Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Jules Verne
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"Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel published in 1877. When a comet strikes Earth near Gibraltar, 36 people from various nations are carried away into space on fragments of the planet. As they journey through the solar system, the survivors must adapt to bizarre physical conditions—altered gravity, shortened days, and mysterious atmospheric changes—while old earthly rivalries persist. With two years to
find a way home before the comet's return, their survival depends on understanding their strange new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Title | Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_on_a_Comet |
| Note | Translation of Hector Servadac; voyages et aventures |
| Credits | Produced by Judy Boss, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1353 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01353-4 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3394 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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