The Undying Land
Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
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 |
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.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns the adventures of Starrett, an aviator who becomes lost in Africa and discovers a lost civilization.
Reception
Science 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
- "William Gilmour, The Undying Land". Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. November 20, 2007. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento (November 20, 2007). "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- 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
- ^ 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 July 17, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Chow, Dan (January 1992). "The Undying Land". Locus. No. 372. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ D'Ammassa, Don (December 1986). "The Undying Land". Science Fiction Chronicle. No. 87.