Frankenstein Unbound (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Brian W. Aldiss
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—cautionary
- Time of Work: 2020 and 1816
- Setting: New Houston, Texas, and nineteenth century Geneva, Switzerland
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Folkloric or magical people, Nineteenth century, Literature, Future, Science or scientists, Twenty-first century, Religion, West, U.S., Time travel, Fantasy, Texas, Nuclear warfare or weapons, Horror, Technology, Monsters, Switzerland or Swiss people
- Locales: Texas, Geneva, Switzerland
The Plot
In the year 2020, worldwide racial war has broken out. Retired diplomat Joseph Bodenland writes to his wife, Mina, asking her to return and describing an odd ceremony performed by their grandchildren. The children buried a motor scooter, adorned the “grave” with flowers, and danced around it, asking for a “good Feast.” Bodenland observes that “children live in myth.” He refers to this enigmatic incident several times during the course of the novel.
Nuclear warfare in the stratosphere has damaged the infrastructure of space. When a resulting...
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