Abraham Merritt 
The Metal Monster 

First published in 1920, ‘The Metal Monster’ is an Abraham Merritt fantasy novel and features the return of Dr. Goodwin, who first appeared in ‘The Moon Pool’.



In a letter dated 6 March 1934, H. P, Lovecraft states that ‘The Metal Monster’
‘…contains the most remarkable presentation of the utterly alien and non-human that I have ever seen.’ The novel’s exotic setting and extravagant scientific speculations make it a landmark of lost-race fantasy fiction.



This time, Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one…