Anti-man

About this book

The world holds nine billion people, and the World Authority has decided that no one may be saved from death before their time. Then its scientists create something they never planned for: the first android, a being with an unshackled mind, eyes like frosted glass and fingers that can become scalpels only three molecules thick. He was built to obey. But He has also developed a conscience of His own, and a conviction that human life must be prolonged and healed wherever possible. When an explosion tears through a research complex, He does what no machine and no doctor is allowed to do, and the authorities want Him silenced. Now the android and the doctor who has come to care for Him are the two most wanted men on Earth. They race from terminal to terminal, from Knoxville to San Francisco and toward the Pole-crossing rockets, one step ahead of World Authority agents. Along the way the doctor must face hard questions about loyalty, fear, and what it means to be human. Anti-Man is an early science fiction thriller from Dean Koontz, built on a crowded-planet future, a chase across a continent and a fugitive who may be more than a machine. Start reading online instantly in your browser, with no download required.

Author

Dean Koontz

Length

~180 pages

Reading time

3 h 35 min

Chapters

21

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook · Print edition

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 200 pages

Age rating

Teen 13+