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Science Fiction · First published 1937; original Project Gutenberg EPUB · English

The Lake of Life

by Edmond Hamilton

About this book

Clark Stannard leads an expedition into the African interior in search of a legendary lake whose waters are said to confer immortality. His companions are men with troubled pasts, and the promise of the journey draws them toward hidden cities, rival powers and the beings that guard the lake.

Hamilton combines lost-world exploration with speculative science, action and romance as the expedition reaches the strange Red and Black cities. The temptation of immortality becomes entangled with the dangers the travelers discover and the loyalties tested along the way.

This complete narrative brings together all installments from Weird Tales of September, October and November 1937, including the epilogue. The original illustrations and matching magazine artwork are retained.