The Metal Monster
A Gripping Science Fiction / Fantasy Classic of Cosmic Horror and Living Machines Hidden beneath the Himalayas.

Would you believe that Dr. Walter T. Goodwin gave Mr. Merritt, an unfinished manuscript to be published of his new adventures in Asia, after having barely survived last year's terror, of 1919 in "The Moon Pool"? neither would I . Still alive , the brainy Mr. Goodwin foolishly or bravely, had embarke......more

Dr. Goodwin is on another expedition, this time in the Himalayan mountains. He witnesses a strange aurora-like effect, but he thinks it might be a deliberate one. He goes to explore and meets some new friends. And then they stumble across some metallic objects. But those objects seem to be animate a......more

Abraham Merritt's second novel, "The Metal Monster," first saw the light of day in 1920, in "Argosy" magazine. It was not until 1946 that this masterful fantasy creation was printed in book form. In a way, this work is a continuation of Merritt's first novel, "The Moon Pool" (1919), as it is a narra......more

I liked that.. but i don’t recommend it too strongly. Technically a sequel to The Moon Pool, which was awful, luckily you don’t need to know anything about that to read this. There.. isn’t really much story in this one, its a lot of descriptions. Luckily its about something akin to A.I. and comparin......more

This was originally serialized in Argosy in 1920. I wouldn’t consider this one of Merritt’s better efforts. Two thirds of the book consists of purple prose description of pretty much the same things chapter after chapter. If this were a short novella, it could have been quite different. As with any......more