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Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers/listeners for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would ‘curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.’ The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein, driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy.

Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new ’man’. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him – even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill....

Una intriga en la que confluyen los géneros de novela policiaca y novela gótica. Todo comienza cuando el joven Max se despierta en una casa en ruinas; su cuerpo está cruzado por enormes cicatrices que evidencian que ha sido atendido por un cirujano, pero él no recuerda nada. Nora estudia Medicina en la ciudad alemana de Ingolstadt y esa misma noche de carnaval conoce a Max cuando ambos salvan a una niña de morir ahogada en el Danubio. La atracción es inmediata. El problema es que pertenecen a épocas distintas...