"Thyra 1903" Topic
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rvandusen  | 01 Feb 2024 3:34 a.m. PST |
Thyra is a "lost race" novel by Robert James Bennett published in 1903. It appeared during the golden age of polar exploration.In a similar vein as "Island at the Top of the Wold," the story concern a small expedition to the North Pole that discovers a population of Norse still following the Norse pantheon.The Norse have split into two societies; the Runefolk that have a "republic" and the Thorlings that are warlike and follow a king. Both factions are menaced by the "Dwerger," a surviving horde of archaic hominids. The Thorlings worship the Orm, a great serpent in the guise of a mosasaurus. Other prehistoric life include giant long-horned bison, mammoths, and pterodactyls.The action moves by at a fast pace.
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 01 Feb 2024 4:08 a.m. PST |
Surprised it is not on Project Gutenberg. |
| rvandusen | 01 Feb 2024 7:06 a.m. PST |
I agree. I'm surprised it is still in copyright. |
| Frederick | 01 Feb 2024 10:18 a.m. PST |
It was published in 1901 and he died in 1954, so by US copyright law as of next year, it's not (copyright is death of the author plus 70 years) |
| 79thPA | 01 Feb 2024 11:34 a.m. PST |
Hmmm, now I may have to add Vikings to my Arctic Pulp project. |
| rvandusen | 01 Feb 2024 11:55 a.m. PST |
Yes! Vikings and early 20th century intrepid explorers vs Neanderthal cannibal with a Mosasaurus down in the well of Orm. |
| JMcCarroll | 01 Feb 2024 2:27 p.m. PST |
Many thanks! Just ordered it from Amazon. |
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