Book description
SOMEONE NEW IS PLAYING GOD
The Frankenstein story updated to the 21st century by the great American
storyteller Dean Koontz.
In a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time, Dr
Frankenstein lives on, seemingly indestructible, more malignant than ever.
Frankenstein's first monster, Deucalion, has spent two hundred years
trying to put an end to his creator. Now he learns that a new
Frankenstein clone, Victor Helios, is out there again, somewhere.
Terrifyingly, with each incarnation the sinister doctor draws closer to
the possibility of succeeding in his ambition to create a new human race
- which he will control. He has found an enigmatic backer and is working
in a secret location.
Together with the two ex-cops who helped him destroy the previous
Victor, Deucalion is drawn to the small Montana town where Victor's
grotesque new creations are taking shape.
Victor's New Race is spectacularly different, a product of cutting-edge
technology and stem-cell circuits, and when things go wrong, they go
wrong in very unexpected ways.
Frankenstein is unleashing a new menace on the world, whether he can
control it or not. And even if Deucalion can bring him down, it may be
too late. 'A modern Swift … a master satirist.' Entertainment Weekly
'If Stephen King is the Rolling Stones of novels, Koontz is the
Beatles.' Playboy
'Dean Koontz writes page-turners, middle-of-the-night
sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers. He touches our hearts and
tingles our spines.' Washington Post Book World
'Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. Serious writers might do well to study
his technique.' New York Times Book Review
'Koontz is writing right where popular culture swells into something
larger, just as it did for Homer, Shakespeare, and Dickens. He's got the
gift.' Australian
'Koontz is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and
fears of our time in broad strokes and fine detail, using popular
fiction to explore the human condition.' USA Today Dean Koontz is an
international household name, a brilliantly gifted storyteller whose
books have been bestsellers in many countries, selling seventeen million
copies each year. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he lives with his
wife Gerda and their dog Anna in southern California.
