Abraham Merritt 
The Metal Monster [EPUB ebook] 

First published in 1920, ‘The Metal Monster’ is an Abraham Merritt fantasy novel and features the return of Dr. Goodwin, who first appeared in ‘The Moon Pool’.
In a letter dated 6 March 1934, H. P, Lovecraft states that ‘The Metal Monster’
‘…contains the most remarkable presentation of the utterly alien and non-human that I have ever seen.’ The novel’s exotic setting and extravagant scientific speculations make it a landmark of lost-race fantasy fiction.
This time, Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one…