内容简介
Lifeexistsallaroundus,informsthatwecanreadilyandeasilyidentify.Butwhatiftherewere,lurkingintheshadows,otherformsoflifethatarenotsofamiliar,creaturescreatednotbyNature,butbyMan?Weknowtheirnames--Frankenstein,theGolem,thehomunculioftheancientalchemists;theyexistinourstoriesandmyths.Butjustwhatarethesemysteriouscreatures,anddotheyactuallyhavesomebasisinreality?Inhisfascinatingandwide-rangingnewbook,DrBobCurranexploresman-mademonstersandthetruthbehindthemyths.You'lllearnfascinatingdetailsabout:The19thcenturyscientistwhotriedtobringthedeadbacktolife-themodelforMaryShelley'sFrankensteinTheManofClaywholumberedthroughthestreetsofmedievalPragueatthecommandofearlyrabbisTalesofrobotsthatmayhaveexistedintheancientworldandthreatenedGreekandRomanwarriors.Cloningandtheartificialcreationoflife,andwhatstrangeandmysteriousareastheymaybeheadinginto.Man-MadeMonstersisessentialreadingforanyonewhowantstoexploreartificialbeingsandpeerintothedarkrecessesofthehumanmind...wheretheymayindeedbehiding.
作者简介
Dr.BobCurranwasborninaremoteareaofCountyDown,NorthernIreland.Sinceleavingschool,hehastravelledthroughouttheworld,fascinatedbythemythsandstoriesthathehasfound.HehaswrittenanumberofbookslookingatcultureandloreincludingVampires;LostLands,ForgottenRealms;Zombies;andWerewolves,allforNewPageBooks.HelivesinNorthernIrelandwithhiswifeandfamily.IllustratorIanDaniels,whohasillustratedbookcoversforsciencefictionluminariesMarionZimmerBradley,OrsonScottCardandPoulAnderson,lendshisuniqueartworktoanotherNewPagetitle,ashehastoallofthebookswrittenbyDr.Curran.