Sci-fi

The Iron Star

by John TaineBook 48 of 24 in Hyperion Classics of Science Fiction
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Description

Swain, one member of an African expedition, becomes demented and attempts to exterminate a peculiar species of African ape. The other members of the expedition are befriended by an intelligent ape called the Captain. The expedition discover that the apes are in fact humans that have evolved in reverse due to exposure to a meteor and that the Captain was once human.

What it’s like

ThemeTechno-MysticismArtificial LifeThe UncannyTransformation & Becoming
ViolenceStandard
HorrorCreepy

Details

First published
1930
Pages
357
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Language
English
Series
Hyperion Classics of Science Fiction, Book 48

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