Book Review: Into the Second World, by Ellis L. Knox

I’ve previously read Goblins at the Gate by Ellis Knox and loved it, and was looking forward to delve again into his brand of alternate-fantasy-history.

What to Expect

Into the Second world is a novel of nineteenth-century exploration and adventure, in the style of contemporary masters like Jules Verne and HG Wells. In fact, the novel is very much an homage to “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, but with a unique spin.

Knox builds an alternate history where magic i...