《Signet Classics The Mysterious Island》

by Jules Verne (Author),Isaac Asimov (Author),Bruce Sterling (Author)

Product details

Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages

Publisher: Signet Classics; Reprint edition (1 Jan. 2005)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0451529413

ISBN-13: 978-0451529411

Product Dimensions:10.7 x 3.2 x 17.3 cm

Product Description

With little more than courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escaped the siege of Richmond-by hot-air balloon. They have no idea if they'll ever see civilization again-especially when they're swept off by a raging storm to the shores of an uncharted island.

Review

"One of the best storytellers who ever lived."

"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

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"

About the Author

Jules Verne, born at Nantes, France, in 1828, of legal and seafaring stock, was the author of innumerable adventure stories that combined a vivid imagination with a gift for popularizing science. Although he studied law at Paris, he devoted his life entirely to writing. His most popular stories, besides "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870), include: "Five Weeks in a Balloon" (1863), "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1864), "A Trip to the Moon" (1865), "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1872), and "Michael Strogoff" (1876). In addition, he was the author of a number of successful plays, as well as a popular history of exploration from Phoenician times to the mid-nineteenth century, "The Discovery of the Earth" (1878-80). After a long and active career in literature, Jules Verne died at Amiens, France, in 1905.
Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.