
CHAPTER I - THE DRIVE AGAINST DEATH
CHAPTER II - THE CURSE OF ANALOS
CHAPTER III - THE LAUGHTER OF MEMENE
CHAPTER IV - BATTLE ON LATMOS
CHAPTER V - THE WARNING OF THE LAST MOON
CHAPTER VI - BACK TO LIFE AND LIGHT
CHAPTER VII - FOLLOWING NATURE'S TRAIL
In the icy reaches of the Antarctic, a steel‑clad cruiser battles a storm of fire and ice as towering volcanoes erupt along a shattered coastline. On the bridge, a youthful explorer swathed in bear skins and an aging geologist of the American Geographic Society watch the surreal landscape of molten rivers, geysers of flame, and glittering icebergs. Their mission—to reach the mysterious land of Sardanes—drives them through a night of dazzling, deadly spectacle.
The narrative follows these determined men as they confront nature’s raw power, balancing scientific curiosity with the urgent need for survival. Their dialogue, charged with awe and urgency, reveals a clash between seasoned expertise and fresh, daring ambition. As the ship races toward the fiery horizon, listeners are drawn into an early‑20th‑century adventure that feels both perilous and wondrous.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (266K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: New Publications, Inc.,1916,copyright 1949.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-12-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1880–1932
A veteran newspaper editor who also wrote vivid early pulp adventures, he is best remembered for the imaginative Polaris stories that blended lost-world fantasy with science-fiction thrills. His career bridged day-to-day journalism and the fast-moving world of popular magazine fiction.
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