Lost Souls
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz brings his
fertile imagination and unparalleled storytelling abilities to one of
the most timeless — and terrifying — creations in all of fiction: the
legend of Frankenstein. In Lost Souls, Koontz puts a singular
twist on this classic tale of ambition and science gone wrong and
forges a new legend uniquely suited to our times — a story of revenge,
redemption, and the razor-thin line that separates humanity from
inhumanity as we consider a new invitation to apocalypse.
The
work of creation has begun again. Only now things will be different.
Victor Leben, once Frankenstein, has not only seen the future — he’s
ready to populate it. Using stem cells, “organic” silicon circuitry,
and nanotechnology, he will engender a race of superhumans — the perfect
melding of flesh and machine. With a powerful, enigmatic backer eager
to see his dream come to fruition and a secret location where the
enemies of progress can’t find him, Victor is certain that this time,
nothing and no one can stop him.
It is up to five people to prove him wrong. In their hands rests nothing less than the survival of humanity itself.
They
are drawn together in different ways, by omens sinister and wondrous,
to the same shattering conclusion: Two years after they saw him die,
the man they knew as Victor Helios lives on. Detectives Carson O’Connor
and Michael Maddison; Victor’s engineered wife, Erika 5, and her
companion Jocko; and the original Victor’s first creation, the
tormented Deucalion, have all arrived at a small Montana town where
their old alliance will be renewed — and tested — by forces from within and
without, and where the dangers they face will eclipse any they have yet
encountered. Yet in the midst of their peril, love will blossom, and
joy, and they will discover sources of strength and perseverance they
could not have imagined.
They will need all these resources,
and more. For a monumental battle is about to commence that will
require all their ingenuity and courage, as it defines what we are to
be... and if we are to be at all.
Dean Koontz
Acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" (Rolling Stone) and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned the devotion of millions of readers around the world and the praise of critics everywhere for tales of character, mystery, and adventure that strike to the core of what it means to be human.
Dean, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein consists of five works. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
