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Armchair fiction presents large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. “A Subterranean Adventure” by George Paul Bauer is the 59th installment of our "Lost World-Lost Race Classics" series, illustrated by that master science fiction artist, Frank R. Paul. When reading through the June 1930 issue of Wonder Stories magazine, a reader from those days might have noticed the following praise from editor Hugo Gernsback regarding “A Subterranean Adventure.” Gernsback wrote: “Mister Bauer himself calls the present story his best work, and the editors, after reading the story, can heartily agree with him. Here we have a swiftly moving tale of the adventures of two intrepid explorers into the unknown dangers of the earthy interior. They had hoped to drive a tunnel clear through the Earth, but instead they came upon something so remarkable and experienced such mysterious things that even to the teller of the story, they escape belief. Mr. Bauer as the narrator of tales of strange places and strange events has few equals. And though, to the unthinking person, the present story may be unbelievable, yet by the magic of words, Mr, Bauer convinces us against our own will.” NOTE: I might also add that in all the years of publishing Lost World-Lost Race novels, this was truly one of the most exciting, entertaining tales we have ever published. It's a story that I'm sure someone like E. R. Burroughs or A. Merritt would have enjoyed. The ending is NOT what you expect, but the story was left wide open for a possible sequel, which—sadly—never materialized because of the death of its author, George Paul Bauer, just two years later in 1932. A Subterranean Adventure is a helluva good read.
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