: Rare first editions or leather-bound copies (like those from Rare Book Cellar ) can cost between $100.00 and $273.00 .
: The central threat is the Shining One (or the Dweller), a beautiful yet malevolent entity made of light that lures people into a hypnotic, unholy stasis to feed upon them. A. E. Merritt - The Moon Pool
: The ruins of Nan Madol in the book are widely cited as the inspiration for Lovecraft’s lost city of R’lyeh in "The Call of Cthulhu". : Rare first editions or leather-bound copies (like
“I enjoyed his ability to accurately describe the vast numbers of unusual people who populated the tramp steamers of the day... Merritt pulls all this together into one grand adventure.” www.benespen.com · 5 years ago “I enjoyed his ability to accurately describe the
: Merritt's band of adventurers—including a gallant Irish pilot, a vengeful Norse sea captain, and a treacherous Russian spy—served as early templates for the diverse "party" structures later seen in tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons. Readers' Perspectives
“One of the earliest examples of the Lost World genre... it tells the tale of Dr. Walter T. Goodwin's adventure in the South Pacific...” TV Tropes Available Editions
A. E. Merritt’s (1919) is a foundational "lost world" adventure that bridge the gap between Victorian exploration tales and modern cosmic horror. Originally a "fix-up" novel combining two serialized stories, it is celebrated for its "purple prose" and an extraordinary richness of imagination that influenced titans of the genre like H.P. Lovecraft. Core Narrative & World-Building