How Orson Got His Name

[The Texas Tank]

Comes from the Dean Koontz novels: Fear Nothing and Seize the Night. Orson was an intelligence enhanced canine in the the books.

From the Book Jacket:

Enter a world unlike any other. A world of the night. A world created brilliantly by master suspense novelist Dean Koontz. The world where his blockbuster novels Fear Nothing and Seize the Night are set. Welcome to Moonlight Bay, California, home of Christopher Snow.

Forced to live in the shadows, Snow knows the night world better than the dark adversaries that stalk his quiet town. And along with his exceptional dog Orson, and his friends, Snow will challenge those who try to take advantage.

When you live in the darkness of Moonlight Bay as Christopher Snow does, and you are desperately trying to save the day, you abide by two guiding principles: fear nothing and seize the night!

Christopher Snow, the protagonist of Fear Nothing, returns and is on the trail of missing children in Koontz's newest thriller. Snow believes the children are still alive and that their disappearances have something to do with clandestine scientific experiments at a nearby abandoned military base.

In Moonlight Bay, California, children are disappearing. The police cannot be trusted to solve their mystery, because in Moonlight Bay the purpose of the police is often to conceal the crime. Christopher Snow, whose rare genetic disorder -- xeroderma pigmentosum, XP -- leaves him dangerously vulnerable to light, sets out to find the missing son of a former sweetheart and then the other lost children. The disappearances have something to do with clandestine scientific experiments at a nearby abandoned military base, Fort Wyvern. Chris challenges those who would conceal even the most heinous crimes in order to keep the secrets of Fort Wyvern, and his genetic handicap becomes his greatest advantage: Forced to live a life in shadows, Chris knows the night world better than anyone -- better even than his adversaries.

[joflake]

That is too cool. I'm going to have to go get those books now and read them. Thanks!

[Baloo317]

CUTE!! Was the book good? I find Koontz books are either fantastic or awful.

[Clanceycanuck]

Too cute Sandie, as you know I named my two after authors

Clancey - Tom Clancy
Harper - Harper Lee (Too kill a Mockingbird)

[The Texas Tank]

Was the book good?

I thought so. I read Fear Nothing and also listened to the audio book twice. Orson is such a wonderful dog in the books and Koontz describes him so well that you just want him to be yours.

[Rushpuppy]

Excellent books and I love the name!!! Is Tank getting used to him yet?

[cinderbay]

Ah-ha that triggers and old memory. I did read Fear Nothing. I knew the dog sounded familiar.
Turned out after talking with Sandie we are both Dean Koontz fans and it was a Koontz book that I last read.

Welcome to your new home, Orson.

[lunamus]

Sorry, I'm a "little" late

But that is awesome!!! I love the Christopher Snow books, and Orson is a great dog.. So all in all, a well picked name to what looks like a cute Tank mini-me :-*

[blackandyellow]

I thought it was Orson from Mork and Mindy (remember that old show with Robin Williams?)

He used to call Orson... Mork calling Orson, come in Orson...

Orson was his "martian" boss

[myfavoritedog]

Cool! I think it is really interesting how all of our furbies got their names and really enjoy reading about them!