I just finished reading Frankenstein the Prodigal Son Book I by Dean Koontz. This is my first book for the R.I.P. challenge.
rated: 4 out of 5
I really enjoyed this read, it was creepy and full of suspense.
In the story, Victor Frankenstein survives to live in the 21st century. He lives as a rich scientist named Victor Helios in New Orleans.
The House of Frankenstein is pretty creepy to say the least. His staff is made up of his own monsters. And he has changed himself to remain young and to replace society with his 'New Race' of monsters.
He programs them whatever way he wants and performs all kinds of nasty experiments in his lab.
Frankensteins nasty creations already live among humans...they are everywhere. One of which is a cop serial killer, who is trying to slice people up in an effort to find out what makes them happy. Frankensteins creatures can never feel happiness.
A pair of homicide detectives, who are kind of in love with each other BTW, are discovering the truth and that Frankenstein is real.
Frankensteins first creation, calls himself Deucalion, and has been hiding in a Tibetan monastery for 200 years. Now he comes to New Orleans to help the homicide detectives and fight against Franeknstein and his monsters.
I can't wait to read the next part of the story 'City of Night'.
A character I liked alot is Victors wife Erika. She is made to be a slave to Victor, yet when he 'designs' her, he allows her humility, so she can feel shame. Erika ends up being more than what Victor expected, she enjoys reading Emily Dickinson and even admires the 'Old Race' of humans instead of hating them as she is supposed to.
'Life in the house of Victor Frankenstein was certain to involve more macabre moments than life in the house of Huckelberry Finn. Nevertheless, the sight of a severed hand crawling across the drawing-room carpet amazed even Erika, a man-made
woman equipped with two hearts.'-Frankenstein the Prodigal Son Book I by Dean Koontz
