Vril, the Power of the Coming Race

By: Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Narrated by: Glen Reed

Vril, the Power of the Coming Race (1870) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton is an early science fiction novel. The setting is a strange subterranean world inhabited by beautiful entities that resemble the angels described in scripture. The advanced beings known as Vril-ya live underground - using the mysterious "Vril" as an energy source - but intend to reclaim the surface of the earth as their own. The narrator ends up deep inside the Earth via a natural chasm in a mine shaft. He is rescued by the Vril-ya, an advanced race that use telepathic powers, fly with artificial wings, are served by automata, and possess formidable weapons. After a long stay, things go wrong and the protagonist escapes back to the surface with the help of Zee, one of the Vril-ya.

Public Domain (P)2019 Woodkeep Audio

the vril is my new favorite hole to tumble down.

so many outstanding connections with the power and rise of the feminine divine emerging on the surface. I see why the patriarchy trembles.

Strange

I guess with women there will always be love regardless of species. A few interesting point I will have to review of similar names an words and we have found underground tunnels, and ancient text do discuss different life forms. I was completely engaged until the wedding proposal.

Nice

Interesting story about the origins of the Thule society’s belief. Narration is well done, and although it’s a work of fiction it’s easy to see why the Vril society of Germany strongly believed in it.

ehh..

If you like reading text book facts in journal form about a new discovery and only 2-3 chapters of a developed storyline with plot... Just not for me but I do like the idea behind it