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Victorian Science FictionClassic Fantasy

Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space

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Jules Verne's Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space is a Victorian science fiction and classic fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of interplanetary voyages.

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About Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space

"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.
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  • Science fiction
  • Interplanetary voyages

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Who wrote Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space?

Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space was written by Jules Verne.

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

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