Frankenstein; Or, A Modern Prometheus
When ambition births life, a creator and creation confront the cost of playing God.
About this book
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein follows driven scientist Victor Frankenstein as he defies nature to animate life itself, an act that unleashes profound and unexpected consequences both intimate and catastrophic. Woven with gothic atmosphere—from Arctic ice to storm-battered laboratories—the novel is a restless exploration of creativity, isolation, and the moral fallout of unchecked ambition, asking what responsibility a creator owes to their creation. Equal parts philosophical parable and gripping horror, Shelley's radical tale still sparks urgent questions about empathy, scientific hubris, and what it means to be human. A landmark of Romantic-era literature, it continues to haunt and provoke readers today.