Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9780345506405 ISBN: 0345506405 Label: Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Manufacturer: Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: February 03, 2009 Publisher: Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Release Date: February 03, 2009 Sales Rank: 37800 Studio: Del Rey/Dabel Brothers
Product DescriptionFrom the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you think you know the story, you know only half the truth. Get ready for the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of…
Dean Koontz's Prodigal Son
Every city has secrets. But none as terrible as this. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who’s traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Detective Carson O’Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner Michael Maddison would back her up all the way to Hell itself–and that just may be where this case ends up. For the no-nonsense O’Connor is suddenly talking about an ages-old conspiracy, a near immortal race of beings, and killers that are more—and less—than human. Soon it will be clear that as crazy as she sounds, the truth is even more ominous. For their quarry isn’t merely a homicidal maniac—but his deranged maker.
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Rating: - You must read this book
Have you ever read a book you had to force yourself to put down? This is one of those books. This is my 3rd Koontz novel and I must say the best I've read so far. I enjoyed Odd Thomas, hated Forever Odd, and absolutely loved Frankenstein.
The story starts with Victor's first, Deucalion living amount monks and then shifts to America. The book shifts from chapter to chapter each character's part in the story. I had no trouble liking the characters you are supposed to like (Michael, ... Read More
Rating: - Dr. Frankenstein is still alive, and so is the Monster
Set in exotic New Orleans, Dr. Victor Helios (aka Dr. Frankenstein) is still alive, and still practicing his wicked ways behind the façade of running a legitimate business called Helios Biovision. At the abandoned Hands Of Mercy Hospital, instead of simply reanimating corpses, Victor is using new technology not only to extend his own life but to create life from scratch. His new technology includes direct-to-brain downloads so his creations emerge fully ready to take on their roles in life. Creations ... Read More
Rating: - Koontz nailed it!
I'd only read the first three Odd Thomas books of Koontz's, but thought I'd try Frankenstein, because the review on Amazon said it was not a rehash of the old tale. And, it wasn't. It's a refreshing twist on the resurfacing of the madman (he was never destroyed, and actually resents that Shelley woman's story), but with a clean dash of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, a pinch of James Lee Burke's detective angle, all with a flavor of hi-test horror. I'm starting on Vol 2 tonight!
Rating: - Nott up to Koontz' usual great level.
Very creepy, but Koontz telegraphs the next horrible action again and again. Not up to his usual standards at all. Shipping and condition of book was, as usual, perfect in this case however.
Rating: - Imaginatively RIDICULOUS!!!
I admit, the idea is very origonal, yet Dean Koontz (who I'm shocked had anything to do with this book) could have made this book so much better. I've read many of his novels and this is by far the worst.
The more I read the more outlandish the story got, and I found myself laughing at the end when Johnathon was running from the cops with a baby monster creature hanging half attached to the inside of his belly, as he was giving birth to it.
I did however think the storyline of the retarded boy ... Read More
- You must read this book
- Dr. Frankenstein is still alive, and so is the Monster
- Nott up to Koontz' usual great level.
