The Citadel of Fear

After a journey through the harsh Mexican desert nearly claims their lives, two Irish American prospectors discover a dense jungle where a lost race of Aztecs is rumored to remain. Left with two options—to return home through the treacherous sands, or continue into the unknown—the two men choose the latter. The Citadel of Fear is a novel by Francis Stevens.

About the author

Francis Stevens was the pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1884-1948), an American writer of science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in Minneapolis, Stevens wrote her first story at 17, finding publication in popular pulp magazine Argosy. Believed to be one of the first American women to publish a work of science fiction, Bennett gained a nationwide reputation as a leading short story writer with such tales as "The Nightmare" (1917), "Friend Island" (1918), and "Serapion" (1920). Additionally, Bennett published several novels throughout her career, including The Citadel of Fear (1918), The Heads of Cerberus (1919), and Claimed! (1920). To supplement her writing, Stevens-who was widowed in 1910 when her husband Stewart Bennett died at sea-worked as a stenographer to support herself, her daughter, and her invalid mother. Credited with influencing H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt, Bennett is recognized as a pioneering figure in the history of science fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Stevens, Stevens Francis
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.05.2021
• EAN: 9781513297002
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-9700-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Fantasy and Fairytale; Mint Editions (Fantasy and Fairytale)
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Horror, Historical fantasy