The Undying Land is a Lost race novel by William Gilmour. It was first published in 1985 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,300 copies.
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Author | William Gilmour |
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Illustrator | Kevin Eugene Johnson |
Cover artist | Kevin Eugene Johnson |
Language | English |
Genre | Lost race novel |
Publisher | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. |
Publication date | 1985 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 208 pp |
ISBN | 0-937986-62-3 |
OCLC | 14520857 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3557.I463 U5 1985 |
Plot introduction
editThe novel concerns the adventures of Starrett, an aviator who becomes lost in Africa and discovers a lost civilization.
Reception
editScience Fiction Review critic Darrell Schweitzer wrote, "with very minor changes, The Undying Land would pass perfectly for an obscure novel published in All Story in 1911. He has got the whole routine down perfectly: competently readable prose, wooden characterization, impossible dialogue, wild implausibilities, and even a trace of Age of Imperialism racism."[1] The book was reviewed by Dan Chow in Locus and Don D'Ammassa in Science Fiction Chronicle.[2][3]
Further reading
edit- "William Gilmour, The Undying Land". Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. 2007-11-20. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento (2007-11-20). "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 331.
References
edit- ^ Schweitzer, Darrell (August 1986). Geis, Richard E. (ed.). "The Undying Land". Science Fiction Review. Vol. 15, no. 3 #60. pp. 46–47. ISSN 0036-8377. Retrieved 2023-07-17 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Chow, Dan (January 1992). "The Undying Land". Locus. No. 372. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ D'Ammassa, Don (December 1986). "The Undying Land". Science Fiction Chronicle. No. 87.