Mad scientist dangerous or questionable, which can make them accidental villains. The prototypical fictional mad scientist was Victor Frankenstein, creator of his eponymous monster, who made his first appearance in 1818, in the novel "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley. Though the novel's title character, Victor Frankenstein, is a sympathetic character, the critical element of conducting experiments that cross "boundaries that ought not to be crossed", heedless of the consequences, is present in Shelley's novel. Frankenstein was trained as both an alchemist and a modern scientist, which makes him the bridge between two eras of an evolving archetype. The book
Sub Rosa (novel) It was the 23rd year of the awards. The Lambda awards are given to a novel that best represents and celebrates the LGBT community in that past year as chosen by a jury. The awards were established in 1989 and are based in the United States. In her acceptance speech, Amber Dawn was quoted as saying, “May magic and a brazen imagination be a way we continue to tell our stories”. Sub Rosa (novel) Sub Rosa is a 2010 queer novel by Canadian Amber Dawn published by Vancouver-based Arsenal Pulp Press. The novel was Dawn's debut novel, and is a