eastern

“Miasto pływające” to powieść Juliusza Verne’a,  uznanego za jednego z pionierów gatunku science fiction. Powieść ta powstała w oparciu o wrażenia z krótkiej podróży do Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki, którą Verne odbył w 1867 na pokładzie największego wówczas statku świata – parowca SS Great Eastern.

A pair of seventeen-year-old boys leaves the house to make their way to fate in the Far Eastern seas. „It must be my hands that are at fault, then,” replied Clive. „I’ve been trying everywhere for the past three weeks, and can’t get taken on. I came down here to look up Captain Brereton, an old friend of my father’s. He’s skipper and part owner of a tramp steamer, the Sphinx. I hoped to cadge a passage...

One of the most famous science-fiction stories ever written, „The War of the Worlds” helped launch the entire genre by exploiting the concept of interplanetary travel. Thirty-five million miles into space, a species of Martians sets eyes on planet Earth. With their own planet doomed for destruction, the Martians prepare to invade. Their weapons are ready and their aim is ruthless. The war of the worlds...