Izzy´s eBook Library - Where the World is Quiet by Henry Kuttner

Where the World is Quiet
Subtitle: A tale from the pulps
Author: Henry Kuttner

Fra Rafael saw strange things, impossible things. Then there was the mystery of the seven young virginal girls of Huascan…

The life of an anthropologist is no doubt filled much of the time with the monotonous routine of carefully assembling powdery relics of ancient races and civilizations. But White's lone Peruvian odyssey was most unusual.

A recent earthquake near a hill or mountain called Huascan in Peru has created an impenetrable mist over a localized region. Seven young girls walked into it & haven't returned. Locals are terrified.

The narrator, an anthropologist, goes in to investigate, & a major adventure begins…

(Variety-SF)