This is a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. He touches our hearts and tingles our spines. Playboy ‘Dean Koontz writes page-turners, middle-of-the-night sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers. As New Orleans descends into chaos, his engineered killers spin out of control, and the only hope rests with Victor’s first and failed attempt to build the perfect human, whose damned path has led him to the ultimate confrontation with his pitiless creator.īut first, Deucalion must destroy a monstrosity not even Victor’s malignant mind could have imagined - an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind’s collective nightmare with one purpose: to replace us. Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. ‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler.’ The Times ‘If Stephen King is the Rolling Stones of novels, Koontz is the Beatles. His name is Deucalion.Īs a devastating hurricane approaches New Orleans, Victor Helios, once know as Frankenstein, has unleased his benighted creatures onto the streets. If you think you know the legend, you know only half the truth. Dead and Alive: A Novel (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book 3) Koontz, Dean Published by Bantam (2009) ISBN 10: 0553587900 ISBN 13: 9780553587906 New Softcover Quantity: 1 Seller: vladimir belskiy (Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: New. Now someone new is playing god.įrankenstein lives! And so too does his monstrous creation … but this creature of legend is a monster no more and his scarred face bears witness to his maker’s wrath. From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. The Frankenstein story is updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz.

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