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The Dead Town (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein #5)
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Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz’s enthralling Frankenstein series has redefined the classic legend of infernal ambition and harrowing retribution for a new century and a new age. Now the master of suspense delivers an unforgettable novel that is at once a thrilling adventure in itself and a mesmerizing conclusion to his saga of the modern monsters among us.
FRANKENSTEIN: THE DEAD TOWN
The war...more
FRANKENSTEIN: THE DEAD TOWN
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Mass Market Paperback, 402 pages
Published
May 24th 2011
by Bantam
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I drug this one out because I am going to miss Deucalion! and Jocko and Mr. Lyss and Carson and Michael! The ending wasn't as dramatic as it could have been and at parts I got lost and didn't understand how certain scenes tied to the story but I am a die hard Koontz fan and I loved this series!
I'm not sure who to be more worried about in terms of the obsessive fascination with gallows humour - Dean Koontz for writing it, or me for reveling in it! This was a fabulous ending - a final one this time! - to the sensational Frankenstein series Koontz envisioned!
In re-imagining the Frankenstein story not only in present-day, but also with the "monster" as the hero, Koontz really turned what I've always considered a yawner of a monster story into a no-holds-barred, knock it out of the park bl...more
In re-imagining the Frankenstein story not only in present-day, but also with the "monster" as the hero, Koontz really turned what I've always considered a yawner of a monster story into a no-holds-barred, knock it out of the park bl...more
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Why do I love Koontz? Hmmmm... so many reasons. Here is just a sample:
"Jocko was a tumor. Well he started out as a tumor-like lump... Then he became self-aware. A tumor with attitude. Hopes and dreams. And he grew fast. Later he burst out of that host body. Became something more than a tumor. Something better.
He became a monster. Some people screamed when they saw Jocko. Others fainted. Birds dive-bombed him. Cats hissed and rats fled squeaking. Jocko was a very effective monster...
A monster was...more
"Jocko was a tumor. Well he started out as a tumor-like lump... Then he became self-aware. A tumor with attitude. Hopes and dreams. And he grew fast. Later he burst out of that host body. Became something more than a tumor. Something better.
He became a monster. Some people screamed when they saw Jocko. Others fainted. Birds dive-bombed him. Cats hissed and rats fled squeaking. Jocko was a very effective monster...
A monster was...more
In this incarnation of Frankenstein, the clone of the dead Victor Helios, nee Frankenstein, has moved to Rainbow Falls Montana to create his monsters whose sole purpose is to destroy all of humanity and then self destruct leaving no living creature on earth. Nice plot line.
Yes after creating endless characters, many just for monster food, Koontz spends very little time on character development. Every short chapter a new character jumped forth and either died as if consumed by a Cuisinard or dri...more
Yes after creating endless characters, many just for monster food, Koontz spends very little time on character development. Every short chapter a new character jumped forth and either died as if consumed by a Cuisinard or dri...more
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I don't know why I'm still reading this Frankoontztein crap. Yes, Dean Koontz knows how to keep you hooked, but increasingly he's treating his readers like they're idiots. He just doesn't care about the quality of his Frankenstein series anymore. In this fifth, supposedly final installment, everything is just plain stupid and anti-climactic. Let me vent it out:
1) What kind of plot is it when all the bad guys start "malfunctioning" on their own, so that the good guys just need to...more
I don't know why I'm still reading this Frankoontztein crap. Yes, Dean Koontz knows how to keep you hooked, but increasingly he's treating his readers like they're idiots. He just doesn't care about the quality of his Frankenstein series anymore. In this fifth, supposedly final installment, everything is just plain stupid and anti-climactic. Let me vent it out:
1) What kind of plot is it when all the bad guys start "malfunctioning" on their own, so that the good guys just need to...more
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This is the fifth and final installment of Dean Koontz’s rendition of Frankenstein. In this volume of the story Victor Helios’ clone, Victor Immaculate, has picked up where Helios left off only in a new location, Rainbow Falls, Montana. He has created yet another new race that is stronger and better than the human race, but not nearly as strong as Helios’ “New Race”. Victor’s ultimate goal is to use the race he has created to kill...more
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This is the fifth and final installment of Dean Koontz’s rendition of Frankenstein. In this volume of the story Victor Helios’ clone, Victor Immaculate, has picked up where Helios left off only in a new location, Rainbow Falls, Montana. He has created yet another new race that is stronger and better than the human race, but not nearly as strong as Helios’ “New Race”. Victor’s ultimate goal is to use the race he has created to kill...more
Sep 23, 2011
Greg
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2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Maybe Dean Koontz fans, but not representative of his better work.
Shelves:
fiction-and-humor
The last of Dean Koontz’ Frankenstein series has Deucalion and his allies battling manufactured replicants and a cloned Victor Helios (now Victor Immaculate) for the survival of a town in Montana. Some die, though few of the good guys. In short, much mayhem, some light grossness and horror (though nothing a twelve-year-old couldn’t handle), occasional potty mouth expressions, and eventual victory for the good guys. Not especially exciting or captivating.
