The Land Of The Electric Sun
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Beneath a blazing artificial sky, a band of intrepid explorers ventures into a hidden subterranean world where the sun itself is a marvel of human invention — welcome to The Land of the Electric Sun, a breathless tale of discovery, danger, and the relentless spirit of adventure. The story plunges its young protagonists into an extraordinary underground realm, illuminated not by nature but by the dazzling ingenuity of a lost or advanced civilisation, where every cavern holds a secret and every shadow conceals a threat. Part of the celebrated Whitcombe's Story Books series — a staple of early twentieth-century youth literature across Australasia — this title exemplifies the era's boundless appetite for scientific romance and imperial adventure, drawing equally from the traditions of Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard. The narrative crackles with the energy of a world on the cusp of technological wonder, presenting themes of courage, exploration, and the conquest of the unknown through vivid, propulsive prose aimed squarely at the young imagination. Whether the electric sun proves to be salvation or peril, only the most daring reader will dare press on to find out.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: Adventure fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Beneath a blazing artificial sky, a band of intrepid explorers ventures into a hidden subterranean world where the sun itself is a marvel of human invention — welcome to The Land of the Electric Sun, a breathless tale of discovery, danger, and the relentless spirit of adventure. The story plunges its young protagonists into an extraordinary underground realm, illuminated not by nature but by the dazzling ingenuity of a lost or advanced civilisation, where every cavern holds a secret and every shadow conceals a threat. Part of the celebrated Whitcombe's Story Books series — a staple of early twentieth-century youth literature across Australasia — this title exemplifies the era's boundless appetite for scientific romance and imperial adventure, drawing equally from the traditions of Jules Verne and H. Rider Haggard. The narrative crackles with the energy of a world on the cusp of technological wonder, presenting themes of courage, exploration, and the conquest of the unknown through vivid, propulsive prose aimed squarely at the young imagination. Whether the electric sun proves to be salvation or peril, only the most daring reader will dare press on to find out.