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The Coming Race
Paperback
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781773566122
Publisher: Devoted Publishing
Published: May 6 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Beneath the surface of the earth lies a civilization more advanced-and more dangerous-than humanity has ever imagined.
In The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer Lytton, an unnamed traveller accidentally discovers a vast subterranean world inhabited by the Vril-ya, a highly developed race possessing extraordinary intellectual, technological, and spiritual power.
Separated from the conflicts and limitations of surface civilization, the Vril-ya have mastered a mysterious force known as Vril, an energy capable of healing, destruction, and immense control over the natural world. Their society appears orderly, enlightened, and peaceful-yet beneath its harmony lies a quiet certainty of superiority over ordinary humanity.
As the traveller learns more about their customs, beliefs, and immense capabilities, admiration gradually gives way to unease. The possibility emerges that this hidden race may one day rise to inherit the earth itself, displacing the weaker civilizations above.
Blending speculative science, social commentary, and philosophical reflection, The Coming Race stands as one of the earliest works of science fiction, exploring themes of evolution, power, utopian society, and the consequences of technological and spiritual advancement beyond human limits.
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