The Meteor Hunt by Jules Verne
The Meteor Hunt marks the first English translation from Jules Verne's own text of his delightfully satirical and visionary novel. While other, questionable versions of the novel have appeared-mainly, a significantly altered text by Verne's son Michel and translations of it-this edition showcases the original work as Verne wrote it. The Meteor Hunt is the story of a meteor of pure gold careening toward the earth and generating competitive greed among amateur astronomers and chaos among nations obsessed with the trajectory of the great golden object. Set primarily in the United States and offering a humorous critique of the American way of life, The Meteor Hunt is finally given due critical treatment in the translators' foreword, detailed annotations, and afterword, which clearly establish the historical, political, scientific, and literary context and importance of this long-obscured, genre-blending masterpiece in its true form. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was born in the French seaport town of Nantes. He is the author of many classics of science fiction and adventure, including 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Frederick Paul Walter is an adult services librarian in Albuquerque and vice president of the North American Jules Verne Society. He cotranslated and coedited (with Walter James Miller) Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues under the Sea: The Completely Restored and Annotated Edition. Walter James Miller is an emeritus professor of English in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at New York University. He translated and edited The Annotated Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon.-
The Purple Cloud
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Tarzan Alive
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The Circus of Dr. Lao
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The Poison Belt
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When Worlds Collide
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The Disappearance
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Pirates of Venus
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Lost on Venus
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Beyond Thirty
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The War in the Air
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Tales of Wonder
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In the Days of the Comet
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The Moon Pool
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The Eternal Savage
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Shadrach in the Furnace
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Land of Terror
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At the Earth's Core
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The Chase of the Golden Meteor
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The Girl in the Golden Atom
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Perfect Murders
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The Golden Volcano
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The Savage Gentleman
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Back to the Stone Age
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A Voyage to Arcturus
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Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars
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The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy
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Magellania
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The Self-Propelled Island
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Savage Pellucidar
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The Man with the Strange Head and Other Early Science Fiction Stories
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The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
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Tarzan at the Earth's Core
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The Great Romance
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The Wonder
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A Journey in Other Worlds
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The Sleeper Awakes
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Omega
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The Lost Continent
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Skylark Three
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Lighthouse at the End of the World
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The Last War
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The Absolute at Large
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The Moon Maid
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Gullivar of Mars
Jules Verne (1828–1905) was born in the French seaport town of Nantes. He is the author of many classics of science fiction and adventure, including 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon, and Around the World in Eighty Days.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803296343 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803296347 |
| Title | The Meteor Hunt |
| Author | Jules Verne |
| Series | Bison Frontiers Of Imagination |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 2006-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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