The Maracot Deep

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Category: "Fiction - S. F./Fantasy"
Pages:119
Year of Publication:1927
Date Read:01/17/2001
Notes:Rather dry story of three scientists who accidentally get dropped into the deep Atlantic where they find the people of Atlantis thriving. They explore and fall in love, etc. before returning to the surface. But first, Maracot is given powers by the spirit of a dead Atlantean that enables him to destroy the Lord of the Dark Face who has terrorized the earth for 12,000 years, An incredibly stupid episode.
My Rating: 5

Reviews for The Maracot Deep

Review - Maracot Deep, The

For most of the way, this is a typical early-SF novel about three men who discover the lost civilization of Atlantis and explore and learn about the people. But then it ends with one of the stupidest final chapters in literature. One of the men is given power by a dead Atlantean that enables him to defeat the Lord of the Dark Face who is threatening the settlement with destruction.

Reviewed by Roger on 2002-01-17 15:16:49

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