Izzy´s eBook Library - King of the Dead: A Weird Romance by Frank Aubrey

King of the Dead: A Weird Romance
Author: Frank Aubrey
Published: 1903-01-01
eBook creator: e.c.menting
eBook created: 2022-02-07
Keywords: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Lost Civilizations, South America -- fiction, Jungle Adventure -- fiction
Copyright: Public domain where copyright is “Life+90” or less, and in the USA.
Source: MobileRead

One of a loosely-linked trio of books about a “lost civilization” in South America, featuring the mysterious giant Monella. These are: the prequel, “A Queen of Atlantis” (1898); “The Devil-tree of El Dorado” (1896); and “King of Death” (1903).

Don Lorenzo approaches Arnold Neville to lead an expedition into the South American interior. When Neville refuses, Lorenzo kidnaps Neville’s fiancée and her mother, challenging him to follow. Arnold and his friend, Gordon Leslie, take up the chase. They encounter a scientist and his daughter: Manzoni, as he was called, is the exiled king of the city where Lorenzo (called Lyostrah) now rules. All the while, weird events are occurring: Ogres from a huge fortress in the center of the land are killing and eating people in the night; Alloyah, the arch-priestess, is using her power to raise the dead. Will Manzoni prevail and be restored as the rightful heir to the throne? (— publisher)

“A highly pleasing amalgam of lost world/lost race tropes, jungle adventure, fantasy, super-science, and horror, this page-turner practically busts a gut to guarantee a rousing good time...and succeeds marvelously, at that.” (— Goodreads)