Born of the Sea

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Born of the Sea
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First edition
Author Victor Kelleher
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Fantasy
Publisher Viking Press
Publication date
2003
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages674 pp (first edition)
ISBN 0-670-04053-3

Born of the Sea is a 2003 horror novel by Victor Kelleher. It follows the story of Madeleine Sauvage, Frankenstein's bride from Mary Shelley's story, if she wasn't destroyed and laying in the bottom of the sea and goes out in search of her creator. [1]

Background

Born of the Sea was first published in Australia in 2003 by Viking Press in paperback format. [1] It won the 2003 Aurealis Award for best horror novel. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 長代ルージュ; 相川りょう; みら (July 2016). Born of the Sea. ISBN   9784799209271 . Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-04.