Dwellers in the Mirage

Dwellers in the Mirage is a fantasy novel by A. Merritt first published in 1932.
==Publisher summary==
Leif Langdon was suddenly ripped from the 20th century and plunged into the ancient world of The Mirage. But his entrance into this awesome land awakened the slumbering Dwayanu, who in this strange incarnation was also Leif. Thus, two-men-in-one battle with the beautiful witch-woman Lur and the ethereal beauty Evalie for the glory of The Mirage.
==Contents==
The novel concerns American Leif Langdon who discovers a warm valley in Alaska. Two races inhabit the valley, the Little People and a branch of an ancient Mongolian race. In a debased cult setting, they worship Khalk'ru, an evil extra-dimensional monstrosity resembling the Scandinavian kraken which they summon from another dimension to offer human sacrifice. The inhabitants recognize Langdon as the reincarnation of their long dead hero, Dwayanu. Dwayanu's spirit possesses Langdon and starts a war with the Little People. Langdon eventually fights off the presence of Dwayanu and destroys the Kraken.
==Connection to the Mythos==
An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia notes that Dwellers in the Mirage "may be a homage to HPL in its use of extra-dimensional octopus demon Khalk'ru (an analogue to Cthulhu?)."An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia, "Merritt, A[braham]," by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz (Hippocampus Press, 2004).
==Gallery==
Khalkru 1970s.jpg
==References==
Category:Abraham Merritt works
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works
Category:Novels