Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Jules Verne, Kim Stanley Robinson

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Random House
03 July 2006

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Extraordinary Voyages

Filled with the authentic detail and startling immediacy , this is the fantastic adventure that secured Verne's reputation as the premier writer of speculative fiction.

Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne's prophetic novel of man's race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen.

When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close of the Civil War, their president, Impey Barbicane, proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. But when Barbicane's adversary places a huge wager that the project will fail and a daring volunteer elevates the mission to a ""manned"" flight, one man's dream turns into an international space race.

A story of rip-roaring action, humor, and wild imagination, From the Earth to the Moon is as uncanny in its accuracy and as filled with authentic detail and startling immediacy as Verne's timeless masterpieces 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days.

By: Jules Verne
Introduction by: Kim Stanley Robinson
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 106mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9780553213973
ISBN 10: 0553213970
Series: Extraordinary Voyages
Pages: 211
Publication Date: 03 July 2006
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Journey to the Centre of the Earth

The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived. --Arthur C. Clarke From the Trade Paperback edition.