The Maracot Deep
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A team of deep-sea explorers discovers an underwater society and more in this thrilling adventure from the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Professor Maracot organizes an expedition to examine the area surrounding the deepest pit in the Atlantic Ocean and catalogue wildlife. But a terrifying attack changes the group’s plans, cuts them off from the surface, and sends them plummeting into the abyss. A world of surprises awaits them at the bottom of the ocean, including survivors of the lost civilization of Atlantis, fascinating technology and ruins, amazing creatures, and even the face of evil itself . . .Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Professor Maracot with a sturdy sailor and a young student (the narrator) are exploring the bottom of the Atlantic in a superior diving bell when they are cut off by a storm which sinks their mothership. They are rescued by the descendents of the inhabitants of Atlantis who survived the sinking of the city. The inhabitants are threatened by the semi-immortal evil ruler whose wickedness provoked the sinking. but he is ultimately defeated and the explorers return safely to the surface, teh young student with an Atlantean bride. Aspects of this story strongly remind me of Tolkien's Numenor, especially the character of the villainous ruler.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One of Conan Doyle's much less well known works, this short novel was published in 1929, the year before his death. It tells of a mission by Professor Maracot (a Challenger-like figure) to explore the ocean depths where he and his companions come across the survivors of Atlantis. They also encounter various sea creatures and a mysterious sinister devil-like figure, the Lord of the Dark Face, which is apparently a Blavatsky creation, which demonstrates the spiritualism that formed a key part of the author's mental landscape in his final years. A reasonable read, feels very like Jules Verne.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5England, ca 1926Dr. Maracot har en teori om at trykket ikke stiger med havdybden. Han udstyrer en ekspedition og lader sig og Scanlan og Cyrus J. Headley sænke i dybet fra skibet Stratford, dog kun 600 meter ned på en bjergryg, der omkranser et vældigt dyb, som han beskedent kalder Maracot dybet.Et stort krebsdyr tiltrækkes af lyset fra dykkerklokken og klipper kablerne over, så de ryger ned på bunden. Det er held i uheld, for her genfinder de det sunkne Atlantis og opdager at trykket er til at holde ud og at Atlantis folket har etableret sig komfortabelt i dybet. Maracot bliver venligt modtaget, men får ikke vist alt frem, så de må snige sig lidt rundt for at finde en Molok eller Baal statue, der stadig ser ud til at være i brug. I nærheden møder de også Pallas Athene som er gudinde for de græske krigsfanger, Atlantis folket har taget med i dybet. Det er heldigt for Maracot kan snakke klassisk græsk med dem omend det er svært at gøre sig forståelig.Der er forresten ikke mørkt, for havbunden er dækket af fosforiserende dynd. De får et chok da de opdager vraget af Stratford, som er forlist i en cyklon. Efter at have begravet kaptajn Howie og de to styrmænd i havbunden, bjerger de skibets logbog og funderer over det ironiske i at kaptajnen troede at de var omkommet i dybet.Headley bliver kærester med lederen Manda's datter Mona og til slut stiger Maracot og de tre andre op vha en kugle af sejt glas og kommer tilbage til civilisationen.Her beretter de om en kamp med Baal-Sela, som er en inkarnation af Djævelen. Da næsten alt håb er ude, beder Dr. Maracot til de højere magter og de hjælper ham.Headley er også overbevist om reinkarnation og om at han og Mona har kendt hinanden tidligere.De stiger op fra dybet og lever sikkert lykkeligt til deres dages ende.Doyle er virkelig god til at dele historien op, så det virker naturligt at man stille og roligt får det hele at vide.