The Dead Town

by Dean Koontz

First published 2011

Rainbow Falls, Montana becomes a battlefield when Victor Frankenstein's creatures descend on the small town. Scattered survivors band together as the war against humanity reaches their doorstep. The townspeople prepare to fight despite facing impossible odds. They discover the true extent of Victor Frankenstein's plan to destroy and remake the future. Powerful allies support Frankenstein's vision of a world without natural humanity. The survivors must make their final stand against the manufactured monsters. Everything depends on their ability to resist Frankenstein's nihilistic agenda. The fate of the human species hangs on what happens in this remote Montana town. This battle will determine whether humanity survives or falls to Frankenstein's new order.

Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, horror, thriller, action

Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Montana, Rainbow Falls

Period: 19th-century, 20th-century

402 pages · Paperback · Bantam

Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence

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