OddHat Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 From Jess Nevins incredible site, the Pulp Heroes: Kowa. Kowa was introduced in Charles Foley's Kowa the Mysterious (1909), a novel I haven't yet read but am working on finding. Kowa is a vast, domed Chinese city in the caves underneath San Francisco. The inhabitants plot against the white surface dwellers, intending to conquer them. At the end of the novel the dome collapses, crushing Kowa and causing the San Francisco earthquake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: The Domed City of Kowa! Plot seed "Hah, you fools! That was only one of many false leads released by our glorious Overlord as to the cause of the San Francisco Earthquake. Mwahahahahaha." Uh, sorry. Thanks for the info, Oddhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted December 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: The Domed City of Kowa! Plot seed I really like the idea of hidden cities in the USA. Reminds me of the underground civilization that had a cave exit right next to Gene Autry's Radio Ranch in the Phantom Empire serial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: The Domed City of Kowa! Plot seed Intriguing! I may have to use bits of this as partial inspiration for The Chinese Lamp, when I get around to writing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Re: The Domed City of Kowa! Plot seed Does anyone recall a strange story about a guy who gets lost under the surface and encounters a hidden world down there? All I can recall is huge tank-like machines with electrical weapons. Our hero becomes ruler of the city and tries to enact "modern" traffic laws and regulations (which are hated and ignored). He also tries to enact a peace treaty with the neighboring city-state, only to find the guy running that place is his old buddy, who had been exploring the original cave system with him. Ring any bells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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