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the poison belt
though best remembered for his creation of the worlds first consulting detective sir arthur conan doyle is also the literary father of the jack of all sciences professor challenger a forerunner of such modern day adventure heroes as macgyver and doctor who . in this 1913 novel a followup to challengers first adventure in conan doyles dinosaur escapade the lost world the professor and his team professor summerlee adventurer lord john roxton and reporter ed malone must contend with the very end of the world itself as planet earth moves through a deadly region of space dense with poisonous ether . fans of adventure drama and early science fiction will thrill to this forgotten classic from one of the pioneers of pulp fiction . scottish surgeon and political activist sir arthur conan doyle 1859 1930 turned his passions into stories and novels producing fiction and nonfiction works sometimes controversial the great boer war 1900 sometimes fanciful the coming of the fairies 1922 and sometimes legendary the adventures of sherlock holmes 1892 .
paperback lightning source inc 2008 isbn13 9781605201146 isbn10 1605201146
book type fi isbn 13 9781605201146 number of pages 124 publisher lightning source inc