Victorian Science Fiction

Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star

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  • 1887 first published
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Published in 1887, Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star is a Victorian science fiction novel by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné.

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About Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star

A bizarre and exuberant work of pure imagination, Rondah, or, Thirty-Three Years in a Star tells the story of a ragtag group of space explorers who—aided by a shuttle set off by clockwork explosives in the Adirondack mountains—find themselves stranded on alien planet. Their adventures will test the limits of their frayed and tenuous bonds as they seek to colonize the planet, take claim of its resources, and rule over the bizarre alien lifeforms who inhabit it. Utterly strange and bursting at the seams with idea and incident, Florence Carpenter Dieudonne’s novel has since been cited as one of the first works of early speculative fiction to create a truly alien world inhabited by extraterrestrial life. - Summary by ChuckW
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Who wrote Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star?

Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star was written by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné and first published in 1887.

What genre is Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction.

Is there a free audiobook of Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 4 h 41 min.

What books are similar to Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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