At the Earth's Core - Couverture souple

Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444624334 ISBN 13 : 9781444624335

Editeur : Read Books, 2009

Synopsis

At the Earth's Core reveals an entire world 500 miles below the surface of our planet. With dinosaurs, cavemen, and perpetual noon, the eerie world of Pellucidar is the perfect setting for this adventurous science fiction novel.

David Innes is a wealthy miner who gave his friend, Perry Abner, the money to invent a powerful excavating vehicle. While the pair are carrying out a test run of the machine, they discover that it is incapable of turning around. Hurtling towards the centre of the Earth, David and Perry are sure they're about to meet a fiery end. But then they break through into an entirely new world. 500 miles below the Earth's surface lies Pellucidar. This extraordinary world is inhabited by prehistoric beasts, intelligent reptiles, and humans that resemble cavemen. Pellucidar basks in constant daylight and, therefore, there is no concept of time in the land. Join David and Perry in the first of many perilous adventures in Pellucidar.

First published in serial form in 1914 and as a book in 1922, At the Earth's Core is the first volume in this seven-part fantasy series. Written by the prolific author of The Tarzan Series, Edgar Rice Burroughs, this volume is not to be missed by science fiction fans.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

David Innes and his inventor friend, when they sought to test the practicability of their "subterranean prospector" made an amazing discovery. The two men pierced through the Earth's crust and found, instead of a core in a highly molten and gaseous state, a world, with living, breathing, functioning humans and animals, but a world still in the Stone Age. The hair-breadth escapes of the two men, the weird monsters encountered, the touch of romance and the manner of telling make this one of Burroughs' very best. Long available only with edited text, we are proud to present the original First Edition book version of this novel in the Inner Earth Series, illustrated with the original book artwork by J. Allen St. John. From ERBville Press.

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Edgar Rice Burroughs' inner world evokes fantastic images of a world without time and a landscape like no other. He was not the first to utilize a hollow earth to tell a a story, but his is the best and most completely realized of all the inner world tales."--erblist.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444624334
• ISBN 13: 9781444624335
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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