Virgil Finlay illustrating A. Merritt's classic novel "The Face in the Abyss" reprinted in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1940. See the #AltText for more.

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Dwellers in the Mirage (1932) is one of A. Merritt's superb lost world tales. An engineer discovers he is a warrior from the distant past, and finds a lost world. This book has affinities with sword-and-sorcery. There is action and there is magic, there are strange gods and stranger beliefs.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2012/06/merritts-dwellers-in-mirage.html

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Today is A. Merritt's Birthday

Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was an American Sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction. Inducted into The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999

I have a copy of "The Moon Pool" by A. Merritt in my private collection on sale now here:

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30986256092

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A.Merritt, a forgotten master of weird fiction. His work ranges from horror (Burn Witch Burn) to epic fantasy (the delightful The Ship of Ishtar). The Face in the Abyss (1931) is a blend of dark fantasy and the 19th century adventure tale in the style of H. Rider Haggard, with a dash of Conan Doyle.

And it features a great lost world. Great fun.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2010/09/face-in-abyss-by-abraham-merritt.html

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