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The Face in the Abyss

The Face in the Abyss

Merritt, Abraham

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN10: 9378419518
ISBN13: 9789378419515
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Oct 24 2026
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A golden map that reveals its secret only from a particular angle points towards a realm sealed behind immense mountains. Mining engineer Nicholas Graydon joins an expedition from Quito in search of Atahualpa's legendary treasure, but the journey opens onto something far stranger than buried riches: Yu-Atlanchi, a hidden civilisation where subterranean caverns, guarded passages and temples conceal powers beyond ordinary explanation. Within this lost world, apparent magic and advanced science are almost impossible to separate. Serpent-like messengers and spider-like Weavers inhabit a domain shaped by transformed creatures, ancient technologies and evolutionary speculation, while arenas stage combats between dinosaurs. Rival factions struggle over treasure and authority, and Graydon must navigate deception and danger while protecting Suarra, a mysterious woman whose connection to Yu-Atlanchi draws him deeper into its conflicts. Survival depends not only on physical endurance, but on recognising how little the intruders understand about the forces surrounding them. The novel's scale extends beyond hidden cities and prehistoric beasts into dream-generated worlds, occult possibilities and unsettling questions about transformation. Its adventure grows from the collision between an engineer's practical world and a civilisation whose achievements can resemble sorcery, creating a science-fantasy landscape of concealed knowledge, contested power and perilous discovery. Romance, horror and treasure hunting run through the central lost-world adventure without diminishing its fascination with strange life, buried histories and technologies mistaken for the supernatural. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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