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Victorian Science FictionClassic Fantasy

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

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A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is a Victorian science fiction and classic fantasy novel by John Jacob Astor. Readers will find themes of utopias, space ships and manned space flight.

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About A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

"A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future" by John Jacob Astor is a science fiction novel published in 1894. Set in the year 2000, it envisions a world transformed by technological marvels: worldwide telephone networks, solar power, and space travel. American explorers journey to Jupiter, encountering a dangerous jungle world filled with monstrous creatures and vast resources. On Saturn, they meet ancient spirits who reveal troubling prophecies about their fates and describe Cassandra, a distant icy world harboring unworthy souls.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Utopias
  • Space ships
  • Manned space flight
  • Jupiter, Planet
  • Saturn, Planet

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Who wrote A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future?

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future was written by John Jacob Astor.

What genre is A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

Is A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 11 h 17 min.

What books are similar to A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future?

Readers who like it often enjoy From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon, The Misplaced Battleship and Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887.

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