Frankenstein: Dead and Alive
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Frankenstein: Dead and Alive
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Narrateur(s):
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Christopher Lane
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Auteur(s):
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Dean Koontz
À propos de cet audio
From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you think you know the legend, you know only half the truth. Now the mesmerizing saga concludes....
As a devastating hurricane approaches, as the benighted creations of Victor Helios begin to spin out of control, as New Orleans descends into chaos and the future of humanity hangs in the balance, the only hope rests with Victor's first, failed attempt to build the perfect human. Deucalion's centuries-old history began as the original manifestation of a soulless vision - and it is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator. But first they must face a monstrosity not even Victor's malignant mind could have conceived - an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind's collective nightmare with powers, and a purpose, beyond imagining.
©2009 Dean Koontz (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reservedexcellent
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Wonderfully dark
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Koontz colors in that clever "What If.." scenario with laugh-out-loud dialogue between characters, unsurpassed horrifying visceral description, and a twisty-turny plot populated with Frankenstein's genuine monsters ('New Race' creations either mindlessly doing their maker's sadistic will or rebelling against him.. unexpectedly morphing into insectile, cannibalistic, or overwhelmingly grotesque forms).
Less fortunately, some of Koontz's characters are so bizarre that it's hard to swallow (like a six-fingered hairless midget "troll" named 'Jocko' that begs for nothing more than the opportunity to dismember his creator alive - and obtain a "funny hat"). The sarcastic/humorous/tongue-in-cheek dialogue is also occasionally so incongruous to the gory imagery that it shocks readers/listeners out of the illusion of reality.
Reader Christopher Lane once again turns in a remarkable performance (clear, emotive, and professional) - Brillance Audio cast this project beautifully - but utilizes often cartoonish voice-acting that contributes to the impression of unreality given by this weird book.
This third installment in a captivating Fantasy series is a relatively weak entry, but still merits 7 stars out of 10. Anyone interested in losing themselves in a Koontz-worthy oddball reality is justified in spending the Credit on 'Dead and Alive'. As for me, the writing is approaching a little too close to crossing the line between "eccentric" and "stupid" for me. I personally won't be continuing with the series (not least because major plot threads are resolved in this episode).
Oddly Satisfying Quirky Violence
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