Night Land (eBook)

A Dark Futuristic Epic - Apocalyptic Visions and Heroic Horror

William Hope Hodgson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
The Library of Alexandria (Verlag)
978-1-80629-210-3 (ISBN)

Infos

What if the sun died-and humanity's last hope lived in a fortress surrounded by unspeakable darkness?In The Night Land, William Hope Hodgson envisions a future so distant that the earth has grown cold and lightless, with the sun extinguished and the sky forever black. Humanity's remnants dwell within a titanic metal pyramid known as the Last Redoubt, surrounded by strange forces and grotesque entities that haunt the darkness beyond.One man receives a telepathic call from a woman in the now-doomed Lesser Redoubt-and sets out alone into the desolate horrorscape to find her. What follows is one of the most intense and atmospheric journeys in speculative fiction: a relentless trek through a haunted wasteland filled with watching eyes, lurking monsters, and ancient, malevolent forces.What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:A Dark Vision of the Future - Explore a post-solar Earth ruled by unseen horrors and cosmic dreadA Mythic Tale of Endurance - Follow a lone hero's journey across a dying world to rescue love from the voidAn Epic Fusion of Horror and Sci-Fi - One of the earliest examples of apocalyptic science fiction with strong Lovecraftian overtonesA Modern, Accessible Edition - Carefully adapted for clarity while retaining the original's brooding tone and intensityThe Night Land remains one of the most unique and haunting works of early science fiction-a surreal meditation on love, sacrifice, and the final struggle of mankind against the dying of the light.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.6.2025
• Übersetzer: Tim Zengerink
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• ISBN-10: 1-80629-210-6 / 1806292106
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80629-210-3 / 9781806292103