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What if a kingdom’s greatest danger is its certainty that nothing can bring it down?
In The Lost Continent, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne turns the Greek legend of Atlantis into an adventure of court intrigue, war and sorcery. Deucalion, a man of rank, tells what he sees from within this proud island realm. His account brings you close to its rulers and priests as forces gather against the world they know.
At the heart of the struggle lies a question: who should rule, and how? Kings, priests and nobles belong to an old order that ambition puts under strain. Around them stands a civilization confident in its wealth, its skill and its gods. Hyne explores how that confidence can become blindness, giving the clash over power a deeper sense of peril.
What you’ll discover
- Atlantis brought to life Enter a rich island realm where an ancient legend becomes a story of mounting danger.
- A witness within Follow Deucalion’s first-person account, close to the people and powers that shape his land.
- The struggle to rule Watch ambition test an old order of kings, priests and nobles.
- Pride under pressure Explore how faith in wealth and skill can hide the dangers facing a civilization.
- Intrigue, war and sorcery Find an adventure that brings court rivalry and sorcery into the legendary world of Atlantis.
Who will love it
You will love this if you enjoy lost-world adventure, sea battles, giant beasts, scheming courts and a love story set against a doomed civilization.
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- A faithful viceroy is recalled from Yucatan
- The voyage home turns into a sea war
- Phorenice welcomes him and gives him power
- An old priest curses the feast
- Nais, the rebels and a secret order
- The goddess, the mammoth and a fight with fishers
- A burial that is meant to save a life
- Exile in the Dangerous Lands
- Duty, love and the woman who would not bow
Who’s who
- DeucalionA priest and soldier who ruled Yucatan for twenty years and is recalled to Atlantis, where he struggles to put duty above love.
- PhoreniceThe clever, beautiful and jealous Empress of Atlantis, a swineherd's daughter who declares herself a goddess and wants Deucalion for her husband.
- NaisA rebel woman who leaps from a pit of cave-tigers and first wants to kill Deucalion, then loves him.
- ZaemonAn old priest of the Sun who curses the Empress and sends Deucalion on the High Council's orders.
- TobA rough sea captain who fights beside Deucalion, swears loyalty to him and dreams of a kingdom of his own.
- YlgaNais's twin sister and the Empress's fan-girl, who helps Deucalion even though she wants his love for herself.
- TathoDeucalion's old friend, who takes his place in Yucatan and serves Phorenice because he loves her.
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El continente perdido
by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · 1899
A deposed viceroy sails home to an empress who calls herself a goddess and wants him for her husband.
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What if the oldest history of Atlantis were written by the man who watched it end? A tourist on Grand Canary breaks open a cave cupboard and finds wax-covered sheets of talc.
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A faithful viceroy is recalled from Yucatan
The story begins in a gilded council chamber in Yucatan. Deucalion, a priest and soldier, has ruled this colony of Atlantis for twenty years. Now he must walk behind his friend Tatho, who takes the snake-throne in his place. The new Empress, Phorenice, has recalled him, and he does not know why.
Alone with Tatho inside the pyramid, he finally hears the truth about home. Phorenice is the daughter of a swineherd, adopted by a governor named Zaemon. She led an army before she was grown, invented fire-tubes that kill from a distance, and crushed a force eight times the size of her own. Tatho himself was beaten by her, and he now serves her and loves her.
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What is The Lost Continent about?
It tells the story of Deucalion, a priest and soldier of Atlantis, who is recalled from the colony of Yucatan to serve a ruthless empress named Phorenice, while rebels, priests and the sea close in on the capital.
Who is Deucalion in The Lost Continent?
He is the narrator and hero, a stern priest, general and former viceroy of Yucatan. The name also belongs to the survivor of the flood in Greek myth, and the novel plays on that link.
Is The Lost Continent a true story?
No, it is an invented tale. The author builds it around the old Greek legend of Atlantis and presents it as a manuscript found in a Canary Islands cave, written by an Atlantean.
The author
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
1866–1944 · English adventure novelist
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne was the pen name of Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne, a British novelist who lived in England from 1866 to 1944. He wrote adventure fiction, including stories featuring Captain Kettle. His novel The Lost Continent first appeared as a serial in Pearson’s Magazine in 1899.
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