The Coming Race
The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, published by Broadview Press in July 2008, is a notable work in the genre of hollow earth fiction, spanning 240 pages. This edition presents a narrative where a hero embarks on a perilous journey underground, discovering a superior race known as the Vril-ya. The customs and political systems of these beings are examined and contrasted with those of humanity, highlighting the deficiencies of contemporary society.
Readers will find that the novel delves into a wide array of intellectual explorations, addressing social, political, scientific, religious, linguistic, and sexual issues through its unique premise. This edition is further enriched with historical materials that provide context on evolution, electromagnetism, and gender roles, enhancing the understanding of the themes presented in the text.
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The Coming Race is the crowning achievement of the genre of hollow earth fiction, in which a hero makes a perilous journey underground and discovers a superior race. The customs and political systems of these “aliens from inner space” are researched and contrasted with the deficient practices of old-fashioned, muddling, imperfect humanity. The subterranean race in this novel, the Vril-ya, are seemingly angelic creatures whose amazing powers come from their harnessing of a force called Vril. Bulwer’s novel is unequaled for the depth of its intellectual explorations—inquiries into an astonishing range of social, political, scientific, religious, linguistic, and sexual issues that are enabled by the hollow earth plot.
The novel is accompanied and illuminated in this edition by a broad range of historical materials on evolution, electromagnetism, gender roles, and nineteenth-century science fiction.
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