description: "Nothing could be done. The thing was universal and beyond our human knowledge or control. It was death for young and old, for weak and strong, for rich and poor, without hope or possibility of escape."  Must Professor George Challenger and friends, barricaded in a room, see Earth die? As globe passes through a belt of poisonous ether, terror sweeps mankind; cities riot; communications cease. Novella.
language: English
title: The Poison Belt
titlecomplete: The Poison Belt
characters: Professor Summerlee, Professor Challenger, Ed Malone, Lord John Roxton
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Short Stories, Mystery, British Literature, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 3245
series: Professor Challenger
publisher: Blackstone Pub