Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel by Dean Koontz: July 2010

Friday, July 23, 2010

Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel

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#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.

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±1±: Best Buy For an exciting rip-roaring tale that has you on the edge of your seat throughout, you can't beat Dean Koontz. I discovered his books twenty years ago when I picked up Lightning in a bookstore. I fell in love with his style of writing, a mixture of suspense, horror, science-fiction, with touches of humor and compassion thrown in for good measure. I'm still drawn by his voice, which is distinctive. He's a master craftsman, and I can honestly say I've never read a bad Koontz book. After I'd read the last book in the Frankenstein series:Dead and Alive (which I thought was too short), I had a suspicion that #3 wasn't the last we'd seen of the series even though I had no inkling that he was going to write Lost Souls. Victor had to have plans for that figure in golden fluid confined to a glass coffin in his secret room that Erika Five discovered. I'm glad he wrote this book, though, because I wasn't ready to say so long to characters I'd come to love. I want more Deucalion. And I'd like to know if Odd Thomas is going to make an appearance in a future book since there was a connection in this book to Odd (read it to find out what I'm talking about).You've read a synopsis, you know what the plot is. I'll just say that I loved the new characters he introduces in this series. Deucalion, Carson and Michael, Erika Five, and Jocko return and Jocko's a hoot. But I found the new characters compelling too. I can't wait to see how Nummy, who is mentally-challenged, and Mr. Lyss, a despicable (or it seems) petty thief will affect the climax of the tale. Also Bryce Walker, an elderly western novelist, who begins to suspect something and escapes from a hospital with a young boy, Travis, could also have a pivotal role in the outcome. The book ended way too soon. I'm used to novels from Mr. Koontz totaling six hundred pages or more, but this one only came in at 350. Publishers are cutting back on wordage from their authors, though. I ought to know as I've been affected too in that respect. So I'm not going to complain too much about the length. I just wish we didn't have to wait for book # 2 so long! This novel reminded me a great deal of two other Koontz novels about a group of disparate people getting together to fight evil: Strangers and Midnight. If you haven't read those, treat yourself to them. on Sale!

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Frankenstein: Lost Souls

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In Frankenstein: Lost Souls, Dean Koontz puts a singular twist on this classic tale of ambition and science gone wrong, to forge a new legend uniquely suited to our times. It is a story of revenge, redemption, and the thin line that separates human from inhuman.

The work of creation has begun again. Victor Leben, once Frankenstein, has seen the future — and 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 and a secret location where the enemies of progress can’t find him, Victor is certain that this time nothing 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. As they gather at a small Montana town, old alliances will be renewed and tested, from within and without, for 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 have not imagined.

They will need them, 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.

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±1±: Best Buy MacKayla (Mac) Lane has been captured by the unseelie and transformed into a sex-obsessed anima. The Sidhe-seers don't have much use for Mac, but they desperately need the spear she took into battle with her and Mac does have one friend among the Seers, a teenage girl with attitude and the ability to move faster than sight. Dani rescues Mac despite the wishes of the other Seers, but Mac is truly stuck. Nobody has ever recovered from rape by the unseelie princes.

There wouldn't of course, be much of a story if Mac didn't recover and she eventually does, with some very peculiar but useful help. With the barrier between the worlds down, Earth has been overrun by the unseelie, and the human population is in fast decline. Mac and Dani conspire to bring the Seers into the fight...and look for ways to put their enemies on the defensive. Because Mac and Dani own the only two weapons capable of actually killing the Sidhe, the war depends on them. Unfortunately, too many people know Mac's weakness.

Author Karen Marie Moning continues her Fever series with Mac having left much of her innocence behind (she thinks of her former self as the pink Mac while her present self is the black and red Mac). She's still conflicted about the males in her life, has trouble getting along with her supposed allies, and still hasn't found out the whole story behind her sister's death...a death that started the entire cycle that has led us to this point.

Moning's writing is professional, drawing the reader into the story, making her fantasy version of a destroyed Dublin (complete with bubbles of other universes floating around) compelling. Without going into detail, Moning also keeps the story super-sexy... and having a host of hot males for Mac to simultaneously lust after and be angry with adds sexual tension.

There were times when I did want to shake Mac and tell her to follow up on her questions. So, Barrons didn't rescue her as he'd promised he would. Don't let him get away with 'I'm busy.' Find out what kept him busy. And then there's the prophesy(ies). How about following up with that and finding out the whole secret? Finally, the cliff-hanger ending is a bit much. When I read a novel, I want a resolution of sorts, not to be left hanging in anticipation.

Although there are some frustrating elements in DREAMFEVER, overall, it was a highly readable and enjoyable novel. If you've been keeping up with the series, you won't want to miss this one. If you're new to the series, DREAMFEVER provides the background information you'll need to catch up. on Sale!