This is the
second volume in Koontz’s modern day reimagination of Frankenstein and his
creation. Victor Frankenstein- now going by the name Victor Helios- is a
wealthy scientist who has created an army of lab grown minions in his bid to
take over the world and eliminate humankind. Carson O’Conner and Michael
Maddison are New Orleans detectives who have become aware of Helios and his plans via
Deucalion, the ‘monster’ of Shelley’s novel. In this installment, things are
not going well with some of Helio’s creations. Some are going mad. At least one
has escaped. Some are developing free will and volition, which Helios had
specifically tried to eliminate. He is having special trouble with creating a
wife who is perfect and intelligent yet never asks questions. And there is
something weird going on at the city dump- weird even by the standards of
beings created in a lab for specific jobs, jobs that include burying bodies by
the dozens.
The book has a
frantic pace, with several plotlines running: Carson & Michael; Arnie, Carson’s brother and his caretaker Vicky; the
events at the city dump; Helio’s wife and the house servants; to top if off,
there is a hurricane brewing. Reading it feels like you’re careening out of
control, but Koontz has it all well in hand. The books suffers a bit from being
the middle book where no plot lines are tied up, but it leaves the reader eager
to get to the third book.
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