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Availability: Not yet published
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
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
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: February 03, 2009
Sales Rank: 236967
Studio: Del Rey/Dabel Brothers
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Product Description:
In the nineteenth century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his notorious creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon it and slip away from the public eye. Two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, gruesomely salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if trying to assemble a perfect human being.
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 their new case leads. For as they investigate the strange killings, O’Connor and Madison find themselves drawn into a weird underworld of deception and secrets where a man named Victor Helios has created an entire race of perfectly engineered people who are meant to take humankind’s place one day. But something is happening to some of Helios’s creations, and it may be that this bizarre serial killer is the least of the detectives’ worries.
From the masterly pen of New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz–and featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon and gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Brett Booth–Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son is a story filled with fast-paced action, gripping horror, and thrilling adventure.
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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
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Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
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
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: February 03, 2009
Sales Rank: 236967
Studio: Del Rey/Dabel Brothers