I first read this years ago when it was newly released and it was better than I remembered. The story is about Victor Frankenstein, who 200 years after he created his monster is still creating his new race in modern day new Orleans.

I liked how messed up his people are, so confused about why they are and most it seems, feeling like there is part of them missing. This ends up causing one of them to rebel and start murdering old race people( ordinary humans)

All the different ideas in this book seem to work well. I absolutely loved Deucalion, the original monster. Something that annoyed me some was the joking bantering detectives, Carson and Michael. It was just a bit full on for me, it got tired. But everything else I loved, and if they had been a bit less jokey I'd of given the book 5 stars. And the end was good, I'm very curious to find out what skittered away from Harker at the end!

So if you like Dean Koontz I'd say give this book a go, I was sorry about what happened to Erica 4, I liked her.

I was surprised by how much I liked this read. It was a believable good story especially for around the Halloween season.

I am a huge fan of Dean Koontz and enjoyed this book, but was disappointed to see the abrupt ending which left me hanging and having to decide whether or not to buy the sequel. That seems like a dirty trick to me.
Overall, though, this is a great story about serial killers in a hauntingly damp and dark New Orleans.

DNF.

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son is a story filled with fast-paced action, gripping horror, and thrilling adventure. Here for this ride.....also it took ages to start

INCREDIBLE! Once I started reading, I wondered how an author's mind could wrap around a story and tell it like Dean Koontz did with his first installment of his trilogy, "Frankenstein." Once finished, you HAD to know what happened next! Let me tell you the about the hold this book held over me.

My national chain bookstore stays open here in Richmond VA till 11pm, right? Its now 10:45 p.m., I'm calling to see if they have in stock Book 2, they do, I'm gone!!! I make it back home around 11:30pm, driving much slower I might add, stayed up till dawn reading, caught a cat nap refueling the brain cells because I finished the novel before 9am the following morning.

Now come on July 28th, at least that's the date my pre-order ships for the third and final installment to this utterly captivating wonderful story!!! WTG DEAN!!! You think its possibly to fall for a character made from criminals whose face is half destroyed by his maker and half handsome? Can't tell you how it happens but can tell you I love the name Deucalion! ;o )

Do you remember the first years of American Idol? When one of the contestants would give a particularly good, unique performance of a “classic”, Randy Jackson would say, “You made it your own, dawg!” Well, Dean Koontz certainly has made Frankenstein his own.

There is a certain wow factor that an author like Dean Koontz brings to his stories. He goes well beyond the basic storyline, with multilayered storylines, complex characters and well developed comic relief. It is with good reason that Koontz occupies so much space on the horror shelf of my local bookstore.

Prodigal Son has two storylines that are intertwined. Koontz has woven them together like a master. There is the arc of this book, and above and beyond that is that of the series as a whole. The two flow seamlessly together and it all makes perfect sense.

In my mind there are two sets of characters. Detectives O’Connor and Maddison carry the story. They are well developed, interesting characters that I felt a connection to and want to know more about. But beyond them is Deucalion and his nemesis. These two are darker characters with secrets that only time can fully reveal.

Balancing everything are the comic elements; Koontz has chapters dedicated to banter between O’Connor and Maddison over who should drive the car, and paragraphs about Cheez-Its. These are the factors that make a book more enjoyable.

I have found a new series that I want to continue and a classic that I feel I need to read. What more could a reader want from a book?

I liked it very much! Enough to read more of the series. Interesting characters.

Ich bin Fan von Dean Koontz, deshalb habe ich auch dieses Buch angefangen. Doch das Thema Frankenstein fand ich schon immer eher langweilig. Spannung oder Horror kann ich mit dem Thema Frankenstein nicht in einen Topf werfen. Es ist eher eine traurige Geschichte von einem armen armen Monster usw. Die Variante von Dean Koontz ist zwar ganz anders angesiedelt, doch die wesentliche Botschaft ist auch hier... das arme einsame Monster. Ist nicht meins, ich mag schon das original nicht. Aber ich habe es mal versucht.

This was a fast paced read for me and not many are these days. Koontz takes the two pivotal characters from Shelly's "Frankenstein" and brings them forward to modern times. Dr. Frankenstein is still up to his unethical tricks and has managed to prolong his own life through various methods while his first creation named "Deucalion". Deucalion has spent many years searching for purpose and has quietly been living among monks to find peace. He is brought out of his world of tranquility when he learns that Dr. Frankenstein is still creating monsters (though this time via modern methods). One of Dr. F's creations has gone renegade and become a serial killer and collector of various body parts. Deucalion, because he knows Dr. F's motives so well, joins forces with the police to help find the killer. This book held my attention from beginning to end with an interesting story as well as interesting characters. It's humorous and horrifying and a very good read.

Koontz takes the original Frankenstein story and creates something wonderful. Taking the idea of the classic story, Koontz places Frankenstein and his monster in the modern world. This story leaves you asking who the real monster is – whether it the grotesque monster happens to be the real monster or whether the creator of such a creature was the real monster.

In the usual Koontz fashion we come to love and hate the necessary characters, watching as the story unfolds. With new modified versions of his monsters being sent out into the world countless people are in danger as the mad scientist himself sets off to change the course of nature. Luckily, his monster is not as dead as he had originally thought and this time he has help: although there are more problems in the world than is apparent to anyone (be them good or bad) upon first glance.

It’s a must read for anyone who love Koontz or the classic Frankenstein story.

Pure awesomeness!!!!