The Coming Race
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2006-02-19 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #1951 |
Description
"The Coming Race" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel published in 1871. When a traveler descends into a chasm and becomes trapped in a subterranean world, he discovers the Vril-ya—an advanced race with telepathic powers and mastery over a mysterious energy called "Vril." In their utopian society, women are stronger than men and pursue romantic partners aggressively. When two Vril-ya women fall in love with him, the narrator faces a dangerous dilemma that threatens his survival in this strange underground civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)