Watchers (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Dean Koontz
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—superbeing
- Time of Work: May 18, 1982-June 28, 1986
- Setting: Southern California
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Dogs, 1980’s, California, West, U.S., Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Bioengineering or biotechnology, Superman or superbeings
- Locales: Southern California
The Plot
In Watchers, Dean Koontz uses misguided genetic engineering as the premise for a suspense thriller and to explore what it means to be human. At Banodyne Laboratories in California, the Francis Project has created improved animals for the government. The plot is set in motion by the escape of a dog with genetically enhanced intelligence and The Outsider, a monstrous battlefield creature driven by a compelling desire to kill the dog. To complicate matters, Vincent Nasco, a psychopathic hit man hired by the Soviets to kill the project scientists, learns about the...
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