Basically, there was nothing really new to...more
Basically, there was nothing really new to...more
The fifth and final book of Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series was not the worst book of the series (that would be the 3rd or 4th), but I can say honestly that I'm glad it's over. The first two books of this series were great! It was exciting, action-packed, and a great twist on the Frankenstein story, set in New Orleans. Then Katrina hit New Orleans and Koontz felt compelled to delay any further entries so as not to impose any fictitious horrors to the city in addition to the real life ones, in...more
It certainly was better than its predecessor, "Lost Souls". We immediately find ourselves in the mid of the action, all characters were already introduced and I have to say I hate re-introductions of old characters. If your going to pick a book up at the end you don't deserve to have re-introductions.
The original cast from the original trilogy has been pushed even further to the background, except for Deucalion who we finally get to see use his powers to their full extent. The book shows several...more
The original cast from the original trilogy has been pushed even further to the background, except for Deucalion who we finally get to see use his powers to their full extent. The book shows several...more
I liked this book better than book 3. It kept my interest although it wasn't as good as book 1 and 2.Dean Koontz is very good in describing characters and making them realistic for you even when they are tumours. lol! I also loved Mister Lyss. The way Dean Koontz describes the relationship between Mr Lyss and Nummy is really fantastic. It seems to me he is getting better and maybe he should try and write a non horror/thriller kind of book. Anyway it was a decent end to the series. 3.5
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I was really excited to read this lastest novel of Dean Koontz’ Frankenstein series because the previous stories in this series took an old cocept (the original Frankenstein story) and put a Koontz' twist to it. In this book, he has the main character, Deucalion and his allies battling manufactured replicants and a cloned Victor Helios (now Victor Immaculate) for the survival of a town in Montana. Thousands of people die because although the new creatures are not as strong as the first set of ma...more
Book 5 and the final in the series brings the end of Frankenstein, I enjoyed this book more than book 4, more action and of course the finale. I was somewhat disappointed in the last few chapters, maybe I need to re read them. I wish DK had done a little more with wrapping the story up. I did not like that the two three main characters didn't play as large a role, there were new characters developed in this book that were introduced in book four and further fleshed out in 5. While the characters...more
Loved it! Although I was shocked at the ending, I was thrilled that Koontz chose to end the book the way he did! Bravo! It was totally awesome, so it's safe to say I was NOT disappointed in yet another wonderful thriller, drama, whatever....I prefer to call it just superb craftsmanship. I will miss the main characters, and especially Jocko and Deucalion. Wow. It has been a fun and interesting journey through the Frankenstein series.
I've waited until the end of this series before reviewing. These books are each a quick read, gripping, hard to put down.
Frankenstein's first monster is the good guy throughout the series, and his mission is to destroy his maker. This proves difficult, because his maker--a mad genius--has certain built in protections that render him almost indestructible. Carson and Michael, amusing male and female cop partners, do their share of battling the monster maker.
Koontz takes us down the road of evil...more
Frankenstein's first monster is the good guy throughout the series, and his mission is to destroy his maker. This proves difficult, because his maker--a mad genius--has certain built in protections that render him almost indestructible. Carson and Michael, amusing male and female cop partners, do their share of battling the monster maker.
Koontz takes us down the road of evil...more
I'm rather torn on this book. I liked the idea behind it so so so much but I had a tough time with the MASSIVE cast of characters that began unraveling the diabolical plot to destroy humanity and the world. There were a freaking lot of different plot threads going on here. A freaking lot.
If I look past all the secondary characters and focus on the Deucalion side of the story... OMG! LOVE! I really do adore the guy. He's big and scary looking, yet he's a good guy at the core. He *delights* in the...more
If I look past all the secondary characters and focus on the Deucalion side of the story... OMG! LOVE! I really do adore the guy. He's big and scary looking, yet he's a good guy at the core. He *delights* in the...more
This book is considered number 5 in the series, but it could be better considered the second in a duology. This and the book that precedes it--Lost Souls--have a different feel, different setting, and different antagonist (in a sense). They're more of a "sequel in spirit" than a continuation of the first trilogy.
This isn't a bad thing; in fact, the trilogy sort of putters out near the end, culminating in a climax that is less than satisfying and happens all too quickly. This pair of books reint...more
This isn't a bad thing; in fact, the trilogy sort of putters out near the end, culminating in a climax that is less than satisfying and happens all too quickly. This pair of books reint...more
Warning: spoilers!!!
Mm, what to say about this book? It certainly was better than its predecessor, "Lost Souls". We immediately find ourselves in the mid of the action, all characters were already introduced before and there's not a shred of a re-introduction, which makes it kinda hard to determine who everyone is again if it has been a while since you read "Lost Souls". Except for Mr Lyss and Nummy, they're appropriately memorable.
The original cast from the original trilogy has been pushed eve...more
Mm, what to say about this book? It certainly was better than its predecessor, "Lost Souls". We immediately find ourselves in the mid of the action, all characters were already introduced before and there's not a shred of a re-introduction, which makes it kinda hard to determine who everyone is again if it has been a while since you read "Lost Souls". Except for Mr Lyss and Nummy, they're appropriately memorable.
