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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Poison Belt

Paperback (Independently published June 17, 2020)
Professor Challenger and the gang from The Lost World return for another adventure, although this one is rather different. Challenger holds a reunion for members of the expedition to The Lost World which just so happens to coincide with the apparent end of the world. The Earth is passing through a belt of poison gas and the entire world will be suffocated. This couldn't be a more different story to The Lost World.It's far more sedate with the group huddled in Challenger's house, extending their life with a limited oxygen supply. I have always liked the end of the world scenario because it creates great fiction and this was one of the earliest examples. As well as a great concept, Conan Doyle has some great character stuff here. There's continued conflict between Challenger and Summerlee and Challenger continues to be the ridiculous but brilliant man he is. Interestingly he is actually far more human here and we see a different side to him due to the scenario and the presence of his wife. A very different book to The Lost World but one that is equally as enjoyable.An interesting story. It takes place some time after The Lost World and has our four intrepid explorers in quite a different quandary. Finding that the Earth will pass through a belt of poisonous gas and leaves virtually everyone apparently dead. We come to see that the effects are only temporary with about 28 hours being lost to the inhabitants of this fair planet. It seems that the "deadly poison" only caused simulated death in almost everyone on the planet. In the end the whole of the world wakes back up and starts back at it virtually right where they flopped over in the beginning.
ISBN
/ 9798654817501
Pages
76
Weight
9.0 oz.
Dimensions
8.5 x 0.18 in.

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