First in Verne's Extraordinary Voyages series. Originally released in French in 1863 first published in English in 1890 (English translation by William Lackland). Five Weeks in a Balloon will be a prized addition to libraries and science fiction reading lists, and a must-read for Verne fans and steampunk connoisseurs. As part of the Early Classics of Science Fiction series, this critical edition features extensive notes, all the illustrations from the original French edition, and a complete Verne biography and bibliography. Fusing adventure, comedy, and science fiction, Five Weeks has all the key ingredients of classic Verne: sly humor and cheeky characters, an innovative scientific invention, a tangled plot that's full of suspense and surprise, and visions of an unknown realm. It tells the tale of a 4,000-mile balloon trip over the mysterious continent of Africa, a trip that wouldn't actually take place until well into the next century. Initially published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in what would become the author's "Extraordinary Voyages" series. Evans, this edition honors not only Verne's farseeing science, but also his zest, style, and storytelling brilliance. Prepared by two of America's leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. One of the great "first novels" in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation.
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