The Moon Pool is a fantasy novel by Abraham Merritt. The plot concerns an advanced race which has developed within the Earth's core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One... This is just scratching the surface of an incredibly complex and suspenseful plot that will hold the listener captivated from beginning to end!