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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

  • 2018 first published
  • 304 pages
  • 4 editions

Kiersten White's The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (2018) is a fairy-tale retelling and horror novel. Much of the action takes place in Geneva, Switzerland and Ingolstadt, Germany. Characters include Victor Frankenstein. It deals with murder, monsters, scientists and retellings.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2018.

It runs to roughly 304 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2018

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Characters in literature
  • Murder
  • Monsters
  • Scientists
  • Children's fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Retellings
  • Feminist retelling

Quick answers

Who wrote The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein?

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein was written by Kiersten White and first published in 2018.

What genre is The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Horror.

How long is The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein?

The median edition has 304 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein?

Readers who like it often enjoy Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Frankenstein [adaptation] and Frankenstein.

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