The Poison Belt and Other Professor Challenger Stories: Annotated Edition

The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle is a prehistoric-adventure novel that follows journalist Edward Malone and his companions as they are reunited with their leader, Professor Challenger, who informs them that the Earth is passing through a miasma of poisonous ether that will likely extirpate all life. The isolated inmates begin a grim and terrifying vigil, but will the toxic vapour dissipate before their limited supply of oxygen is exhausted? The Poison Belt is a tour de force of speculative fiction that is the equal of any of the authors best-known works.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2024
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Edward Malone, a journalist summoned from London, finds himself reunited with his erstwhile travelling companions at the country home of their leader, the indomitable Professor Challenger. Professor Challenger informs them that the Earth is passing through an immense miasma of poisonous ether that will likely extirpate all life. The isolated inmates begin a grim and terrifying vigil, but will the toxic vapour dissipate before their limited supply of oxygen is exhausted?

Presented here with two short stories representing further thrilling episodes in the illustrious career of Conan Doyle's other great anti-hero, Professor Challenger – 'The Disintegration Machine' and 'When the World Screamed – The Poison Belt' is a tour de force of speculative fiction that is the equal of any of the author's best-known works.

Dimension: 198 x 129 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847499288