Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (Novelization)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is a 2015 novelization of the 1925 film directed by Harry O. Hoyt which in turned was based upon the original novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written by Neanderthal author John Darnton, the novel was released on February 2nd, 2015, coinciding with the original films 90th anniversary.
== Plot ==
American adventurer, Maple White and his daughter, Paula are camping at the base of a large plateau located in the Amazon rainforest. Maple makes plans to ascend to
Two Years Later: Young journalist, Edward Malone is sent by his boss Colin McArdle, to attend a lecture given by Professor George Challenger who claims to have seen live dinosaurs in the Amazon.
== Characters ==
* Professor George Challenger -
* Professor Summerlee -
* John Roxton -
* Edward Malone -
* Paula White - 
* Zambo -
* Austin -
* Gomez -
* Major Hibbard -
* Gladys Hungerford (Potts) -
* Jessie Challenger -
* Colin McArdle -
* Percy Potts -
* Marquette the half-castle girl -
* Maple White - 
== Bestiary ==
=== Prehistoric animals ===
* Allosaurus (The main carnivorous dinosaur seen, attacking Iguanodon and Triceratops among others)
* Ape-man (A lone male menaces the team of explorers)
* Brachiosaurus (A group are seen during the volcanic eruption, one of which was attacked by a Tyrannosaurus)
* Brontosaurus (The main antagonist. After falling into a bog at the conclusion of a fight with an Allosaurus, one is captured and taken to civilisation, where it escapes and terrorises the city)
* Dimetrodon (Seen feasting on a Triceratops calf) 
* Elasmosaurus (One is seen as having a taste for any Pteranodon that swoops in too close to the water and fighting a Kronosaurus)
* Iguanodon (Is preyed upon by the Allosaurus and Velociraptor)
* Kronosaurus (A large male is seen battling with Elasmosaurus)
* Pteranodon (The first prehistoric animal seen by the team of explorers)
* Smilodon (Seen trying to attack Challenger and Summerlee before being shot by Roxton. A pack is seen fighting with a pack of Velociraptors. It is the only prehistoric mammal that is not a primate they find on the plateau)
* Stegosaurus (One disturbs the Styracosaurus before the fight with the Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus. It escaped the volcano eruption)
* Styracosaurus (One seen in battle with Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus)
* Triceratops (Shown to be capable of handling an Allosaurus in battle)
* Tyrannosaurus rex (Is seen to have little trouble bringing down Styracosaurus, as well as having a taste for a Pteranodon that swoops in too close. One fights with a Brachiosaurus in the volcanic eruption scene)
* Velociraptor (A pack is seen preying on Iguanodon. They are later seen fighting Smilodon)
=== Other animals on the plateau ===
* Unidentified Chimpanzee like ape
* Unidentified lizards with frills and feathers
=== Animals in the Amazon ===
* Anaconda
* Caiman 
* Jaguar
* Scarlet macaw 
* Spectacled bear
* Tapir 
* Two-toed sloth
== Differences from the 1925 film ==
Despite being a novelization of the 1925 film, the novel contains several differences from the film:
* There is a prologue that features Maple White going up to the plateau with a couple of natives porters after promising a sick Paula that he won't be too long. After their bearers see the Brontosaurus, they destroy his log bridge before carrying a protesting Paula away. Maple White then decides to try and find a safe place to spend the night, unaware that he's being followed by the Ape-man.
* Paula is described as having longer hair.
* The native bearers lead by Gomez mutiny and attempt to kill the expedition, especially Roxton who killed Gomez's brother, the notorious slaver Pedro. 
* The Agathaumas and Trachodon are replaced by Styracosaurus and Iguanodon, possibly due to the former two now being dubious genus and the later two being more famous and well known.
* The ape that helps the Ape-man is described as being chimpanzee like rather then an actual chimpanzee due to them not being native to South America.
* Smilodon, Velociraptor, Dimetrodon, Kronosaurus and Elasmosaurus never appeared in the original 1925 film.
* Roxton has no romantic interest in Paula.
* Paula is shown going skinny dipping in a lake where she is attacked by an Elasmosaurus. Malone jumps into the water to save her, however a Kronosaurus shows up and begins to fight the Elasmosaurus, allowing for Malone and Paula to escape back to shore.
* Gladys is revealed to have tricked Malone into going on the expedition so that she could marry Percy in secret.
* The Ape-man is given a backstory. He was revealed to be the last of his
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