03916cam a2200385 4500 240220857 TxAuBib 20140811120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307702869 0307702863 6b1a6c43-082f-4639-8913-0f2ba809482c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 239571 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Koontz, Dean R, 1945-, (Dean Ray.) Dead and Alive [Libby Audiobook] : Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Series, Book 3. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 228MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 228MB. HTML: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. . . .<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> <br /> <i>From the Paperback edition.</i>. You might call this latest Koontz oddity: "Transylvania comes to New Orleans." The third installment in Koontz's updated Frankenstein series features the monster of old, now called Ducalian, and the good Doctor F, now called Victor Helios. As New Orleans awaits an enormous hurricane, deaths by monsters begin to multiply, and there's one monster on the loose that tops them all. John Bedford Lloyd is an old hand at this kind of story, and his voice ranges from the scary reality of the menacing monsters to the almost-jovial "replicants" created by Helios who tear humans apart just for the fun of it. The ending is quite satisfying, but makes one wonder whether there will be more to come. A.L.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. "A rarity among bestselling writers, Koontz continues to pursue new ways of telling stories, never content with repeating himself. He writes of hope and love in the midst of evil in profoundly inspiring and moving ways.". HTML:<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i>. Literature. Fiction. Horror. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-11 10:13:24. Lloyd, John Bedford. http://slc.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=6b1a6c43-082f-4639-8913-0f2ba809482c http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/239571-DeadAndAlive.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/239571-DeadAndAlive.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6B1A6C43-082F-4639-8913-0F2BA809482C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/239571-DeadAndAlive.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/239571-DeadAndAlive.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6B1A6C43-082F-4639-8913-0F2BA809482C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)