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Apocalyptic adventure with eccentric scientific overtones.
Imagine a world teetering on the brink of apocalypse, but not due to usual suspects like war or natural disasters. Conan Doyle, famous for Sherlock Holmes, takes you on a scientific escapade filled with suspense and eccentric characters. Reading "The Poison Belt" might just give you a taste of vintage science fiction and the pleasure of exploring apocalyptic scenarios from an early 20th-century perspective.
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ISBN: 9781843911821
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Time Travel,
High Fantasy,
Speculative Fiction,
Science Fiction,
Adventure,
Thriller,
Dystopia,
Classics,
Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.49
(rated by 3325 readers)
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Summoned by their eccentric friend Professor Challenger, Edward Malone, Professor Summerlee, and Lord John Ruxton travel to Challenger's country estate, bringing with them—at the behest of their host—several canisters of oxygen. As the journey progresses, Malone recounts tales of strange goings on around the world and the behavior of all three men grows increasingly erratic. Reaching a pinnacle of bafflement, they arrive at the house of the outlandish Professor and are regaled with an eccentric theory involving their experiences and an apparent impending apocalypse. A dramatic departure from Conan Doyle's well-loved detective fiction, this is an engaging work of science fiction that provides a valuable glimpse of the author's incredible creative range.
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Apocalyptic adventure with eccentric scientific overtones.
Imagine a world teetering on the brink of apocalypse, but not due to usual suspects like war or natural disasters. Conan Doyle, famous for Sherlock Holmes, takes you on a scientific escapade filled with suspense and eccentric characters. Reading "The Poison Belt" might just give you a taste of vintage science fiction and the pleasure of exploring apocalyptic scenarios from an early 20th-century perspective.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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