- Dead and Alive
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Dead and Alive Author(s) Dean Koontz Country United States Language English Series Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Genre(s) Suspense, Thriller Publisher Bantam Publishing Publication date 2009 Media type Paperback Pages 352 ISBN 0553587900 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 22 LC Classification PS3561.O55 D43 2009 Preceded by City of Night Followed by Lost Souls Dead and Alive is the third novel in the first trilogy of Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series. Originally intended to be co-authored by Ed Gorman and Dean Koontz, Koontz stated that he would be writing this alone.
Plot introduction
Deucalion, the legendary monster, is a heroic figure dedicated to battling the evil that gave him life. The megalomaniacal Victor Helios has unleashed his engineered killers on modern-day New Orleans. Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison are Deucalion's all-too-human partners trying to end the reign of terror of Helios's killers.
Release information
The long-awaited book was released on July 28, 2009 [1]. Koontz chose to delay the release as after Hurricane Katrina he did not wish to release any further monsters or destruction on New Orleans.
References
Works of Dean Koontz Novels Star Quest (1968) · The Flesh in the Furnace (1972) · Chase (1972) · Demon Seed (1973) · Shattered (1973) · Dragonfly (1975) · Invasion (1975) · Night Chills (1976) · The Face of Fear (1977) · The Vision (1977) · The Key to Midnight (1979) · The Voice of the Night (1980) · The Funhouse (1980) · Whispers (1980) · The Mask (1981) · The Eyes of Darkness (1981) · The House of Thunder (1981) · Phantoms (1983) · Darkfall (1984) · The Servants of Twilight (1984) · Twilight Eyes (1985) · The Door to December (1985) · Strangers (1986) · Watchers (1987) · Shadow Fires (1987) · Lightning (1988) · Midnight (1989) · The Bad Place (1990) · Cold Fire (1991) · Hideaway (1992) · Mr. Murder (1993) · Dragon Tears (1993) · Winter Moon (1994) · Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994) · Icebound (1995) · Strange Highways 1995) · Intensity (1996) · Ticktock (1996) · Sole Survivor (1997) · Fear Nothing (1998) · Seize the Night (1998) · False Memory (1999) · From the Corner of His Eye (2000) · One Door Away from Heaven (2001) · By the Light of the Moon (2002) · The Face (2003) · Odd Thomas (2003) · The Taking (2004) · Life Expectancy (2004) · Prodigal Son (2005) · Velocity (2005) · City of Night (2005) · Forever Odd (2005) · The Husband (2006) · Brother Odd (2006) · The Good Guy (2007) · The Darkest Evening of the Year (2007) · Odd Hours (2008) · Your Heart Belongs to Me (2008) · Relentless (2009) · Dead and Alive (2009) · Breathless (2009) · Lost Souls (2010) · What the Night Knows (2010) ·
Film Adaptations Demon Seed (1977) · The Intruder (1977) · Watchers (1988) · Whispers (1990) · Watchers II (1990) · The Face of Fear (1990) · The Servants of Twilight (1991) · Watchers 3 (1994) · Hideaway (1995) · Intensity (1997) · Mr. Murder (1998) · Phantoms (1998) · Watchers Reborn (1998) · Sole Survivor (2000) · Black River (2001) · Frankenstein (2004) · The Husband (TBA)
Categories:- American horror novels
- Frankenstein
- Novels by Dean Koontz
- Biopunk novels
- Works inspired by Frankenstein
- Novels set in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Novel stubs
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