{"product_id":"french-tales-of-lost-worlds-jean-marc-lofficier-9781649324634","title":"French Tales of Lost Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept of \"Lost Worlds\" in French proto-science fiction and fantasy dates back to 1710. The four novels collected in this volume are uniquely original and illustrate the rich tradition of fantastic voyages to extraordinary \"Lost Worlds\" in the broad spectrum of French fantastic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Eugène Hennebert's The Enchanted City (1893), a disparate band of French explorers, embark upon the quest for Kisimbasimba, the eponymous \"enchanted city\" of Central Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Charles Derennes' The People of the Pole (1907), two French aeronauts during an expedition to the North Pole, stumble upon an alien society of technologically-advanced reptilian humanoids living in a secret enclave that has been isolated from the world for millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third novel, Gaston Leroux's The Bride of the Sun (1912), features a young engineer who must save his fiancée from descendents of the Incas who live in a hidden city in the Andes and are preparing to sacrifice her to the Sun God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, in Guy d'Armen's The Fall of Inramonda (1935), in Southeast Asia, the heroic Doc Ardan discovers the existence of Inramonda, an underground realm ruled by an immortal tyrant, whose subjects are a race of artificially created \"Jade Men.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugène Hennebert: La ville enchantée 1893.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Derennes: Le Peuple du Pole (1907);\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaston Leroux: L'Épouse du Soleil (1912)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy d'Armen La Fin d'Inramonda (1935)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Marc Lofficier,Charles Derennes,Eugene Hennebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1649324634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649324634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollywood Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Jean-Marc Lofficier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520289190143,"sku":"9781649324634","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9b302eb-8183-4473-8cd1-54877d1d73b2.jpg?v=1778741867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/french-tales-of-lost-worlds-jean-marc-lofficier-9781649324634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}