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An Australian is digging in his property and uncovers a giant sphere containing the accumulated knowledge of an advanced civilisation. The mysterious sphere also contains a woman, asleep in a state of suspended animation for two thousand years.

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BRYCE brought his car to a stop in front of the deep verandah of the homestead, and, before getting out, let his eyes search the vivid green of the vines for the owner. The day was savagely hot, and the sun, striking down from the cloudless blue-white sky, seemed to have brought... Read Full Overview

Ce roman proph?tique de science-fiction a fortement inspir? la Nuit des Temps de Ren? Barjavel. Dans les ann?es vingt, en Australie, un jeune homme, Alan Dundas, creuse une citerne dans son jardin quand sa pioche heurte une mati?re tr?s dure... le sommet d'une sph?re faite d'un... Read Full Overview

Ce roman proph tique de science-fiction a fortement inspir la Nuit des Temps de Ren Barjavel. Dans les ann es vingt, en Australie, un jeune homme, Alan Dundas, creuse une citerne dans son jardin quand sa pioche heurte une mati re tr s dure... le sommet d'une sph re faite d'un... Read Full Overview

A Glorious Danger Hung Over The World All Alan Dundas wanted, when he started dig-ging into the ancient clay river bed on his land, was a watering hole for his stock. In 1900s Australia, the land without a history, the last thing he expected to find was a dome of golden metal... Read Full Overview

In short, it's a lost civilisation novel, although that civilisation is now definitely excinct. It is so ancient a civilisation that two elaborate capsules preserving two survivors in suspended animation are all that remain; and those capsules, vast spheres, were above ground... Read Full Overview

In short, it's a lost civilisation novel, although that civilisation is now definitely excinct. It is so ancient a civilisation that two elaborate capsules preserving two survivors in suspended animation are all that remain; and those capsules, vast spheres, were above ground... Read Full Overview

BRYCE brought his car to a stop in front of the deep verandah of the homestead, and, before getting out, let his eyes search the vivid green of the vines for the owner. The day was savagely hot, and the sun, striking down from the cloudless blue-white sky, seemed to have brought... Read Full Overview

All Alan Dundas wanted, when he started digging into the ancient clay river bed on his land, was a watering hole for his stock. In 1900s Australia, the land without a history, the last thing he expected to find was a dome of golden metal beneath his land. Or a series of traps... Read Full Overview

There was a man seated at a table in what appeared to be a vast physical laboratory. On the table, which was littered with instruments and apparatus, stood a large glass tank in which a fish could be seen swimming. The silence was broken only by occasional movements of the man... Read Full Overview