Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published by Tor Publishing Group on November 15, 1994, is a classic work of literature that explores the consequences of unchecked ambition and the quest for knowledge. This edition features 256 pages of the complete and unabridged text, along with a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Keith Neilson. The story follows Victor Frankenstein, a university student who becomes obsessed with the idea of animating dead flesh, leading him to create a superhuman creature from rotting corpses. However, upon bringing his creation to life, he is horrified and abandons it, setting off a tragic chain of events.
Readers will encounter themes of isolation, revenge, and the search for acceptance as the creature grapples with its existence and the rejection it faces from its creator and society. This edition is designed to engage young readers, featuring dynamic cover art that reflects the excitement of the narrative. As the creature seeks vengeance against Frankenstein by targeting those he loves, the story delves into the complexities of creator and creation, making it a thought-provoking read for fans of young adult fiction and classic literature alike.
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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.
This edition of Frankenstein includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Keith Neilson.
When obsessed university student Victor Frankenstein finds the secret of animating dead flesh, he tries to create the first of a master race, stitching rotting corpses into a superhuman giant. Then the ghastly thing opens its hideous, soulless eyes and Frankenstein flees into the night, shrieking with horror–
Leaving a being who wants love and finds hate, wants friends and finds enemies, wants another and finds no one. Frankenstein is its father, mother, maker and living god, and Frankenstein has abandonded his own monster to a living hell of unutterable isolation. But now, unstoppable, the creature means to get revenge for having been born–
Not by killing its creator…but by destroying everything holds dear, and everyone Frankenstein loves…
At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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