Prodigal Son

by Dean Koontz, Christopher Lane

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Published by Brilliance Audio.

ISBN:: 978-1-7213-7262-1

(5 reviews)

Every city has secrets. But none as terrible as this. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man and sleight-of-reality artist who’s traveled for two centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives in modern-day New Orleans as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself.

Is this an age-old conspiracy? A near-immortal race of beings, and killers that are more – and less – than human? They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humans ever created – and they must be destroyed. But not even Victor Helios – once Dr. Frankenstein – can stop the engineered killers he’s set loose.

On the case is Detective Carson O’Connor, who 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 …

On the case is Detective Carson O’Connor, who 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.

Now, the only hope rests in Deucalion, a one-time “monster” and Frankenstein’s first attempt to build a perfect human, and his partners, the all-too-human detectives O’Connor and Maddison. Together, they must destroy a monstrosity that even Dr. Frankenstein could not imagine. Deucalion’s journey is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator.

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Avarla reviewed Dean Koontz's Frankenstein. by Kevin J. Anderson (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein -- bk. 1)

Review of "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein." on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

There is so much going on in this book, it's almost a bit patchy. We don't spend enough time with either character to really bond with any of them. Still this somehow only makes me want to continue the series more.

I thoroughly enjoyed the cliffhanger ending, since this was apparently written with enough confidence to make it the first book of a series instead of a book that became popular enough to make a series possible (you know, how first books in series are so often self-contained, but suddenly the second book has an open ending?).

After all the vampire and werewolf novels, I really enjoyed this take on a horror classic.

Michael @ Knowledge Lost reviewed Dean Koontz's Frankenstein by Chuck Dixon

Review of "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein" on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I was interested in reading this book because it featured two of my literary interests in it; Frankenstein and a serial killer. While this book was entertaining, I just couldn’t enjoy this book at all. I kept comparing it to the original Frankenstein book and keep wishing this book referenced it more or had the same level of complexity. This book was simply a mad scientist creating his own race for his own gratification. Then you have the work obsessed detective and their partner who is in love with them; while the roles seem to be reversed in this book (the male detective stuck in the friends-zone). I kind of feel like this book is too much of a clique and possible just a generic mystery formula that has been overdone. There was nothing about this book that makes me want to continue reading the series.

A. Rivera reviewed Dean Koontz's Frankenstein by Chuck Dixon

Review of "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I had heard of the book (the novel this is based on), but I did not give it much thought, figuring it was just another Frankenstein remake or such. I picked up the graphic novel on a whim, and I am glad I did. This is not just a remake, but a very thoughtful look at the classic in a new way. It is framed as a mystery/detective story, but it has a lot more. Who are the detectives really chasing? The homicidal serial killer, or the doctor who made him? And what does Deucalion, the mysterious tattooed man with a long past have to do with everything? This book is engaging. It catches you from the start, and it does not let go. I read this in one sitting. I have not found the second part yet, but I will certainly pick it up when I do. Definitely a …

wpgflyguy

rated it

April 22, 2015

Chris M

rated it

March 16, 2010