Opposed to his activities are a pair of homicide detectives and Frankenstein's original monster, now known as Deucalion. Set in present-day New Orleans, the series follows the activities of Victor Frankenstein, now known as Victor Helios, as he continues to create new life forms for his own purposes. The series is supposedly a modern updating and sequel of the mythology of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus, although the similarities are mainly superficial. Although it was originally announced that the fourth, fifth and sixth novels would form a second trilogy, the cover for The Dead Town states it is the final volume. (At the same time that the final novel's authorship was confirmed, having previously been slated as by Dean Koontz & Ed Gorman, Koontz's 'collaborators' on the earlier novels were retrospectively removed as co-authors, and all new editions of the novels are credited as by Dean Koontz alone.)Ī fourth novel, Lost Souls, was published in May 2010, and a fifth, The Dead Town, was released on May 24, 2011. Anderson, was published in 2004 City of Night, co-written with Ed Gorman, was published in 2005 and Dead and Alive, written without a co-writer, was released on July 28, 2009. The first three books form a trilogy: Prodigal Son, co-written with Kevin J. Though technically of the mystery or thriller genres, the novels also feature the trappings of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. For their quarry isn’t merely a homicidal maniac-but his deranged maker.Dean Koontz's Frankenstein is the collective title of five novels co-written by Dean Koontz. Soon it will be clear that as crazy as she sounds, the truth is even more ominous. 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. Her partner Michael Maddison would back her up all the way to Hell itself–and that just may be where this case ends up. Detective Carson O’Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. 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. Get ready for the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of…Įvery city has secrets.

If you think you know the story, you know only half the truth. From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time.

Frankenstein prodigal son