Been Awhile But I’m Still Here

It’s a brand new year. What is everybody reading?

With the new movie “I,Frankenstein” coming out, I decided to re-read Dean Koontz’s “Frankenstein, Book One Prodigal Son”. It has been about five years since I read this book. There was a lot I didn’t remember about the book. Dean Koontz is such a great storyteller. The way he writes this book is from several different view points. It seems like a lot is going on, sometimes too much to keep up with, but it is all happening at the same time. Each character’s view is vital to getting the story across. I can see why he had to expand it past the trilogy it was first intended for.

It starts with “the Monster” alive after 200 years and living in a Tibetan temple. He receives a letter from a trusted friend with a news clipping verifying that his maker, Victor Frankenstein, is still alive and has set up shop in New Orleans. Victor has figured out a way to create a “New Race” to infiltrate and exterminate the “Old Race” when he says it is time. This first book deals with a serial killer that is harvesting body parts to create the perfect woman and a rogue in Victor’s New Race that is trying to find what he is lacking in himself. The cops that are working the serial killer case in the end have to believe the unbelievable to save themselves and all of humanity.

This is a very interesting take with a modern twist on the Frankenstein legend and I thoroughly enjoyed it, even the second time around. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a new take on an old story. I started the second book last night. Stay tuned for the review on the second book in this series.