20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & Around the Moon

by Jules Verne

An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention — a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of the South Pole . . .as Captain Nemo, one of the greatest villians ever created, takes his revenge on all society.

More than a marvelously thrilling drama, this classic novel, written in 1870, foretells with uncanny accuracy the inventions and advanced technology of the twentieth century and has become a literary stepping-stone for generations of science fiction writers.

Introduction by Isaac Asimov.

Genres: Science Fiction, Classics, Fiction

558 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1965

About the author

Novels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).

Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."

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Reviews

[Michael Fierce · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I was given this edition for Christmas when I was 10 years old and it will forever be one of my all-time favorites.

[Ally · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was revolutionary for its time.

[Lee Edgerton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously a classic. I enjoyed both stories albeit woefully inaccurate as far as our understanding of things 150 years ago. Worth the read though, if only as a story in how we perceived science, technology and the universe back then.

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[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only read 20000 Leagues Under the Sea for now, will likely check out Around the Moon at a later time. I do not generally read Science Fiction but really enjoyed this adventure.

[Nirupama P.R.V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic and entertaining!