Beyond Thirty

Beyond Thirty, also known as The Lost Continent, is a fascinating dystopian adventure novel first published in 1916. Set in a future where the Western Hemisphere has isolated itself after a catastrophic war, protagonist Jefferson Turck ventures into a Europe that has reverted to barbarism. Burroughs’s vision of a fractured, primitive Europe flips traditional colonial narratives and critiques the dangers of isolationism. Full of adventure, social commentary, and Burroughs’s energetic storytelling, Beyond Thirty is a notable early exploration of alternate history.