In the short story "A Descent into the Maelström" a man recounts how he got shipwrecked and survived in a gigantic whirlpool – driven by a supernatural hurricane.<br/>Inspired by the ›Moskstraumen‹, the tale is couched as a story within a story, told at the summit of a mountain climb in Norway. The review is told by an old fisherman who reveals that he only appears old ...<br/>The tale has been grouped with Poe's stories of ratiocination and is also labeled as an early form of science fiction.