The Master of the World

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ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, Mar 31, 2009 - Fiction
Jules Verne's Master of the World (1904) is his last novel. It concerns technological developments. Chief Inspector John Strock is asked to investigate the volcanic eruption threatening the mountain towns of North Carolina and the strange movements of fast moving bodies traveling at very high speeds, but he is warned by a hand-lettered note to give up his investigation.

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About the author (2009)

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Master of the World
AuthorJules Verne
Editionunabridged
PublisherReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, 2009
ISBN1442944889, 9781442944886
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Fiction / Action & Adventure
Fiction / Classics
Fiction / Horror
Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure
Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction
  
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