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Not unlike the basic premise of The Princess of Mars, our hero here, David Innes, along with Dr. Abner Perry ride a massive drill he's invented deep into the earth, where they discover an underground civilization (Pellucidar) of primitive humans, flying monsters, and ape like creatures.
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You know, I really wasn’t expecting to hear a metaphysical discussion about the very nature and existence of time itself as a concept mixed in with the casual racism and imperialism in my pre-First World War Hollow Earth Lost World Dinosaur Romance Adventure story, amongst the villainous deaf-mute telepathic mindcontrolling hyper-evolved matriarchial pterodactyls, but I’ll take it as it comes...
Burroughs wrote rousing stories with a kind of stumbling wit but with a great deal of heart. He also k ...more
Burroughs wrote rousing stories with a kind of stumbling wit but with a great deal of heart. He also k ...more
I'm rereading the entire series. I'm getting more enjoyment the second time around.
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