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Title | The Land that Time Forgot
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Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Cover Art | ---
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Publisher | Free e-Book
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First Printing | 1918
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Title | The People that Time Forgot
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Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Cover Art | ---
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Publisher | Free e-Book
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First Printing | 1918
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Title | Out of Time's Abyss
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Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Cover Art | ---
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Publisher | Free e-Book
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First Printing | 1918
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Category | SF
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Warnings | None
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Main Characters | Bowen Tyler, Lys, Tom Billings
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Main Elements | Dinosaurs
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Website | Project Gutenberg
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 The Land that Time Forgot
In the South Pacific is a mountainous island called Caspak. Winged humanoid creatures, dinosaurs, ferocious beasts of prey, Neanderthals, "wild ape-men," and monstrous reptiles terrorize each other, and the mixed crew of WW 1 adventurers who fight across the island and dine on Plesiosaurus steaks in the company of a jungle princess.
The People That Time Forgot
Ex-cowboy Tom Billings leads a rescue mission to save Bowen Tyler, the protagonist of The Land That Time Forgot. In the midst of hair-raising adventures, he has more trouble keeping his own skin intact than in finding his friend.
Out of Time's Abyss
This is the tale of Bradley after he left Fort Dinosaur upon the west coast of the great lake that is in the center of the island. This is the tale of Bradley after he left Fort Dinosaur upon the west coast of the great lake that is in the center of the island. About them upon the ground, among the trees and in the air over them moved and swung and soared the countless forms of Caspak's teeming life. Always were they menaced by some frightful thing and seldom were their rifles cool, yet even in the brief time they had dwelt upon Caprona they had become callous to danger, so that they swung along laughing and chatting like soldiers on a summer hike.
This trilogy is an absurd take on the theory of evolution (I won't say exactly in what way, it's part of the mystery of what's going on) but one has to keep in mind first when it was written and that this qualifies as "pulp". I don't think authors or writers were as concerned about scientific accuracy back then so long as it made for a good story. And for what it's worth, it was kind of fun to read even now. Ridiculous of course, but still fun.
We have three, independent but interrelated stories (though independent, they chain together so best to read in order) about a mysterious island near Antarctica whose cliffs make it nearly inaccessible to those that are lucky enough to even find it. Inside, it's a kind of "lost world" with dinosaurs and ape men and yet stranger things. If you're into those classic SF stories like John Carter of Mars, or of fantasy like Conan the Barbarian, you'll enjoy this too. And yes, there are some damsels in distress for our manly heroes to rescue, though sometimes it's the heroes that find themselves in need of rescuing. For me, it was perfect for reading during my daily commute to work since it didn't take much mental effort, were short, and had a lot of action. And hey, you can download it for free!
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