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Available
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Publication
Random House Audio (2006)
Description
Classic Literature. Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML: Around the world, the skies are ablaze with music and flashing lights. Atop many of the most recognizable monuments and landmarks, mysterious black and gold flags have appeared. Who�??or what�??is responsible for these strange phenomena? In Robur the Conquerer, science fiction master Jules Verne imagines two warring factions of brilliant inventors that have each developed the flight technology they believe will usher humanity into the future. Who will prevail? Read Robur the Conqueror to find out
User reviews
LibraryThing member john257hopper
This was initially interesting in depicting early mechanical flight nearly 20 years before the Wright Brothers. But there was very little plot and much of it read like a travelogue. It digressed into sheer tedium and I gave up on it 30 pages before the end as I could not make myself care what
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happened next; the plot summary on Wikipedia was a perfectly adequate and quicker, less painful way to fill in the ending. Show Less
LibraryThing member Garrison0550
I've read a pile of Verne books over the years and I always wondered how one man could be full of so many ideas. Then I read this book and realized this is when he ran out of them.
LibraryThing member Bill.Bradford
As pointed out in other reviews, the plot is certainly less than in in other Verne novels - still, it is amazing that Verne foresaw so much of heavier than air flight. A fun read just because of this.
LibraryThing member DanielSTJ
This was an entertaining account of flying machines, plots, and wild plot turns. I was thoroughly entertained by this one and would have even liked it to go further, but in its brevity lies its succinct prowess as well. This is a great tale, not perfect- mind you, but a good one and I feel that it
3.75 stars.
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offers much for early science-fiction enthusiasts, Verne lovers, and those interested in adventure stories.3.75 stars.
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