Born of the Sea

Born of the Sea
	First edition
Author	Victor Kelleher
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	2003
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	674 pp (first edition)
ISBN	0-670-04053-3

Born of the Sea is a 2003 horror novel by Victor Kelleher. The novel is a dark, speculative horror sequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It follows the story of Madeleine Sauvage, Victor Frankenstein's incomplete female creature, who is thrown into the waters off the Scottish coast. She survives, and embarks on a journey across Europe to find her creator.

Background

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

References

↑ Kelleher, Victor. "Born of the sea". Good Reads. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
↑ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-04.

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[1] Kelleher, Victor. "Born of the sea". Good Reads. Retrieved 11 October 2026.

[AAPYR-2] "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-04.