Pellucidar
Fictional Hollow Earth invented by Edgar Rice Burroughs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a fictional landmass. For the novel of the same name, see Pellucidar (novel). For the album by John Zorn, see Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula.
Not to be confused with Pellucida.
Pellucidar is a fictional Hollow Earth invented by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs for a series of action adventure stories.[1] In a crossover event, Tarzan, who was also created by Burroughs, visits Pellucidar.
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Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Country | United States |
Genre | Adventure novel |
Published | 1914–1963 |
No. of books | 7 |
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Quick Facts Pellucidar, Created by ...
Pellucidar | |
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At the Earth's Core location | |
Created by | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Type | Hollow Earth |
Race(s) | Ape-Men Azarians Brute-Men Coripies Ginaks Gilacks Gorbuses Horbis Jukans Korsars Mahars Mammoth Men Manats Mezops Sabretooth Men Sagoths Tandar Xexots |
Characters | David Innes Abner Perry Dian the Beautiful Tanar Tarzan |
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The stories initially involve the adventures of mining heir David Innes and his inventor friend Abner Perry after they use an "iron mole" to burrow 500 miles into the Earth's crust. Later protagonists include indigenous caveman Tanar and additional visitors from the surface world, notably Tarzan, Jason Gridley, and Frederich Wilhelm Eric von Mendeldorf und von Horst.[2]