Frankenstein

Horror Classics #2

by J.H. Brennan, Tim Sell (Illustrator)

240pages. poche. Broché.

Genres: Gamebooks, Fiction, Horror

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

James Herbert "Herbie" Brennan is a lecturer and the author of over one hundred fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens, and children.

His works have been translated into approximately fifty languages, he has also written books on the Occult and New Age. He initially trained in esoteric teachings and Qabalah with the Fraternity of the Inner Light, and later became associated with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and the Servants of the Light.

In 1995 he contributed two novels to the Horrorscopes series under the house pen name Maria Palmer.

In 2003, Brennan published the children's book The Book of Wizardry: The Apprentice's Guide to the Secrets of the Wizards' Guild under the pseudonym Cornelius Rumstuckle.

Reviews

[Georgina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just like many of the game-books of this series, the journey is more important than the storyline. Having the nostalgia of filling in the back pages (or just plain sheets for those purists out there) with the combat stats, rolling the dice and hoping to survive each encounter were the reasons these books were so popular and fun to read/play.

This particular book is true to the theme, yet has a bizarre plot : Frankenstein's monster has escaped the castle, taken a boat and ended up in the Arctic. Frankenstein followed him on another boat. You can play either person; one trying to escape, the other trying to kill his monster. From then on, there is nothing to do with the original story, apart from the names and characteristics of each character. The storyline has twists and turns, with weird creatures to fight, puzzles to solve and places to find and discover. Like all game-books, you can end up retracing your steps many times, and it is difficult to find all the gems and hidden places that this book contains.

So if you love game-books and are looking for a fun couple of hours (and reusable as you can do it all over again with the second character, as it really is different) but not too finicky on sticking to canon retelling of classic literature, this game-book is for you.

[Tazio Bettin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad! I remembered it to be less interesting than Count Dracula, on the same "series" (it's only two titles, so "series" is kind of a big word) by J.H.Brennan and indeed, the previous title was much more enjoyable especially if played as the Count, but it was still a very fun ride!