On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the original motion picture, 'Frankenstein', some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legend of Mary Shelley's classic monster.
From Brian Aldiss' eerie look at a mysterious creature hidden for centuries, to SP Somtow's tale of passion and dismemberment in Thailand, to Katherine Dunn's examination of a bizarre affair - here are spectacular Frankenstein stories transcending time and place.
Features an Introduction by Isaac Asimov, a selected filmography by Leonard Wolf, and Kurt Vonnegut's classic story 'Fortitude'.
Includes tales by Brian Aldiss, Michael Bishop, Charles De Lint, Katherine Dunn, George Alex Effinger, Loren D Estelman, Philip Jose Farmer, Esther M Friesner, Joyce Harrington, Karen Haber, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Mike Resnick, David J Schow, SP Somtow, Benjamin M Schutz, Steve Rasnic Tem, Melanie Tem, F Paul Wilson, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
