The Land of the Changing Sun
The Land of the Changing Sun
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Johnston pointed upward. Thin clouds were floating above them. "We are almost down," he said, and as they looked over the sides of the car they saw the reflection of the sun on the bosom of the ocean, and, a moment later, they caught sight of the blue billows rising and falling.
"I see something that looks like an island," observed Thorndyke, looking in the direction toward which the balloon seemed to be drifting. "It is dark and is surrounded by light. It is far away, but we may reach it if we do not descend too rapidly."
"Throw out the last bag of sand," suggested the American, "we need it as little now as we ever shall."
Thorndyke cut the bag with his knife and watched the sand filter through the bottom of the basket and trail along in a graceful stream behind the balloon. The great flabby bag overhead steadied itself, rose slightly and drifted on toward the dark spot on the vast expanse of sunlit water. They could now clearly see that it was a small island, not more than a
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In a word - mediocre. The characters an plot tend to be a bit shallow and melodramatic in this tale of an underground civilization more advanced than that of the surface dwellers. Not much action, not a lot of interesting plot points, not much to look forward to in the reading. There's much worse fare out there, but you'll be missing little if you skip this one.
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(1894) Sci-fi (Hidden world) / Romance / Adventure (Survival)
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Plot bullets
Two balloonist, one English and one American, abandon their runaway balloon over the Ocean, for the safety of an island.
They are taken captive, to an underground country, who's entrance is from the island's center.
This land is very advanced in the technical concepts. The sun is mechanical and changes color several times a day, to announce the time. The sun gives light and hope to an underground people. This land is indeed The Land Of The Changing Sun.
This is a society that places worth on physical being.
Both men are prisoners. The Englishman is deemed suitable to live in the city, but the American is cast out to die as unfit.'
The Englishman falls in love with a Princess and they plan to rescue the American..
But, you guessed it, nature throws in some ideas of it's own.
I don't consider this as a Utopian science fiction. The author does not dwell on the societal, religious and political aspects of the land. It is an adventure of survival and hope of escape from captivity.
R: * * * * *
Plot bullets
Two balloonist, one English and one American, abandon their runaway balloon over the Ocean, for the safety of an island.
They are taken captive, to an underground country, who's entrance is from the island's center.
This land is very advanced in the technical concepts. The sun is mechanical and changes color several times a day, to announce the time. The sun gives light and hope to an underground people. This land is indeed The Land Of The Changing Sun.
This is a society that places worth on physical being.
Both men are prisoners. The Englishman is deemed suitable to live in the city, but the American is cast out to die as unfit.'
The Englishman falls in love with a Princess and they plan to rescue the American..
But, you guessed it, nature throws in some ideas of it's own.
I don't consider this as a Utopian science fiction. The author does not dwell on the societal, religious and political aspects of the land. It is an adventure of survival and hope of escape from captivity.
11/27/2013
