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Author: A. Merritt

Abraham Merritt (1884–1943), who wrote as A. Merritt, was one of the most successful and influential proto-sf writers of the pulp era. He is best remembered today for his novels The Moon Pool (1919), The Ship of Ishtar (1924), The Face in the Abyss (1931), and Dwellers in the Mirage (1932). His stories’ suggestion that lost races, ancient technologies, and other far-out phenomena were waiting to be discovered beneath the surface of everyday modern life were a major influence on Lovecraft and his circle.

THE MOON POOL (30)

By: A. Merritt

“There is an energy beyond and above ether.”

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THE MOON POOL (29)

By: A. Merritt

We were shadows — and yet we had substance.

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THE MOON POOL (28)

By: A. Merritt

In her blind rage she forgot to cast the occulting veil.

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THE MOON POOL (27)

By: A. Merritt

“The Shining One is strong — and he has his — slaves!”

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THE MOON POOL (26)

By: A. Merritt

“Do homage to the Silent Ones, Larry.”

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THE MOON POOL (25)

By: A. Merritt

“Mustering my philosophy, I smiled back at her.”

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THE MOON POOL (24)

By: A. Merritt

A land of flowered sorcery!

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THE MOON POOL (23)

By: A. Merritt

“I do not know how to fight the Shining Devil — no!”

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THE MOON POOL (22)

By: A. Merritt

“They plan—to
rule our world with their Shining Devil.”

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THE MOON POOL (21)

By: A. Merritt

“Now I, the priestess of the Shining One, take my mate.”

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THE MOON POOL (20)

By: A. Merritt

It was a Saturnalia of demigods!

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THE MOON POOL (19)

By: A. Merritt

“The Shining One dances! And you are to worship!”

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THE MOON POOL (18)

By: A. Merritt

“It’s going to be a race between her and the O’Keefe banshee.”

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THE MOON POOL (17)

By: A. Merritt

“Are all the men of Ireland like you, Larree?”

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THE MOON POOL (16)

By: A. Merritt

“Everything in Nature vibrates.”

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