# A. Merritt's "The Face in the Abyss"

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Podcast: [Appendix N Book Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/appendix-n-book-club-899070)
Published: 2026-06-08T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss A. Merritt's "The Face in the Abyss", reading a book for the first time that has been owned for decades, classical headgear, the differences and similarities between A. Merritt and H. Rider Haggard, science-fantasy, losing track of characters, non-villainous snakes, protagonists surrounded by dangerous characters, spider-people, playing with the infrared spectrum, gating in gods from other planes, the Princess Bride, and much more!

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