"Conway went to the balcony and gazed at the dazzling plume of Karakal; the moon was riding high in a waveless ocean. ... He was only partly unhappy, but he was infinitely and rather sadly perplexed. He did not know whether he had been mad and was now sane, or had been sane for a time and was now … [Read more...]
Lost Horizon, Deadly Paradise – Quaternity Tales (Part 2)
(Continued from last week's post:) The secret of Shangri-La is this: Living there, you age with preternatural slowness. Unlike in the archetypal paradise of Eden (at least according to some interpretations), you're not exactly immortal. Sooner or later you're going to grow old and die. But … [Read more...]
