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Pellucidar is a science-fiction adventure novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs set in the fictional world inside the Earth. Published in 1915, it is the second novel in the Pellucidar series and continues the subterranean adventures introduced in At the Earth's Core. The setting combines lost-world exploration, unfamiliar civilizations, and the series' distinctive inner-world geography, placing the book within the pulp adventure tradition.
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What is Pellucidar in Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel?
Pellucidar is the fictional world inside the Earth where the novel's adventures take place. Its setting combines subterranean landscapes with prehistoric creatures and dangerous societies.
When was Pellucidar published?
Edgar Rice Burroughs published Pellucidar in 1915. It is the second novel in the Pellucidar series.
What book comes before Pellucidar?
Pellucidar continues the story introduced in At the Earth's Core. The earlier novel establishes the journey into the Earth's interior and the strange world found there.
What makes the Pellucidar setting different from an ordinary lost-world adventure?
Pellucidar is located inside the Earth rather than in an isolated surface valley or remote island. Its unusual geography supports encounters with dinosaurs, subterranean peoples, and a world with its own internal logic.
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