The People of the Mist

By H. Rider Haggard,

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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.

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This book literally changed my life.

When I was 28 I chanced upon H. Rider Haggard’s book when it was republished by Ballantine’s iconic Adult Fantasy Series. The story is about Leonard Outram, who, in an attempt to restore his family's fortune, commits to a perilous journey to Africa, where he discovers a lost city and is tempted by its treasures.

This was my first encounter with Haggard, and it affected me deeply; there was a mysterious something permeating that novel that I found refreshing and illuminating. It seemed to me that the story did not come alive due to…

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