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The Afterlife of Frankenstein

A Century of Mad Science, Automata, and Monsters Inspired by Mary Shelley, 1818-1918

David Sandner editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Lanternfish Press

Published:28th Dec '23

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“Fear of age and death often creeps coldly into my heart; and the more I live, the more I dread death, even while I abhor life. Such an enigma is man—born to perish—when he wars, as I do, against the established laws of his nature.” –Mary Shelley, “The Mortal Immortal”

Dr. Frankenstein’s monster is one of the most iconic figures in English literature, popularized through decades of writing, film, and comedy. But even before the invention of film, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein profoundly impacted scores of writers, gathering force for the genre that would ultimately become what we know as science fiction.

In this anthology, scholar of the fantastic David Sandner explores the first hundred years of Frankenstein’s influence. This collection of short stories and excerpts from work published between 1818 to 1918 demonstrates what a pioneering myth Frankenstein has always been—from the very day when lightning first struck and it opened its eyes on the world.

“Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been a literary lightning bolt, striking the imagination of other writers since its first publication in 1818. Sandner’s massively important anthology shows just how influential Shelley has been on her successors, single-handedly shaping much of the science fiction and horror genres as we know them today. … Educators and genre fans alike will appreciate having [The Afterlife of Frankenstein] on their shelf, so they can bring the creature back to life in its various incarnations, again and again, at will.”—Michael Arnzen, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Grave Markings and Proverbs for Monsters

"The Afterlife of Frankenstein is a treasure trove of truly remarkable stories. This entertaining and illuminating anthology presents a fascinating portrait of English and American literature in the wake of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and is not to be missed by anybody interested in the literature of the fantastic.”—Jacob Weisman, World Fantasy Award-winning editor of Invaders and The New Voices of Fantasy

ISBN: 9781941360798

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408 pages

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