Jules Verne
Science fiction master Jules Verne steers away from the fantastical realms limned in his most famous works with this thrilling historical adventure novel. Set in the American Civil War, The Blockade Runners focuses on the wartime exploits of a few brave souls who sought to circumvent the barricades set up in harbors throughout South Carolina and other southern U.S. states in order to provide life-giving supplies and aid to the citizens living
...Although French science fiction innovator Jules Verne is best known for fantastical tales such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he also wrote a number of fast-paced action-adventure stories. Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen falls into this category, following the protagonist of the title through an around the world whaling trip that goes horribly wrong.
The author of a stunning array of well-loved fantasy and adventure novels, including A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days and The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne is recognized as one of the most important figures in the development of the science fiction genre. Also published as The Lottery Ticket, this tale is an engaging adventure story that will enthrall
...Get set for pulse-pounding adventure on the high seas with the master of the early science fiction and action genres, Jules Verne. The novel The Survivors of the Chancellor is a fictional but remarkably well researched and detailed account of the passengers who survive the disastrous final voyage of the Chancellor, a British sailing vessel.
This carefully crafted ebook: "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1877. The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the "center of the Earth". They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals
...A Journey to the Center of the Earth, also translated as A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, follows a man, his nephew and their guide down an Icelandic volcano into the center of the earth. There they encounter an ancient landscape filled with prehistoric animals and natural dangers. There is some discussion as to whether Verne really believed that such things might be found in the center, or whether he shared the alternate view,
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