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Tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog vluchten vijf krijgsgevangenen van de belegering van Richmond, Virginia, door een ballon te kapen. Een zware storm blaast hen ver weg. Na een aantal dagen naar weer en wind gevaren te hebben, landen ze op een onbekend vulkanisch eiland ergens in de Stille Zuidzee. Met behulp van Smith's vindingrijkheid kunnen ze zich aanpassen zodat ze kunnen overleven op het eiland, dat ze Lincoln Island noemen, naar hun president. Naast het bouwen van een zeewaardig vaartuig, kunnen ze ook hun geografische positie bepalen - ongeveer 2.

De reis om de wereld in 80 dagen is een van de bekendste romans van de franse schrijver Jules Verne. De avonturenroman over de rijke Phileas Fogg die wedt dat hij in 80 dagen om de wereld kan reizen werd gepubliceerd in 1873. Het verhaal en afgeleiden ervan werden talloze keren verfilmd. Zoals alle boeken van Verne speelt ook in De reis om de wereld in 80 dagen de nieuwe technologie van de negentiende eeuw een grote rol.

Yhdysvaltain sisällissodan aikana viisi sotavankia karkaa Virginian Richmondissa sijaitsevalta vankileiriltä kaappaamalla kuumailmapallon. Riehuvassa myrskyssä he kadottavat kurssin ja eksyvät. Muutaman myrskyisän päivän kuluttua he astuvat maihin tuliperäiselle, autiolle saarelle jossakin eteläisellä Tyynellämerellä. Smith-nimisen insinöörin kekseliäisyyden ansiosta he pystyvät selviämään hengissä saarella, jonka he ristivät presidenttinsä mukaan Lincoln Islandiksi.

Maailman ympäri 80 päivässä on Jules Vernen tunnetuin kirja täynnä huumoria, fantasiaa ja draamaa. Eräällä Lontoon klubeista lyödään herrasmiesten kesken vetoa siitä, onko 1870-luvulla mahdollista matkustaa maailman ympäri 80 päivän aikana. Tunnettu, kaavoihinkangistunut herrasmies Phileas Fogg ottaa vastaan haasteen, laittaa peliin koko omaisuutensa ja aloittaa pelottoman matkansa yhdessä ranskalaisen palvelijansa, Passepartout‘n, kanssa. Näin alkaa kaksikon mahtava voimannäyte läpi maailman eksoottisimpien kolkkien.

Ingeniør Cyrus Smith, korrespondent Gideon Spilett, Cyrus Smith' tjener Nab, mastrosen Pencroff og den forældreløse 15-årige Herbert Brown tager sammen på ballonfærd den 20. marts 1865. Men en ulykke gør en ende på rejse og lader de fem mænd strande på "Den hemmelighedsfulde ø"... Science fiction-romanens forgænger, den franske forfatter Jules-Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) er kendt for at skrive om rejser i verdensrummet, i luften og under vand, længe før rejser i disse elementer var mulige.

Levemanden Fileas Fogg indgår et væddemål om, hvorvidt det er muligt at rejse Jorden rundt på kun 80 dage. Med sig har han sin trofaste tjener Passepartout, og de to herrer får virkelig deres sag for, hvis Fogg skal vinde. Rejsen foregår til lands, til vands og på elefantryg, og vilde eventyr og overhængende farer truer Foggs sejr. Den franske forfatter Jules Verne (1828-1905) er ofte blevet kaldt science fiction-romanens forgænger.

Quiquendone är en liten, mycket lugn stad vid världens utkant. De har få besökare och de som bor där trivs mycket bra med sin sävliga tillvaro. Men allt detta förändras när den mystiske professor Ox dyker upp. Och professorn har med sig en rad saker som han utsätter invånarna för: elektriskt ljus istället för gasljus, drivmedel för att öka produktionen av mat, med mera. Snart befinner sig den lilla staden i ett helt nytt tillstånd. Ja, kaos har utbrutit och professor Ox ställs inför sina mystiska uppfinningars sanna natur.

"The Mysterious Island" (French: "L'île mystérieuse") is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" and "In Search of the Castaways", though thematically it is vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled "Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson".

"Around the World in Eighty Days" (French: "Le tour du monde en quatre vingts jours") is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 320,000 pounds wager (equal to 31,324,289 pounds today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

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Den tyske professorn Lidenbrock och hans brorson Axel och deras guide Hans ger sig iväg på en äventyrlig färd kantad av strapatser mot jordens medelpunkt. Professorn har hittat anteckningar på runskrift som beskriver hur man kan ta sig till jordens medelpunkt via en inaktiv vulkan på Island vid namn Snæfellsjökull. Jules Vernes sci-fi-klassiker om den farofyllda resan mot jordens medelpunkt kom ut första gången 1864. Verne var otroligt produktiv och populär under sin samtid och hans äventyrsromaner med science-fictioninslag hittar ständigt nya läsare.

In Search of the Castaways is a thrilling Jules Verne novel in which Lord and Lady Glenarvan, along with Captain Grant’s children, embark on a worldwide journey to rescue shipwreck survivors. Their search takes them across South America, Australia, and New Zealand, encountering danger at every turn.

Master of the World is a gripping techno-thriller by Jules Verne, in which Chief Inspector Strock investigates a series of bizarre incidents—an artificial volcano, an impossibly fast car, and a mysterious sea vessel. As he follows the clues, he discovers the work of a genius inventor who possesses a machine that can travel on land, sea, and air. Can Strock stop this dangerous mastermind before he takes control of the world?

Mysterious Island – Shipwrecked in the Air is the first part of Jules Verne’s classic survival adventure. As the American Civil War rages, five prisoners escape Richmond in a balloon, only to be swept thousands of miles away to a remote island. Stranded with limited resources, they must use their ingenuity to survive. But the island holds secrets—who or what is watching them?

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.

An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims to have found a route to the earth's core. Professor Lidenbrock can't resist the opportunity to investigate, and with his nephew Axel, he sets off across Iceland in the company of Hans Bjelke, a native guide. The expedition descends into an extinct volcano toward a sunless sea, where they encounter a subterranean world of luminous rocks, antediluvian forests, and fantastic marine life — a living past that holds the secrets to the origins of human existence.

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.