The original cast from the original trilogy has been pushed eve...more
I get so caught up in the new worlds of UF & PNR that I've discovered, that I forget how incredibly amazing the world of Dean Koontz can be!
I've read virtually everything he's ever written, and have my absolute favorites that I've read over & over, and this series & the Odd Thomas series rank right up there with those.
Dean Koontz spins a tale like no other, unraveling imagery the likes of which I have never found elsewhere, and creating such a vivid picture in the reader's mind, yo...more
I've read virtually everything he's ever written, and have my absolute favorites that I've read over & over, and this series & the Odd Thomas series rank right up there with those.
Dean Koontz spins a tale like no other, unraveling imagery the likes of which I have never found elsewhere, and creating such a vivid picture in the reader's mind, yo...more
My Review: This book is beige. That seems to be the best way to describe it— beige and unexceptional. Perhaps it’s because the first Frankenstein books (there are 5 in the series) were so incredible that this final volume strikes me as anticlimactic; perhaps because I read it after finishing a particularly spectacular book by Stephen King; or perhaps because Koontz himself became disenchanted with the Frankenstein story toward the final volumes and unintentionally reflected that sentiment in his...more
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This was an interesting twist to the series and had such a quick yet intense ending. I almost felt like maybe Koontz wasn't done with this series as I drew closer to the end. It seemed like there was so much going on and not enough pages to finish this series up. Even though this series did finish up, I could definitely see future stories with Carson & Michael with hints of Deucalion within. The only thing I would like to add that I feel is my only advise to Koontz is within his books I can...more
All 5 of these Koontz's Frankenstein should be bound together into one novel, like Stephen King's Green Mile. I think it would make more sense and get better reception. I enjoyed the entire series and thought the this last novel wrapped things up quiet nicely. A small town in Wisconsin finds itself at war with Victor Frankenstein's (Immaculate or Laben now) new generation monsters. Replicants replace the townspeople and then some type of creature made of nano-machines (perhaps more organic) call...more
Book 5 of Frankenstein series. The entire series was a quick, superficial read. Not great, but entertaining enough for me to want to read them. THe last book was a disappointment to me.
The original Frankenstein monster is the good guy, but only makes rare appearances through the books. The original Dr, Frankenstein is responsible for creating new monsters and wants to take over the earth. The first few books were fun. The Doctor dies along with all of his creatures in the (third or fourth?) boo...more
The original Frankenstein monster is the good guy, but only makes rare appearances through the books. The original Dr, Frankenstein is responsible for creating new monsters and wants to take over the earth. The first few books were fun. The Doctor dies along with all of his creatures in the (third or fourth?) boo...more
Sometime in the early part of this decade, the USA Network came up with what should have been a brilliant idea. Re-tell the story of Victor Frankenstein and his spare parts lightning charged monster. Make it new, make it now, make it real. And who better to do the job than one of the modern masters of the genre, Dean Koontz?
Problem is, Mr. Koontz didn’t like the direction in which the project was heading, so he pulled out, along with his new story. USA went ahead with the project anyway, and it,...more
Problem is, Mr. Koontz didn’t like the direction in which the project was heading, so he pulled out, along with his new story. USA went ahead with the project anyway, and it,...more
Unfortunately, both Lost Souls and Dead Town are actually a bit redundant. After the first three excellent books, originally intended to be a trilogy, Koontz decided to write a second trilogy to continue the adventures of Deucalion and his battle against Victor Frankenstein.
Koontz never made it that far. Both the fourth and fifth book aren't bad. Actually, they are still enjoyable but the story has lost it's pacing and thrill. A new threat is introduced with the clone of Victor, who continued h...more
Koontz never made it that far. Both the fourth and fifth book aren't bad. Actually, they are still enjoyable but the story has lost it's pacing and thrill. A new threat is introduced with the clone of Victor, who continued h...more
An all-around great conclusion to the series, but I suggest reading this one very quickly after Lost Souls because it's a direct sequel and you are presumed to know exactly what's going on and who the characters are. In reality I think it would have worked better with 4 and 5 being one book. My only other quibble is similarities to Midnight make the last 2 books less original than the first trilogy. But otherwise I would say it's Koontz's best work in years. For everyone who has complained about...more
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You definitely need to have read the first four books before reading this one. I am a little disappointed, it seem at the end of book 4 that book 5 could shift directions and leave the whole - Victor Frankenstein / Wiley E. Coyote (Super Genius) dialogue and his misfits of monsters behind, it didn’t. The plot just plods along on its violent / psychotic / silly way to the end which it fully reaches, thankfully. OK I am more than just a little disappointed. I feel that Koontz could have, should ha...more
Koontz has the ability to cut through the mundane and go straight to the universal truths of life. Defining evil as evil and good as good, there is no middle ground - you are either one or the other. Victor Frankenstein is pure evil- embodying all the qualities that are truly wicked in humanity. Koontz goes a bit further to show how such qualities are detectable in the great horrors of our time- from Hitler to Stalin and so on. In the face of such powerful, relentless evil, good seems dwarfed, n...more
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