del Drago
(The Dragon's Tears)
translated by: Bruno Amato
may 1994, Pandora [707], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Night Chills
(1976)

Quando Scendono le Tenebre
(When the Darkness Falls)
translated by: Francesco Bruno
jun 1994, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

Twilight Eyes
(1985 - 1987)

Lą Fuori, nel Buio
(Out There, in the Darkness)
translated by: Francesco Bruno
apr 1995, I Romanzi, Sonzogno, Milano

Dark Rivers of the Heart
(1994)

Il Fiume Nero dell'Anima
(The Dark River of the Soul)
translated by: Annabella Caminiti
may 1995, Narrativa [192], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Snatcher
(fall 1986)
short story in:
Night Cry

Lo Scippatore
(The Snatcher)
short story in: 25 storie di magia nera per adulti (The Ultimate Witch, 1993)
edited by: Byron PREISS, John BETANCOURT
translated by: Mario Zucca
apr 1996, Superblues, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano

Intensity
(1996)

Intensity
translated by: Annabella Caminiti
jun 1996, Narrativa [215], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Mr. Murder
(1993)

La Notte del Killer
(The Night of the Killer)
translated by: Bruno Amato
oct 1997, Narrativa [240], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Fear Nothing
(1998)

L'Uomo che Amava le Tenebre
(The Man Who Loved the Darkness)
translated by: Annabella Caminiti
may 1998, Narrativa [259], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Seize the Night
(1999)

Tracce nel Buio
(Traces in the Dark)
translated by: Annabella Caminiti
oct 1999, Narrativa [288], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

Shadowfires
(1987)
(as Leigh Nichols)

Ombre di Fuoco
(Shadows of Fire)
translated by: Daniela Arduin
apr 2000, Superbestseller 774, Sperling Paperback, Milano

Sole Survivor
(1997)

Sopravvissuto
(Survivor)
translated by: Annabella Caminiti
may 2000, Narrativa [304], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

False Memory
(1999)

Falsa Memoria
may 2001, Narrativa [329], Sperling & Kupfer, Milano

The Key to Midnight
(1979)
(as Leigh Nichols)

In Fondo alla Notte
(Down Deep in the Night)
translated by: G. P. Gasperi
2001, Sperling Paperback, Milano


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