- Dwellers in the Mirage
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Dwellers in the Mirage 
Dust-jacket from the first editionAuthor(s) A. Merritt Country United States Language English Genre(s) Fantasy novel Publisher Horace Liveright Publication date 1932 Media type Print (Hardback) Pages 295 pp ISBN NA OCLC Number 1929358 Dwellers in the Mirage is a fantasy novel by A. Merritt. It was first published in book form in 1932 by Horace Liveright. The novel was originally serialized in six parts in the magazine Argosy beginning with the January 23, 1932 issue.
Contents
Plot introduction
The novel concerns American Lief Langdon who discovers a warm valley in Alaska. Two races inhabit the valley, the Little People and a branch of an ancient Mongolian race and they worship the evil Kraken named Khalk'ru which they summon from another dimension to offer human sacrifice. The inhabitants recognize Langdon as the reincarnation of their long dead hero, Dwayanu. Dwayanu's spirit possesses Langdon and starts a war with the Little People. Langdon eventually fights off the presence of Dwayanu and destroys the Kraken.
Critical reception
Boucher and McComas described Dwellers in the Mirage as attractive to "those who love wild adventure even when shallowly written."[1]
Publication history
- 1932, USA, Argosy, Pub date 23 January 1932, magazine serialization in 6 parts
- 1932, USA, Horace Liveright OCLC 1929358, Pub date 1932, Hardback, first book publication
- 1932, UK, Skeffington OCLC 17605910, Pub date 1932, Hardback, reprinted 1934
- 1941, USA, Fantastic Novels, Pub date April 1941, magazine, reprinted September 1949
- 1944, USA, Avon MM24 OCLC 8579205, Pub date 1944, Paperback, reprinted 1952
- 1950, USA, The Grandon Company OCLC 3332088, Pub date 1950, Hardback
References
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, June 1951, p.84
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. pp. 316.
- Crawford, Jr., Joseph H.; James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953). "333", A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel. Providence, RI: The Grandon Company. pp. 45. OCLC 3924496.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 309. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
External links
- Dwellers in the Mirage at the Australian Project Gutenberg site.
Categories:- 1932 novels
- American fantasy novels
- Novels first published in serial form
- Science fantasy novels
- Works originally published in Argosy (magazine)
- Novels set in Alaska
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