[Les Autres Mondes 04] • The World of the Variants

This is the second in a series of seven volumes presenting the classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the second most important figure in French science fiction after Jules Verne.

Contents:

Nymphaeum (Nymphée) (1893)

The Depths of Kyamo (Les Profondeurs de Kyamo) (1896)

The Wonderful Cave Country (La Contrée Prodigieuse des Cavernes) (1896)

The Voyage (Le Voyage) (1900)

The Great Enigma (La Grande Enigme) (1920)

The Treasure in the Snow (Le Trésor dans la Neige) (1910)

The Boar Men (Les Hommes-Sanglier) (1929)

In the World of the Variants (Dans le Monde des Variants) (1939)

Until now, Rosny, a member of the Goncourt literary academy, has best been known to the English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for Fire. Predating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rosny creates Lost Worlds of a different kind, where variant species are the dominant races.

The Siberian valley of Nymphaeum (1893) is home to purple-skinned, water-breathing men.

The Depths Of Kyamo and The Wonderful Cave Country (1896) are underground journeys featuring giant, intelligent bats.

The Boar Men (1929) inhabit a mysterious island.

The World of the Variants (1939) feature a parallel world which only some privileged humans can visit.