 In 1929 it was followed by a sequel, "The Lord of the Dark Face", beginning with the April issue of "The Strand".The same year the novel was published in "The Maracot Deep and Other Stories" from John Murray in London, and was released in the U.S. by Doubleday Books of New York.The novel revolves around the legend of Atlantis, mentioned as an ancient city or continent which was drowned by the sea due to divine intervention.