Jules Verne, one of the founding fathers of science fiction, was the author of such thrilling and perennial favorites as Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, as well as more than sixty other novels of adventure and exploration. One hundred years after his death, this magnificent new collection celebrates Verne's amazing vision. A host of today's top science fiction authors pay homage to Verne's genius with a series of stories inspired by his groundbreaking imagination and original characters. In this anthology are extraordinary voyages of discovery and adventure from the four corners of the globe, and even within it. Following the tradition of Verne's original tales, Ian Watson tells of a journey deep into the center of the Earth, where Verne himself does battle with occultist Nazis, and Adam Roberts takes us to latter-day California, where a descendant of Verne's character Hector Servadac is preparing for the end of the world as we know it. These and many more compelling adventures add up to an anthology that will introduce a new generation to the wonder of Jules Verne and delight readers already familiar with the master.
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High Quality Homages to Jules Verne,
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I've decided to treat myself to only one of these a week after reading the first 4 this weekend. Who knows if we'll ever get new Verne stories again by authors of this caliber. (The editorial review doesn't do justice to the contributors. Check the table of contents scan.) Each story deserves to be savored fully. The first four are each very different - one's even a parody of Paris in the 20th Century - reflecting the various strengths and tastes of the authors; but, at the same time, you feel that you are reading Verne himself somehow. Even the parody!
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A great read for steampunk and alternative history fans,
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This Mammoth Book includes stories by a number of modern writers who use Verne's stories as a starting point for extrapolations of the future as the Victorians might have expected it to happen. I recommend it highly.
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This was a fine idea that didn't pan out so well. The stories are all pulled from some part of Jules Verne's works, but for the most part are themselves boring, the exception being the ones about Captain Nemo. Spend your hard-earned money on something more worthy.
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Jules Verne, Captain Nemo, Sunny Meadows, Michel Ardan, New York, Cliff Rhodes, Prime Minister, Miss Scrobot, Lincoln Island, Colonel White, Jehan Thun, Speranza Verde, Jim Leafinan, David White, Jack Fedogan, Herr Schwartz, Master Zacharius, Paul Verne, Captain Alexandre, Dottore Verde, Great Planner, Nicholas Alther, United States, Joe Smith, Monsieur Verne New!
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"He came to Liverpool," the old man said to me. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Jules Verne, Captain Nemo, Sunny Meadows, Michel Ardan, New York, Cliff Rhodes, Prime Minister, Miss Scrobot, Lincoln Island, Colonel White, Jehan Thun, Speranza Verde, Jim Leafinan, David White, Jack Fedogan, Herr Schwartz, Master Zacharius, Paul Verne, Captain Alexandre, Dottore Verde, Great Planner, Nicholas Alther, United States, Joe Smith, Monsieur Verne New!
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- From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne on 7 pages
- Hector Servadac by Jules Verne on 6 pages
- Around The World In Eighty Da (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by Jules Verne on 4 pages
- Around The World In Eighty Days (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by Jules Verne on 4 pages
- The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe on page 74, and page 424
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