
On a quiet night in October, a brilliant green meteor blazes across the Pacific, its path tracked by several ships. When the steamship Chiriqui sends a frantic final transmission, the world is left wondering whether the vessel has been destroyed or merely cut off by an unseen force. Scientists debate the phenomenon, attributing the loss of radio contact to strange electrical disturbances as the fireball fades into the horizon.
Against this backdrop, a daring explorer follows the trail of the meteor, convinced that it has opened a gateway to a hidden realm beneath the Earth’s surface. Inside, he discovers a cavernous world populated by a mysterious and hostile tribe of women, whose customs are as enigmatic as they are terrifying. As he navigates this alien society, the line between curiosity and survival becomes razor‑thin.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (58K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York: E. P. Co., Inc., 1927.
Credits
Roger Frank and Sue Clark
Release date
2023-12-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1871–1954
An adventurous early 20th-century writer who turned firsthand travel, natural history, and exploration into lively books for curious readers. His work ranges from popular science and sea stories to lost-world fiction, all shaped by a restless, wide-ranging life.
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