Davis, Peter
Entry updated 14 April 2025. Tagged: Author.
Pseudonym of US ufologist (see UFOs) and author Isabel Lenore Davis (1902-1984), co-founder of Civilian Saucer Intelligence New York in 1954 (the "New York" was soon dropped), which has been described as an "evidence-based" organization. She is of sf interest for King of the Amazon (1933), a Lost World novel set in ancient Incan ruins far up the watershed of the great river; the protagonists of the tale, exploring this heart of darkness (see Joseph Conrad), discover a Mad Scientist who has mysteriously enslaved the native population (see Horror in SF) and plans world conquest. He is thwarted. [JC]
Isabel Lenore Davis
born Marquette, Michigan: 30 July 1902
died Washington, District of Columbia: 19 June 1984
works
- King of the Amazon (New York: The Macaulay Company, 1933) [hb/]
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