The Coming Race
- First published
- 1871
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Coming Race" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a novel published in 1871. When a traveler descends into a chasm and becomes trapped in a subterranean world, he discovers the Vril-ya—an advanced race with telepathic powers and mastery over a mysterious energy called "Vril." In their utopian society, women are stronger than men and pursue romantic partners aggressively. When two Vril-ya women fall in love with him, the narrator faces a dangerous dilemma that threatens his survival in this strange underground civilization.
- Science fiction
- Utopias
- Utopian fiction
- Civilization, Subterranean
- Underground areas
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1951. The Coming Race on Wikipedia.
