A fantasy book by American author Abraham Merritt is titled The Moon Pool The original versions of quotThe Moon Poolquot and its sequel quotConquest of the Moon Poolquot both published in AllStory Weekly in 1918 were both short stories 1919 These were later revised and published as a novel in 1919 Dr Goodwin the main character will subsequently show again in Merritts second book The Metal Monster 1920 Merritt continued the tradition of the quotlost worldquot novel even if he wasnt the first to write one he followed in the footsteps of BulwerLytton Burroughs Conan Doyle and others The story revolves around an advanced race that has evolved deep inside the Earth Their most intellectual individuals eventually have children It incorporates both immense virtue and great evil yet it gradually drifts away from its creators and toward evil The Dweller and the Shining One are two names for the entity Only three members of the original raceknown as the Silent Onesremain They have been quotpurged of drossquot and are regarded as being higher nobler and more angelic than humans
