The Iron Mole is a giant machine meant to excavate for mineral deposits. Instead, it takes David Innes, a wealthy mining heir, and Abner Perry, a genius inventor, five hundred miles down through the Earthβs crust to a world unlike any theyβve ever seen.
In the land of Pellucidar, the Earthβs fiery core functions as the sun, providing eternal daylight. Prehistoric monsters roam through lush jungles. Deadly flying reptiles called Mahars enslave ape-like servants and primitive humans. And escape could cost you your lifeΒ .Β .Β .
First published in 1914 as a serial, At the Earthβs Core was the first of seven Edgar Rice Burroughs novels set in the fantastical subterranean world of Pellucidar.