Review: Brilliantly conceived
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
It takes real guts for an author to attempt to write a sequel to a classic like "Frankenstein," but Stuart Land totally pulled it off. Because he refers to events in the original (which I had never read), I purchased a copy of Shelley's novel and am still reading that. (Mary Shelley wrote it in the early 1800s so the writing style is a bit dry. Land's novel is anything but dry.)But it's clear Land did his research before he wrote "Back from the Dead." The science is believable, and the characters are totally human and evoke every bit as much pathos (or perhaps more) than do Shelley's. I consider it a brilliant and imaginative achievement and recommend it highly. It will make you laugh--and cry.This is the second of Stuart's novels I have read, and I plan to read more.