Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Andre Laurie tells the story of intrepid French submariners who discover the sole survivors of Atlantis living within a crystal dome on the ocean floor. English edition published in 1896. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
A Lost Race novel of an Atlantean remnant beneath the ocean off the Azores. Andre Laurie was the only writer to have co-authored a book, Salvage from the Cynthia, with Jules Verne.
While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects such as new inventions, space, robot and aliens. This book looks at science fiction in precisely this manner, with twenty-one chapters that each deal with a subject that is repeatedly addressed in science fiction of recent centuries. Based on a packet of original essays that the author assembled for his classes, the book could serve as a supplemental textbook in science fiction classes, but also contains material of interest to science fiction scholars and others devoted to the genre. In some cases, chapters offer thorough surveys of numerous works involving certain subjects, such as imagined vehicles, journeys beneath the Earth and undersea adventures, discovering intriguing patterns in the ways that various writers developed their ideas. When comprehensive coverage of ubiquitous topics such as robots, aliens and the planet Mars is impossible, chapters focus on major themes referencing selected texts. A conclusion discusses other science fiction subjects that were omitted for various reasons, and a bibliography lists additional resources for the study of science fiction in general and the topics of each chapter.
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Among the few young adult novels written by Howard R. Garis under his own name, the Rocket Rider series introduced thousands of readers to the concept of rocket-propelled vehicles---in spite of the fact that Garis' explanation of how rockets work was consistently wrong! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó An atomic-powered spaceship on a mission to divert an asteroid from an impending collision with earth might sound like an up-to-date SF scenario...unless the book was written in 1916! Discoverer of the asteroid and passenger on the dangerous space mission is beautiful Rhoda Gibbs, an extraordinary woman 50 years ahead of her time. The novel's science is impeccable and remains accurate even by today's standards. Includes the prequel, The Man Who Rocked the Earth, which includes the first-ever realistic description of a nuclear explosion...right down to the gruesome effects of lingering radiation poisoning. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó This 1705 novel by Daniel Defoe is a prime example of the early use of an imaginary voyage to the moon to satirize life, politics and culture on earth. Defoe's novel is made even more remarkable by his prescient use of scientific devices, such as a flying machine propelled by an internal combustion engine. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Includes over 170 original illustrations by Gustave DoreNow with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Ernest L'Epine weaves an epic, satirical fantasy around the exploits of Emperor Charlemagne and his knights in their war against the Saracens. Most especially it is about the fearless warrior maiden, Mitaine, who becomes the page of the famed Roland after she conquers the incredible Fortress of Fear. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
