| Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Science Fiction, Classics Contributor(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice (Author), Casil, Amy Sterling (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1587156202 ISBN-13: 9781587156205 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $30.56 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2002 Annotation: Book 2 in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Pellucidar series. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.26" W x 9.22" (1.09 lbs) 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: David Innes and his captive, a member of the reptilian Mahar master race of the interior world of Pellucidar, return from the surface world in the Iron Mole invented by his friend and companion in adventure Abner Perry. Emerging in Pellucidar at an unknown location, David frees his captive. He names the place Greenwich and uses the technology he has brought to begin the systematic exploration and mapping of the unknown land while searching for his lost companions, Abner, Ghak and Dian the Beautiful. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice: - "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Burroughs was in his late 60s and was in Honolulu at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite his age, he applied for and received permission to become a war correspondent, becoming one of the oldest U.S. war correspondents during World War II. This period of his life is mentioned in William Brinkley's bestselling novel Don't Go Near the Water."Casil, Amy Sterling: - Amy Sterling Casil is a 2002 Nebula Award nominee and recipient of other awards and recognition for her short science fiction and fantasy, which has appeared in publications ranging from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction to Zoetrope. She is the author of 28 nonfiction books, over a hundred short stories, three fiction and poetry collections, and three novels. Amy is a founding member and treasurer of Book View Café and former treasurer of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and teaches writing and composition at Saddleback College. She is the founder of Chameleon Publishing. |