Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book Series In Order
If you think you know the legend, 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. If you think you know the legend, you know only half the truth. Here is the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic that is Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein.
He explained the origins of the series to the radio show The Author Hour:
“I was re-reading The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis, which I read again every few years. In reading that book I got the idea of how to reinvent Frankenstein. Certainly the material is more timely than ever, in our time—the hubristic scientist, the potential of science to become scientism, all of those things are now more true than ever.” SOURCE: The Author Hour
Below is a complete list of the Frankenstein books by Dean Koontz in order…
Prodigal Son (Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein #1)
Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, is a sleight-of-reality artist who has traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives in New Orleans as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Deucalion’s path will lead him to cool, tough police detective Carson O’Connor and her devoted partner, Michael Maddison, who are tracking the slayer but will soon discover signs of something far more terrifying: an entire race of killers who are much more—and less—than human and, deadliest of all, their deranged, near-immortal maker, Victor Helios—once known as Frankenstein.
“Lots of intense scenes and good writing involving the subjects of creation and God and mortality–science vs. religion. Koontz definitely has several underlying messages here to make you think…”—Shannon Yarbrough
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City of Night (Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein #2)
They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humans ever created–and they must be destroyed. Not even Victor Helios–once Frankenstein–can stop the engineered killers he’s set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. Only the one-time “monster” Deucalion and his all-too-human partners, Detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison, stand in their way. But as the three race to uncover the true dimensions of an age-old conspiracy, they will discover that Victor’s new, improved models have infiltrated every level of the city’s society—and far beyond.
“A terrific idea brings Dr Frankenstein and his monsters into the 21st century. Written in short, sharp, compulsive chunks with so many fantastic scenarios.”—LoveReading
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Dead and Alive (Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein #3)
As a devastating hurricane approaches, as the benighted creations of Victor Helios begin to spin out of control, as New Orleans descends into chaos and the future of humanity hangs in the balance, the only hope rests with Victor’s first, failed attempt to build the perfect human. Deucalion’s centuries-old history began as the original manifestation of a soulless vision–and it is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator. But first they must face a monstrosity not even Victor’s malignant mind could have conceived–an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind’s collective nightmare with powers, and a purpose, beyond imagining.
“In this fast-paced third installment of his Frankenstein series, Koontz continues his modern-day reimagining of Mary Shelley's horror classic. Witty characters provide relief from the story's dark undercurrent, though Koontz knows, perhaps better than ever, how to scare his readers without resorting to gory details.”—Publishers Weekly
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Lost Souls (Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein #4)
The war against humanity has begun. In the dead hours of the night, a stranger enters the home of the mayor of Rainbow Falls, Montana. The stranger is in the vanguard of a wave of intruders who will invade other homes…offices…every local institution, assuming the identities and the lives of those they have been engineered to replace. Before the sun rises, the town will be under full assault, the opening objective in the new Victor Frankenstein’s trajectory of ultimate destruction. Deucalion—Victor’s first, haunted creation—saw his maker die in New Orleans two years earlier. Yet an unshakable intuition tells him that Victor lives—and is at work again. Within hours Deucalion will come together with his old allies, detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison, Victor’s engineered wife, Erika Five, and her companion Jocko to confront new peril. Others will gather around them. But this time Victor has a mysterious, powerful new backer, and he and his army are more formidable, their means and intentions infinitely more deadly, than ever before.
“Mr. Koontz’ most audacious pulp novel to date. A bold, raucous narrative that moves at lightning speed. His fans are going to devour this latest chapter in what has become a truly classic pulp series.”—New York Journal of Books
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The Dead Town (Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein #5)
The war against humanity is raging. As the small town of Rainbow Falls, Montana, comes under siege, scattered survivors come together to weather the onslaught of the creatures set loose upon the world. As they ready for battle against overwhelming odds, they will learn the full scope of Victor Frankenstein’s nihilistic plan to remake the future—and the terrifying reach of his shadowy, powerful supporters. Now the good will make their last, best stand. In a climax that will shatter every expectation, their destinies and the fate of humanity hang in the balance.
“The last of Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein series was very much the best! I have looked forward to it for a long while and was not disappointed. He culminated the story with brilliance and finesse.”
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