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The Mysterious Island is a thrilling survival adventure by Jules Verne. After escaping a Civil War prison by balloon, five castaways land on an uncharted island, where they use their wits and science to build a new civilization. But the island holds secrets—and someone is watching them.

A letter from a sea captain, signed only with cryptic initials, directs an experienced sailor to built and outfit a ship, and to assemble a crew to sail on a dangerous adventure. The voyage starts towards a northerly destination with, as far as anyone knows, no captain aboard. After some time at sea, the captain finally appears and announces his identity, and his plan to sail to the North Pole. The crew faces dangers and hardship as they fight their way through the icy seas, while the captain drives them with single-minded focus to find a passage ever farther north.

When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil join an expedition organized by the US Navy to hunt down and destroy the menace. After months of fruitless searching, they finally grapple with their quarry, but Aronnax, Conseil, and the brash Canadian harpooner Ned Land are thrown overboard in the attack, only to find that the “monster” is actually a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by a mystical man who calls himself Captain Nemo.

The Steam House takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through India aboard a steam-powered mechanical elephant. What begins as a grand adventure soon turns into a desperate struggle against the vengeful Nana Sahib, a hidden assassin, and a long-buried secret. Will they escape this deadly game? A thrilling mix of technology, travel, and danger from the legendary Jules Verne.

Jules Verne’s Topsy-Turvy takes a fascinating and oddly prophetic look at global warming—through the lens of 19th-century adventure fiction. A group of inventors sets out to tilt the Earth’s axis to melt the Arctic ice, all in the name of resource exploitation. As scientific ambition collides with unforeseen consequences, this thought-provoking story raises questions about environmental responsibility and human ingenuity. A must-read for fans of Verne’s visionary storytelling.

The Survivors of the Chancellor is a harrowing tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and the desperate struggle to survive at sea. As passengers and crew descend into madness and despair, each day brings new horrors. A gripping and tragic maritime thriller from Jules Verne that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Underground City is a fascinating tale of discovery and survival deep beneath the earth. When mining engineer James Starr is invited back to an abandoned Scottish mine, he is stunned to learn that a hidden coal vein—and a mysterious secret—awaits him. A thrilling underground adventure from the master of imaginative storytelling, Jules Verne.

Off on a Comet is a thrilling sci-fi adventure where a group of people finds themselves stranded on a comet after it collides with Earth. Forced to adapt to an alien world, they face extreme cold, dwindling resources, and cultural clashes as they search for a way home. A classic Jules Verne tale of survival and ingenuity.

The Jules Verne Works Collection gathers his complete body of work, offering an immersive experience of his visionary storytelling and groundbreaking ideas.

Timeless Jules Verne Adventures features his most beloved stories, transporting listeners to extraordinary places through thrilling narration. Perfect for those who crave excitement, discovery, and boundless imagination.

Embark on thrilling journeys with Jules Verne Audiobooks, a collection of imaginative tales filled with adventure, exploration, and scientific wonder. These timeless stories take you to the depths of the ocean, the heart of the earth, and beyond the stars.

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At the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, a mob of zealous balloon enthusiasts plans to conquer the sky in a state-of-the-art dirigible. When a stranger, the mysterious Robur, declares that the future belongs not to balloons but to heavier-than-air flying machines, the Institute scornfully dismisses the idea. But Robur demands vengeance—and has a unique flying machine that will allow him to take it.

In betting fellow members of the famous Reform Club half his fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days, Phileas Fogg embarks on the most famous race in literature. Accompanied by his hot-blooded valet Passepartout, Fogg must face snowbound passes, sweltering jungles, opium dens, Sioux attacks and an alluring Indian princess to win the wager. But can our intrepid adventurers complete this thrilling race and make it back in time?

In Jules Verne’s classic adventure, Professor Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and harpooner Ned Land are captured aboard the submarine Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. They embark on an underwater journey exploring vibrant marine life, ancient shipwrecks, and hidden dangers. Nemo’s secret past and defiant isolation challenge conventional society and ignite the explorers’ wonder. Summary by Lina

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne is a thrilling adventure story of exploration, science, and discovery. This podcast follows the daring expedition of Professor Lidenbrock and his companions as they travel deep beneath the Earth's surface. Dive into a world of underground seas, prehistoric creatures, and scientific wonders in this timeless classic.

From the Earth to the Moon concerns a group of obsessive American Civil War veterans, members of the Baltimore Gun Club, who conceive the idea of creating an enormous cannon in order to shoot a “space-bullet” to the Moon from a site in Florida.

The Underground City is a novel about the fortunes of a mining community at Aberfoyle, Scotland. Miner James Starr, after receiving a letter from an old friend, leaves for the Aberfoyle mine. Although believed to be mined out a decade earlier, James Starr finds a mine overman, Simon Ford, along with his family living deep inside the mine. Simon Ford has found a large vein of coal in the mine but the characters must deal with mysterious and unexplainable happenings in and around the mine.

One of Jules Verne's final books, The Master of the World, which was released in 1904, is a science fiction classic. The novel was written as Verne's health was deteriorating. The Master of the World is a "dark novel," full of dread and anxiety about the emergence of totalitarianism and tyrants, embodied by the novel's antagonist, Robur.

Invasion of the Sea was written in 1904 when large-scale canal digging was very much a part of the political, economic, and military strategy of the world's imperial powers. Instead of linking two seas, as existing canals (the Suez and the Panama) did, Verne proposed a canal that would create a sea in the heart of the Sahara Desert. The story raises a host of concerns—environmental, cultural, and political. The proposed sea threatens the nomadic way of life of those Islamic tribes living on the site, and they declare war.