Romance of Atlantis

"The Romance of Atlantis" is a fantasy novel by Taylor Caldwell about the ancient, erudite, and very advanced civilisation of Atlantis.

Taylor Caldwell wrote this novel when she was twelve years old, and had attempted to publish it through her uncle's publishing company, but he accused her of plagiarism because it seemed impossible that a twelve year old could have written such an advanced book,New York Times, Sep 2 1985, pg. 26 - " [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C15FC3E5F0C718CDDA00894DD484D81 Taylor Caldwell, Prolific Author, Dies] "] and it was not published until 1975, when Caldwell revised it with the assistance of Jess Stearn, and it was finally published. Caldwell based this book on a recurring dream she was having every night for about 2 years, each night the dream beginning where it ended the previous night. The dream was so real, that she began to believe that it was her real life.

Plot summary

Atlantis is ruled by the beautiful and intelligent Empress Salustra. The fate of the Empire will be decided by an arranged marriage with the ruler of a less advanced, semi-barbarian northern kingdom, as the advanced technology of Atlantis is powerless against strange environmental and ecological disasters.

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