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Dean koontzs frankenstein is a collection of five books written by american bestselling author dean koontz. He arrives in new orleans as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. But to say that koontz saw all this coming is a bit of a stretch. City of night, cowritten with ed gorman, was published in. Though technically of the mystery or thriller genres, the novels also feature the trappings of horror, fantasy, and science fiction the first three books form a trilogy. What if victor and his creation were still around today. The book is the first book released by koontz in a series of five, entitled dean koontz s frankenstein. If you think you know the story, you know only half the truth. While koonz makes use of shelleys characters victor frankenstein and his creation, he morphs them together forward 200 years into the future, to clash in. Dean koontz reveals 6 new thrillers and why you wont find them in bookstores. Dean koontzs frankenstein series by dean koontz goodreads.
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