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Whitney, Verner Meurice

(?   -?   ) US author in whose The Unearthly Kingdom (1930), which is set in the moderately distant Near Future, the earth is ruled by a warlord from his Island fastness, almost certainly a re-arisen Atlantis. He maintains control through his monopoly over advanced Weapons of all sorts, including martial Robots, and is persuaded to apply his virtual omnipotence to create universal peace. Immortal Hero: An Interpretive Dramatization of the Book The Unearthly Kingdom (1951) adapts The Unearthly Kingdom into a play. [JC]

Verner Fuller Meurice Whitney

born

works

• The Unearthly Kingdom (New York: The Grafton Press, 1930) [hb/]
  • Immortal Hero: An Interpretive Dramatization of the Book The Unearthly Kingdom (Somerville, New Jersey: C P Hoagland Company, 1951) [play: adaptation into dramatic form of the above: hb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 00:25 am on 13 January 2025.
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