Aventures extraordinaires d'un savant russe; IV. Le désert sidéral by Le Faure et al.

"Aventures extraordinaires d'un savant russe; IV. Le désert sidéral" by G. Le Faure et H. de Graffigny is a science fiction narrative written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character of Mickhaïl Ossipoff, a passionate and ambitious Russian scientist whose obsession with astronomical discovery leads him to commit a reckless act that jeopardizes the safety of his companions as they travel through space. The opening of the book introduces us to Ossipoff as he grapples with the consequences of his recent betrayal: having left his daughter and friends behind on Earth, he has diverted their spacecraft, the Éclair, towards the hypothetical planet Hypérion, driven by his unquenchable curiosity. As his companions awaken and confront him, the dramatic tension escalates with their fears of being lost in the vastness of space. The narrative blends elements of scientific inquiry, personal conflict, and cosmic adventure, inviting readers into a world where the boundaries of human ambition and the mysteries of the universe collide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Le Faure, Georges, 1856-1953
Author Graffigny, H. de (Henry), 1863-1934
Title Aventures extraordinaires d'un savant russe; IV. Le désert sidéral
Credits Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Chuck Greif and the Online
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Science fiction
Subject Moon -- Fiction
Subject Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction
Subject Solar system -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 24924
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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