Extraordinary Visions (hardback)

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>BEFORE SCIENCE FICTION THERE WAS JULES VERNE</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the late 19 Century during a span of 42 years Jules Verne wrote over 50 novels in the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Voyages Extraordinaires </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>collection. His style and subject matter shaped Science Fiction into the genre we now know. Verne led the way and his amazing tales still delight us today. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories written by a select group of modern authors inspired by classics like </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas Journey to the Center of the Earth </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Around the World in Eighty Days</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> as well as Verne's many other works. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What secrets await a salvage team raising the Nautilus and who else wants that submarine?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What really happened when Nellie Bly met Jules Verne during her 1889 trip around the world?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>On the front lines of World War I did a steam-powered mechanical elephant join the fray?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Baltimore Gun Club wouldn't try to alter Earth's rotational speed-would they?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What if your son recreated a thrilling chapter of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>20000 Leagues</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> in your house?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What is so odd </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>very</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> odd about a particular shop full of Vernian antiques? </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mysterious beings dwell at the center of the Earth but might they take revenge on the surface?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Verne's spirit and imagination remain vibrant and relevant today. His voyages continue in </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Extraordinary Visions</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. </span></p><p> </p>