The People of the Mist

By H. Rider Haggard

Book Overview

The People of the Mist is a classic lost race fantasy novel written by H. Rider Haggard.It is the tale of a British adventurer seeking wealth in the wilds of Africa, finding romance, and discovering a lost race and its monstrous god. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1792109083
• ISBN13: 9781792109089
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Why don't people write like this anymore?

What a great story! Haggard wrote adventure fiction like no one else. His pace is slow but it feels right. He isn't in any hurry. He sometimes spends a paragraph or two with stunning descriptions, painting a picture in the mind. But the unfolding plot is totally gripping, and I don't mind the time it takes to make it through. Haggard's characters are lovable. It is what makes his stories so effective. If you don't genuinely...

A fun read!

Loved this!! Full of action and adventure, I swear that I could hear the Indiana Jones theme playing in my head as I read along. I have never read this author before but I will for sure try another of his works. Give it a try, it is great plus it is FREE for kindle.

An absolute MUST READ

A beautiful masterpiece, truly Haggard at his best. It depicts an English youth, who lost his fortune and his fiancee's hand. Swearing with his brother to win back their home, he ends up in Africa, trying to make a fortune. It is only afterwards that he rescues a maid from a slave-dealer (for payment, of course!) falls in love with her, and ends up in a place no one has ever heard of. Narrow escape, love, intrigue, and more...

A great book, but hard to find

If you like Tolkien, you will like this book. Haggard was one of Tolkien's favorite authors, and this book is Haggard's best, in my estimation.Was "Tattoo" of "Fantasy Island" based on the character "Otter?" They both say "baas" in reference to their employer.

Beautifully written, exciting, and moving

Sir Henry Rider Haggard wrote many great works - "She," "King Solomon's Mines," and this underappreciated treasure, a beautifully written, exciting, and moving tale of adventure, love, sacrifice and a lost civilization in Africa. My favorite character is the African "Otter" who is both funny and heroic, he seems foolish but actually he is far wiser than his white English employers. I first read and loved "People of the Mist"...