# The Moon Pool — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Moon Pool by A. Merritt.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to Robert H. Davis, acknowledging his appreciation for Larry O'Keefe's belief in the fairies.
- [The Moon Pool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/the-moon-pool.md): Dr. David Throckmartin recounts his terrifying experiences on the island of Ponape, where he and his team discovered a mysterious moon pool that leads to a hidden world. The pool, illuminated by a strange green light, is
- [The Thing on the Moon Path](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/i-the-thing-on-the-moon-path.md): Dr. Walter Goodwin, returning from botanical research in the d'Entrecasteaux Islands, encounters his old friend Dr. David Throckmartin at Port Moresby. Throckmartin appears profoundly changed, his face marked by a distur
- [II: “Dead! All Dead!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/ii-dead-all-dead.md): Dr. Throckmartin recounts his expedition to the Nan-Matal ruins on Ponape, describing the cyclopean megalithic structures and the superstitious fear of the native workers. He reveals that his wife Edith, Stanton, and Tho
- [III: The Moon Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/iii-the-moon-rock.md): Throckmartin recounts the events leading to the discovery of the Moon Rock on Nan-Tauach. After their native laborers leave during the full moon, strange crystalline sounds emanate from the island, unsettling the party. 

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- [IV: The First Vanishings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/iv-the-first-vanishings.md)
- [V: Into the Moon Pool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/v-into-the-moon-pool.md)
- [VI: “The Shining Devil Took Them!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/vi-the-shining-devil-took-them.md)
- [VII: Larry O'Keefe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/vii-larry-o-keefe.md)
- [VIII: Olaf's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/viii-olaf-s-story.md)
- [IX: A Lost Page of Earth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/ix-a-lost-page-of-earth.md)
- [The Moon Pool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/x-the-moon-pool.md)
- [XI: The Flame-Tipped Shadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xi-the-flame-tipped-shadows.md)
- [XII: The End of the Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xii-the-end-of-the-journey.md)
- [XIII: Yolara, Priestess of the Shining One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xiii-yolara-priestess-of-the-shining-one.md)
- [XIV: The Justice of Lora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xiv-the-justice-of-lora.md)
- [XV: The Angry, Whispering Globe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xv-the-angry-whispering-globe.md)
- [XVI: Yolara of Muria vs. the O’Keefe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xvi-yolara-of-muria-vs-the-o-keefe.md)
- [The Leprechaun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xvii-the-leprechaun.md)
- [XVIII: The Amphitheatre of Jet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xviii-the-amphitheatre-of-jet.md)
- [The Madness of Olaf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xix-the-madness-of-olaf.md)
- [XX: The Tempting of Larry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xx-the-tempting-of-larry.md)
- [XXI: Larry’s Defiance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxi-larry-s-defiance.md)
- [XXII: The Casting of the Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxii-the-casting-of-the-shadow.md)
- [XXIII: Dragon Worm and Moss Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxiii-dragon-worm-and-moss-death.md)
- [The Crimson Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxiv-the-crimson-sea.md)
- [XXV: The Three Silent Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxv-the-three-silent-ones.md)
- [The Wooing of Lakla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxvi-the-wooing-of-lakla.md)
- [XXVII: The Coming of Yolara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxvii-the-coming-of-yolara.md)
- [XXVIII: In the Lair of the Dweller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxviii-in-the-lair-of-the-dweller.md)
- [XXIX: The Shaping of the Shining One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxix-the-shaping-of-the-shining-one.md)
- [XXX: The Building of the Moon Pool](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxx-the-building-of-the-moon-pool.md)
- [Larry and the Frog-Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxxi-larry-and-the-frog-men.md)
- [XXXII: “Your Love; Your Lives; Your Souls!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxxii-your-love-your-lives-your-souls.md)
- [The Meeting of Titans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-meeting-of-titans.md)
- [The Coming of the Shining One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-coming-of-the-shining-one.md)
- [XXXV: “Larry—Farewell!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/xxxv-larry-farewell.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_pool_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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