The Face In The Abyss is a 1931 novel by A. Merritt.
Characters[]
- Adana--the Snake Mother, woman-snake hybrid
- Bural--Yu-Atlanchi noble, ally of Lantlu
- Cadok--secret foe of Lantlu and ally of Huon, slain by Nimir's Shadow
- Dancret--French adventurer
- Dorina--Yu-Atlanchi woman, near-twin of Suarra, but only a remote relative
- Huon--lord of Yu-Atlanchi, fugitive
- Kon--Weaver
- Lantlu--evil lord of Yu-Atlanchi
- Nicholas Graydon--American adventurer
- Nimir--evil lord of Yu-Atlanchi, imprisoned in stone
- Notalu--Yu-Atlanchi, ally of Regor
- Ranena--Yu-Atlanchi noble, ally of Lantlu
- Regor--called Black Regor, Yu-Atlanchi hero
- Soames--American adventurer
- William Starrett--American adventurer, from the West Coast
- Suarra--princess of Yu-Atlanchi
- Tyddo--Lord of Folly, last of the Lords
Terms[]
- Door of Death--means of ending immortality
- Door of Life--means of reproducing, but must be accompanied by the Door of Death
- Dream Maker--one of the Yu-Atlanchi dwellers in dreams
- Emer--Yu-Atlanchi term for the Aymara tribe
- The Face In The Abyss--face of Nimir, evil being transformed into stone
- Ladnophaxi--Feast of the Dream-Makers
- Messengers--Invisible flying snakes, servants of the Snake Mother
- Urd--Lizard-men
- Weavers--Spider-like humans
- Xinli--Domesticated descendants of dinosaurs
- Yu-Atlanchi--ancient hidden city in the Andes