The Making of a Monster

by Gail Petersen

Book Overview

Her move to Los Angeles was supposed to restart her life. But with one quick bite, it is her death that has been begun. A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger has transformed this conventional... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440213894
• ISBN13: 9780440213895
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Still my favorite book...

I got this book off a supermarket rack and bought it on a whim. It has a fairly plain cover, and a cheesy back cover description, but I thought it might be a fun read. What I got though, was a phenominal story that I ended up staying up all night to finish. The storyline keeps you guessing, the charecters are believeable (insomuch as is possible given preternatural circumstances), the narrator and main charecter Kate is so well developed... the reader finds themselves identifying with Kate right away, and then gets sucked down with her, into her gradual charecter shift from 'Suzie homemaker' to 'monster at heart'. And at each step the shift is so subtle, you never stop identifying with Kate as fate makes a monster out of her. 11 years later, its still my favorite book. I've read it more often than any other book i own... which is saying a lot, my book collection is well over a thousand books at this point. I even bought additional coppies to loan out to people, my first copy stays at home.

Making of a Monster...Amazing!

I absolutely loved this book. I am an avid vampire reader and of all the books I have read, this rates at the top. I will say that Gail Petersen isn't better than Anne Rice, so much as different. I only wish she had written more books about Kate. Did she ever find Justin? Did they finally find the love that kept eluding them? Anyway, I definetly recommend this book.

Classic, Hip, Funny Vampire Book - Way Ahead of It's Time

Really cool vampire novel about a female vampire in LA. I loved the detail of hearing about Kate (main character) changes as she first became a vampire, then hated it, then eventually learns to live with it. There's some great plot twists and a real sense of humor here and this vampire has a sense of morals that she doesn't want to have. A lot has been written about "Bitten" about a female werewolf being the latest thing but I think "The Making of A Monster" covered this territory back in 1993 and did it much better. I just ordered a used copy - since it's out of print and I no longer have my original one but I really think this should be published again and I'd really like to know what else this author has written cause I'm ready to read it. Great vampire novel!

A great Vampire book!

It is such a shame that this book is out of print. The author wrote a very compeling story that kept me hooked from the first page on. The evolution of the main character, Kate, from being a bored housewife taking acting lessons, to a Vampire performing in her own rock group was fantastic and very believable. Considering that Gail, the author, is in a band, Kate's interaction with her band is very believable, more believable than that very famous vampire's rock band. The auther did a great job in making this story intriguing by combining old vampire lore with a modern lifestyle. I highly recommend it and I hope it goes into print again. This book should be read by horror and vampire fans alike. It's just one of the all time best vampire novels around!

Will a new publisher please repint The Making of a Monster?

I love this vampire book! It's so cool and it's got sex, and death, and rock 'n roll in there too. Really great writing and a dark sense of humor. I read the book when it first came out in 1993 but I lost my copy. Now - there's no more available. Will somebody please, please print my fave book? Or does anyone know another book written by Gail Petersen? Vampires rule!