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"On the island of Ponape in the South Pacific, the cold light of a full moon washes over the crumbling ruins of an ancient, vanished civilization. Unleashed from the depths is the Dweller, a glittering, enigmatic force of monstrous terror and radiant beauty that stalks the South Pacific, claiming all in its path.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- A. Merritt
- First published
- 1919
- Pages
- 286
- Publisher
- Bibliotech Press, Cosmos, Avon Books
- Editions
- 230
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9783596312658
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Abraham Grace Merritt was born in Beverly, New Jersey. In 1894, he moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked to become a lawyer, but instead became a journalist. In 1912 he became assistant editor of The American Weekly until 1937, when he became its editor. He also wrote fiction, including eight novels.
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