Captain Nemo
Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller imagines the life of Jules Verne in this "rollicking whopper of a novel [that] glides down smoothly" ( Publishers Weekly). Captain Nemo is the fictional life story of one of Jules Verne's most memorable characters from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. This alternate history covers his boyhood frienโฆ A New York Times bestseller imagines the life of Jules Verne in this "rollicking whopper of a novel [that] glides down smoothly" ( Publishers Weekly). Captain Nemo is the fictional life story of one of Jules Verne's most memorable characters from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. This alternate history covers his boyhood friendship with the dreamer, Jules Verne, adventures aboard sailing ships, battles with pirates, and survival on a mysterious deserted island. Each time he returns home to his beloved France, Captain Nemo shares the tales of his exploits with the struggling writer Verne. We follow Nemo's exploration of hidden caverns that lead to the center of the earth, travels across darkest Africa in a hydrogen balloon, and his imprisonment by an evil Ottoman caliph who commands the dark genius to construct a sub-marine boat, the Nautilus, in order to attack merchant ships that venture through the newly completed Suez Canal. "K. J. Anderson seamlessly blends events of Jules Verne's real life with the plotlines of his fictional works. His portrayal of Verne is masterful: a man able to break free from the circumstances that stifle him through his vivid imagination and the inspiration provided by his lifelong friend, Nemo." โHarry Turtledove, New York Timesโbestselling author of The Guns of the South "A swashbuckling mix of Jules Verne, Daniel DeFoe, and Michael Crichton." โTerry Brooks, New York Timesโbestselling author of The Sword of Shannara
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