The Poison Belt

"The Poison Belt" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a story set around the turn of the 20th century, where a group of well-known characters, Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and journalist Mr. E. D. Malone, face a global disaster from a strange cosmic occurrence. Told from Malone’s perspective, the group planned to reminisce about their past adventures, but instead discover Challenger's alarming theory that Earth is entering a deadly "poison belt." As this theory becomes reality, the characters come face to face with ominous symptoms and race to discover a solution, seeking safety in oxygen tanks to escape the poison, as the very survival of humankind hangs in the balance, the story establishes a tone of worry and drama.