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Moon pool

Dr. Walter T. Goodwin is sailing back to New York after a botanical expedition to the South Seas when he meets his old friend, Dr. David Throckmartin. The heartbroken Throckmartin relates a haunting tale to Dr. Goodwin-a tale of a tropical island and a strange stone door through which a hypnotic otherworldly light shines. throckmartin tells of how the light captured his companions and of his own powerlessness to stop it. When his friend disappears, Dr. Goodwin sets out to find the source of the mysterious moonlight. Little does he realize how formidable a foe he has pitted himself against. First published in 1918, The Moon Pool is commonly considered to be the inspiration of the ABC series Lost.

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  • "Dr. Walter T. Goodwin is sailing back to New York after a botanical expedition to the South Seas when he meets his old friend, Dr. David Throckmartin. The heartbroken Throckmartin relates a haunting tale to Dr. Goodwin-a tale of a tropical island and a strange stone door through which a hypnotic otherworldly light shines. throckmartin tells of how the light captured his companions and of his own powerlessness to stop it. When his friend disappears, Dr. Goodwin sets out to find the source of the mysterious moonlight. Little does he realize how formidable a foe he has pitted himself against. First published in 1918, The Moon Pool is commonly considered to be the inspiration of the ABC series Lost."@en
  • "One of the most gripping fantasies ever written, The Moon Pool embodies all the romanticism and poetic nostalgia characteristic of A. Merritt's writings. Set on the island of Ponape, full of ruins from ancient civilizations, the novel chronicles the adventures of a party of explorers who discover a previously unknown underground world full of strange peoples and super-scientific wonders. From the depths of this world, the party unwittingly unleashes the Dweller, a monstrous terror that threatens the islands of the South Pacific. Although Merritt did not invent the lost world novel,"@en
  • ""On the island of Poape in the South Pacific, the cold light of a full moon washes over the crumbling ruins of an ancient, vanished civilization. Unleashed from the depths is the Dweller, a glittering, enigmatic force of monstrous terror and radiant beauy that stalks the South Pacific, claiming all in it's paht."--Cover."
  • ""On the island of Poape in the South Pacific, the cold light of a full moon washes over the crumbling ruins of an ancient, vanished civilization. Unleashed from the depths is the Dweller, a glittering, enigmatic force of monstrous terror and radiant beauy that stalks the South Pacific, claiming all in it's paht."--Cover."@en
  • "A mysterious timeless force named the Dweller is freed from the ocean's depths, a lost race of frog-like creatures, and a beautiful she-devil who is the embodiment of evil are discovered by an international expedition to the South Pacific."@en
  • "One of the most gripping fantasies ever written, The Moon Pool embodies all the romanticism and poetic nostalgia characteristic of A. Merritt's writings. Set on the island of Ponape, full of ruins from ancient civilizations, the novel chronicles the adventures of a party of explorers who discover a previously unknown underground world full of strange peoples and super-scientific wonders. From the depths of this world, the party unwittingly unleashes the Dweller, a monstrous terror that threatens the islands of the South Pacific. Although Merritt did not invent the lost world novel, following in the footsteps of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Burroughs and others, he greatly elaborated upon that tradition. This new edition includes a biography of the author, and an introduction detailing Merritt's many sources and influences, including the occult, mythological, and scientific discourses of his day."@en
  • "The first scholarly edition of a classic science fiction novel."@en

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  • "Electronic resource"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fantastic fiction"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Science fiction, American"
  • "Science fiction"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "American fiction"@en

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  • "El estanque de la luna"@es
  • "Moon Pool"
  • "Moon pool"@en
  • "Le Gouffre de la lune"
  • "The moon pool"@en
  • "The moon pool"
  • "Le gouffre de la lune"
  • "The Moon Pool"@en
  • "The Moon Pool"
  • "Der Mondteich : Roman"

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