The Bridge of Light (Illustrated)

A "Lost World" Science fiction novel by A. Hyatt Verrill in the same genre as Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World" and H. Rider Haggard's "She". Drawing on Hyatt Verrill's experiences in Central and South America, this is an adventure set in the lost Mayan kingdom of "Mictolan". The narrator comes across an ancient Mayan codex which leads him (by many preliminary adventures) to Mictolan. Here he trades knowledge with the Mayan inhabitants and enjoys Mayan culture for a brief time. But before he can leave with his beloved Itza back across the Bridge of Light he must deal with a malevolent high-priest and gain freedom for the Mayans. This edition is based on the Fantasy Press 1950 revised edition but contains the Amazing Stories Quarterly (Fall 1929) illustrations.