The Frankenstein Papers Author:Fred Saberhagen What REALLY happened on that Dark and Stormy Night? — Shelley's classic novel FRANKENSTEIN was a publishing sensation. Alas, we Moderns know that the central event she described--the reanimation of a long-dead corpse by the application of electricity--could never happen, and that therefore the Monster could not have existed. — But Wait! By a curio... more »us chain of coincidences, SF superstar Fred Saberhagen has come into possession of a manuscript written not by some otherwise obscure Gothic romance writer, but by the monster himself! At Last It Can Be Told--THE ELECTRIFYING TRUTH about the hideous Dr. Frankenstein and his Monster with a heart of gold ...« less
If you've read the original novel this book provides a fascinating alternate look at the events in Shelley's book. Written in the same format, the book uses letters and journal pages to tell the story of Frankenstein from the monster's point of view. Definitely worth a read. The nature of the monster is explored, and you find out several things about the genesis of the monster that come completely out of left field.
A very interesting take on the story of Frankenstein, but be prepared for a rather odd ending.