The Ultimate 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 W. Aldiss' eerie look at a mysterious creature hidden for centuries, to S.P. 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.

- Introduction and selected filmography by Leonard Wolf.

* Featuring Kurt Vonnegut's classic story "Fortitude," plus tales by Brian W. Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, Loren D. Estleman, and Charles de Lint.

* Originally released in trade paperback by Dell Publishing -- out of print for more than 5 years!

CONTENTS

Introduction: The Lord's Apprentice (The Ultimate Frankenstein) - essay by Isaac Asimov

Near-Flesh by Katherine Dunn

Summertime Was Nearly Over by Brian W. Aldiss

The Creature on the Couch by Michael Bishop

Fortitude by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Monsters of the Midway by Mike Resnick

Dreams by F. Paul Wilson

Evil, Be My Good by Philip José Farmer

A Writ of Habeas Corpus by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

The State Versus Adam Shelley by Benjamin M. Schutz

Chui Chai by S. P. Somtow

I, Monster by Loren D. Estleman

This Icy Region My Heart Encircles by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem

Mad at the Academy by Esther M. Friesner

Last Call for the Sons of Shock by David J. Schow

Victor by Karen Haber

Part Five by Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Frankie Baby by Joyce Harrington

Pity the Monsters by Charles de Lint

The Last Supper and a Falafel to Go by George Alec Effinger

Selected Filmography (The Ultimate Frankenstein) by Leonard Wolf