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The Coming Race

Science Fiction

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The Coming Race

By Edward Bulwer-LyttonNarrated by Merilyn Phillips

The Coming Race

Length6h 52m

About this audiobook

The Coming Race (1871) is a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It centers on a young, independent, unnamed, wealthy traveler (the narrator), who visits a friend, a mining engineer. They explore a natural chasm in a mine. The narrator reaches the bottom of the chasm safely, but the rope breaks and his friend is killed. The narrator finds his way into a subterranean world occupied by beings who seem to resemble angels. He befriends the first being he meets, who guides him around a city that is reminiscent of ancient Egyptian architecture. The explorer meets his host's wife, two sons and daughter who learn to speak English by way of a makeshift dictionary during which the narrator unconsciously teaches them the language. His guide's daughter, Zee, explain who they are and how they function. They call themselves Vril-ya, have great telepathic and other parapsychological abilities, such as being able to transmit information, get rid of pain, and put others to sleep.

Audiobook details

GenreScience Fiction

Length6 hrs 52 mins

Narrated byMerilyn Phillips

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateDec 1, 2018

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1 - the Coming Race

16Chapter 16 - the Coming Race

2Chapter 2 - the Coming Race

17Chapter 17 - the Coming Race

3Chapter 3 - the Coming Race

18Chapter 18 - the Coming Race

4Chapter 4 - the Coming Race

19Chapter 19 - the Coming Race

5Chapter 5 - the Coming Race

20Chapter 20 - the Coming Race

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6Chapter 6 - the Coming Race

21Chapter 21 - the Coming Race

7Chapter 7 - the Coming Race

22Chapter 22 - the Coming Race

8Chapter 8 - the Coming Race

23Chapter 23 - the Coming Race

9Chapter 9 - the Coming Race

24Chapter 24 - the Coming Race

10Chapter 10 - the Coming Race

25Chapter 25 - the Coming Race

11Chapter 11 - the Coming Race

26Chapter 26 - the Coming Race

12Chapter 12 - the Coming Race

27Chapter 27 - the Coming Race

13Chapter 13 - the Coming Race

28Chapter 28 - the Coming Race

14Chapter 14 - the Coming Race

29Chapter 29 - the Coming Race

15Chapter 15 - the Coming Race

30Chapter 30 - the Coming Race

About the author

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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