Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Name: Pellucidar
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Pellucidar is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first published in 1915. The story takes place on the inside of the Earth's crust, where humans and other species have evolved in a unique environment. The protagonist, David Innes, discovers a hidden world within the Earth's crust and becomes embroiled in a conflict between the inhabitants of this world and a group of invaders from the surface. Along with his friend, Dian the Beautiful, he must navigate this strange new world and defeat the invaders to save the inhabitants.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs · First published 1920 · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy · 15 chapters · 61,779 words

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The Arabs, of whom I wrote you at the end of my last letter (Innes began), and whom I thought to be enemies intent only upon murdering me, proved to be exceedingly friendly -- they were searching for the very band of marauders that had threatened my existence. The huge rhamphorhynchus-like reptile that I had brought back with me from the inner world -- the ugly Mahar that Hooja the Sly One had substituted for my dear Dian at the moment of my departure -- filled them with wonder and with awe.

Nor less so did the mighty subterranean prospector which had carried me to Pellucidar and back again, and which lay out in the desert about two miles from my camp.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Date: 1920 CE
Language: English
Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
Length: 61,779 words
Structure: 15 chapters, 1,107 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Science Fiction — The book falls under the science fiction genre as it features a journey to the earth's core which is inhabited by prehistoric creatures. The advanced technology and the setting are classic elements of science fiction.
Adventure — The plot of the story follows the protagonist's exciting and dangerous adventures in a new and unknown world, making it align with adventure genre.
Fantasy — The presence of prehistoric creatures and a completely different world inside the earth's core gives the story a fantasy twist.