Synopsis
Two explorers in the North African desert come across another explorer who has a dire warning about the Igidi desert.
History
First publication: Weird Tales, August 1926
Review
A fairly good first story, reminiscent of Lovecraft, but not quite as good of writing and not quite as imaginative. Still, if you like the style of Lovecraft’s stories, this may be of interest to you.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The Best of Edmond Hamilton, edited by Leigh Brackett, hardcover, Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, 1977-04-00
The Metal Giants and Others: The Collected Edmond Hamilton Volume One, hardcover, Haffner Press, 2009-02-13
The Best of Edmond Hamilton, edited by Leigh Brackett, paperback, Del Rey Books, 1977-08-00