The Land That Time Forgot

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

23 ratings, 14 reviews

Imagine an episode of Lost mixed with the movie Jurassic Park and you might have Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic book The Land That Time Forgot. Set during WWI, it features a German U-boat with British captives that goes off course and gets sucked into the current of a "crater lake." Somehow through a freak geological and evolutionary glitch, the island is covered in dinosaurs and proto-humans.

Follow the pair of cast-aways Bowen Tyler and Lys La Rue as they set up "Camp Dinosaur," fight off bands of humanoids, discover oil for the Uboat (seriously!), and play house together in a sort of neo Adam and Eve in paradise scene.

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Jim S

May 16, 2013

Great

Michael Montgomery

May 10, 2013

Wow!

Cherish Thee

May 09, 2013

Excellent read. Interisting and flows easily. I love the ending even though i feel like the author could have taken the story much farther.

Griffin M'cKay

April 19, 2013

I love this book its amazing

Samstravels Abroad

April 16, 2013

I read this book yesterday and it was a fun read. I enjoyed the two main characters very much! This book is full of adventure, survival and so much more! I will let you explore the rest. :)

Greg Ernst

April 04, 2013

I was pulled into the story from the beginning. Fell in love with Lys immediately, even though she's a fictional character. Great read. Wish there was more to the story! Wonder if they were ever rescued...

Doug Field

March 04, 2013

Almost entirely narration. It tells you the result then tells you the details, removing any tension. And it takes half the book to even get to the island.

Gijs Timmermans

February 20, 2013

Nice and entertaining

Michael Gross

February 16, 2013

Cool

Theresa Benedict

February 05, 2013

Great read. Love adventure.