In Sunfire by Francis Stevens, five explorers travel by canoe to the headwaters of the Rio Silencioso, to a hidden lake with an ancient pyramid. There they are seduced and trapped, and are fated to become human sacrifices to an ancient god. Sunfire (1923) – Harrowing and Weird Events Startle the Five Adventurers Who Land Upon a Far-off Island Chapter One – The Derelict Fleet Chapter Two – To The Rescue Chapter Three – Scolopendra Horribilis Chapter Four – “Sunfire” Chapter Five – The Bronze Lever Chapter Six – Assai Wine Chapter Seven – The Hag Chapter Eight – “Tata Quarahy” Part Two – A Resume Of The Early Chapters Chapter Nine – An Unwelcome Invitation Chapter Ten – The Dance Chapter Eleven – The Sacrifice Chapter Twelve – Revenge! Chapter Thirteen – An Awful Chime Chapter Fourteen – Flight Chapter Fifteen – Down The Stair Chapter Sixteen – The Story Of Miss Enid Widdiup Sunfire was Bennett’s last published work. It was serialized in two parts in Weird Tales in 1923. Sunfire contains 2 illustrations.
