Frankenstein Unbound

By: Brian W. Aldiss

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Some years into the twenty-first century, a newly devised weapon of mass destruction will do far worse than kill; it will disrupt time and space. Suddenly, land, buildings, animals, and people are falling through "timeslips" and being transported briefly back to earlier eras. One of these inadvertent time travelers, Joe Bodenland, is shocked when he finds himself parked outside a villa on the shore of Lake Geneva—and soon after, unbelievably, in the presence of nineteenth-century literary luminaries Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, along with Shelley's very enticing fiancee, budding author Mary.

But when Joe comes face to face with a real, flesh-and-blood Victor Frankenstein and the monster the mad doctor brought into this world, the visitor from the future realizes that not only has time been disrupted, reality itself has been transmogrified. And this Frankenstein, it seems, is far from finished with his unholy endeavors, leaving it up to Joe to make it right for the sake of history—and for the bewitching lady novelist who has stolen his heart—before he is rudely thrust back to his own time.

An absolutely stunning reinvention of a cherished literary classic, Frankenstein Unbound proves once more that there are no limits to the unparalleled creative genius of science fiction Grand Master W. Brian Aldiss.

©1973 Brian W. Aldiss (P)2024 Tantor

Excellent

Far better than I remembered from reading long ago. Intelligent alternate reworking of Frankenstein with historical figures of Mary & Percy Shelley and Byron all co-existing (kind of) in same world as Victor F & his creature. Musing on gothic themes & science as well and how all advancements can become dangerous creations in our age & through time. Reminded me also a bit of Clarke’s Time series with fractured time eras co-existing.