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Attack of the Mutant

  • 1994 first published
  • 119 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 17 editions

Attack of the Mutant is a 1994 horror novella by Robert Lawrence Stine. It deals with antiheroes, heroes, bandes dessinées and héros.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 34 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 17 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 119 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Attack of the Mutant

Skipper Matthews has an awesome comic book collection. His favorite one is called The Masked Mutant. It's about an evil supervillain who's out to rule the universe! Skipper can't get enough of The Mutant. Until one day he gets lost in a strange part of town. And finds a building that looks exactly like The Mutant's secret headquarters. A building that appears and disappears. Has Skipper read one too many comic books? Or does The Masked Mutant really live in Riverview Falls?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Horror tales
  • Antiheroes
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Heroes
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Bandes dessinées
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Héros
  • Roman fantastique
  • Récits d'horreur
  • Horreur
  • Monsters

Quick answers

Who wrote Attack of the Mutant?

Attack of the Mutant was written by Robert Lawrence Stine and first published in 1994.

What genre is Attack of the Mutant?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Attack of the Mutant?

The median edition has 119 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Attack of the Mutant?

Readers who like it often enjoy Hellblazer, John Constantine Hellblazer and Discover the Destroyer.

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