The Night Land, William Hope Hodgson
The Night Land, William Hope Hodgson
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The Night Land
A Love Tale

Author: William Hope Hodgson

Narrator: Drew Ariana

Unabridged: 18 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2013

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the far future, an unnamed narrator, who along with what remains of the human race dwells uneasily in an underground fortress-city surrounded by brooding, chaotic, relentless Watching Things, Silent Ones, Hounds, Giants, 'Ab-humans,' Brutes, and enormous slugs and spiders, follows a telepathic distress signal into the unfathomable darkness. The Earth's surface is frozen, and what's worse - at some point in the distant past, overreaching scientists breached 'the Barrier of Life' that separates our dimension from one populated by 'monstrosities and Forces' who have sought humankind's destruction ever since. Armed only with a lightsaber-esque weapon called a Diskos, and fortified only by his sense of Honor, our hero braves every sort of terror en route to rescue a woman he loves but has never met.

About William Hope Hodgson

English author William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was known for his works of horror and science-fiction. His first story, The Goddess of Death, was published in 1904. The Night Land, his last printed effort, was published in 1918. Hodgson was also renowned as a photographer and a bodybuilder. He died in battle during World War I at the age of 40.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry

The hideous beasts crawl during the eternal murky darkness on this an unknown alien world, however the miserable reality, sick old Earth in its last inglorious days...The 17th Century tortured gentleman arrives here, just after losing his beloved wife Lady Mirdath and baby during childbirth. The set......more

Goodreads review by J.G. Keely

A modern man starts receiving psychic messages from hundreds of thousands of years in Earth's future--messages from himself. The sun is dying, the world is filled with horrific monsters, and the last remnants of humanity have locked themselves away in a vast pyramid to await the death of their world......more

Goodreads review by Isaac

Yes yes...the writing style is obnoxious and the constant repetition is grating, but as a reader what would you rather have? 1. A well-paced and readable thriller of a book that causes you no pain, but is soon forgotten and is (in verity) a mediocrity? 2. Or a book that infuriates you and tries your p......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

Disappointing. I was excited to read this after experiencing The House on the Borderland but this severely dragged. The beginning to this novel is supremely evocative; a world in darkness due to the absence of the sun, lit from within by flaming pits and powered by a type of geothermal energy. The la......more

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