At the Earth’s Core

Description

At the Earth's Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in 1922. It is the first in his series about the fictional hollow earth land of Pellucidar. The story follows David Innes, a wealthy young man who embarks on a journey to explore the Earth's interior. Innes and his companion, Abner Perry, use a giant drill to tunnel their way deep beneath the Earth's surface. After a harrowing journey through miles of solid rock, they find themselves in a strange, underground world where prehistoric creatures still roam and humans live in primitive tribes. As they explore this bizarre new world, Innes and Perry are taken captive by the Mahars, a race of intelligent flying reptiles who rule over the humans with an iron fist. Innes befriends a beautiful young woman named Dian, who is also a captive of the Mahars, and together they plan their escape. At the Earth’s Core first appeared as a four-part serial in All-Story Weekly from April 4 to 25, 1914.

№ 1 in the Pellucidar series.

This book has 49,743 words, 83 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1922.

Production notes: This ebook of At the Earth’s Core was published by Global Grey in 2018, and updated on the 14th April 2023. The artwork used for the cover is the original dust-jacket illustration by J. Allen St. John.