City of Night is a novel released in 2005 by the best-selling author Dean Koontz and Ed Gorman. The book is the second in Koontz's series, entitled Dean Koontz's Frankenstein. The third book in the series, Dead and Alive, was published in 2009.
They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humans ever createdâÂÂand they must be destroyed. But not even Victor HeliosâÂÂonce FrankensteinâÂÂcan stop the engineered killers heâÂÂs set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. Now the only hope rests in a one-time âÂÂmonsterâ and his all-too-human partners, Detectives Carson OâÂÂConnor and Michael Maddison. DeucalionâÂÂs centuries-old history began as VictorâÂÂs first and failed attempt to build the perfect humanâÂÂand it is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator. But first Deucalion must destroy a monstrosity not even VictorâÂÂs malignant mind could have imaginedâÂÂan indestructible entity that steps out of humankindâÂÂs collective nightmare with one purpose: to replace us.
Also in 2009, the three novels comprising the trilogy were collectively re-designated as being by Dean Koontz, with the second and future editions effectively airbrushing from history Gorman's contribution to the second installment.