 Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
An eccentric Englishman accepts a challenge to circle the globe with unprecedented speed. Exotic locales, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and comic relief provide a fantastic blend of adventure, entertainment, and suspense.
all books in Fiction
|  |
| |  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne, Philip Schuyler Allen
The "man who invented the future," Verne created the prototype for modern science fiction. His prophetic 1870 adventure novel, featuring a bizarre underwater craft commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, predated the submarine.
all books in Fiction
| |
|
 Last and First Men
by Olaf Stapledon
This masterpiece of science fiction is an imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years. A must-read for scholars of the genre, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations.
all books in General
| |
| |  Star Maker
by Olaf Stapledon
This 1937 successor to Last and First Men offers another entrancing speculative history of the future, exploring intelligent star clusters and mingling among aliens for a memorable vision of infinity.
all books in General
| |
|
 Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
A geology professor mounts an expedition into a subterranean world — a living past that holds the secrets to the origins of human existence. Jules Verne's 19th-century action classic proves the journey is as significant as the destination.
all books in Fiction
| |
| |  Five Great Science Fiction Novels
by H. G. Wells
Five of H. G. Wells' most popular science-fiction novels in an attractive gift box: The First Men in the Moon, The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of the Worlds.
all books in Boxed Sets
| |
|
 The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
Fast-paced, exceptionally realistic account of Martian invaders' fantastic appearances, sophisticated technology, and increasingly bloodthirsty advances. Large-print edition of a science fiction classic that pioneered the genre.
all books in Large-Print Classics
| |
| |  The First Men in the Moon
by H. G. Wells
In this 1901 classic, Wells's "first men in the moon" practice lunar locomotion, get lost in a moon jungle, and confront intelligent life in lunar caverns. A delightful tale that still stirs the imagination.
all books in Fiction
| |
|
 The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
One of the most famous scientific fantasies ever written, this highly imaginative tale focuses on a scientist, capable of making himself invisible, who unleashes a bizarre streak of terror on the inhabitants of an English village.
all books in Fiction
| |
| |  Odd John and Sirius
by Olaf Stapledon
Two great novels: definitive fictionalization of mutated superman and an alien intelligence finds himself in an all too "human" world.
all books in General
| |
|
