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A massive steamship crosses the Atlantic, carrying passengers with secrets and dramas of their own. A Floating City mixes ocean adventure with a love story set aboard the Great Eastern.

Jules Verne based this on his own trip across the ocean in 1867. If you enjoy stories where the setting is just as alive as the characters, this one is for you.

A ship gets trapped in Arctic ice, and the crew must survive the brutal cold and long darkness. A Winter Amid the Ice is a tense survival story that keeps you reading until the end.

Jules Verne published this early story in 1855. If you enjoy tales of courage in harsh, frozen places, this quick read will not let you down.

A ship sails deep into Antarctic waters to search for a crew that vanished years before. An Antarctic Mystery is a cold, tense adventure into one of the most remote places on Earth.

Jules Verne wrote this in 1897 as a sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's only novel. If you like exploration stories with a touch of mystery, this one delivers.

Three men are sealed inside a metal shell, hurtling through space toward the moon. Around the Moon is a bold space adventure written a century before anyone actually went there.

Jules Verne published this in 1870, and his science was surprisingly close to reality. It is a fun, quick read that makes you appreciate how far human imagination can reach.

Phileas Fogg bets his fortune that he can circle the entire globe in eighty days. Around the World in Eighty Days is a race against time that takes you through trains, ships, and wild escapes.

Jules Verne published this in 1872, and readers around the world followed the trip like a real event. This is the adventure book that started a whole genre of travel stories.

A French circus family gets stranded in California and decides to travel home the long way, through Alaska and Russia. Cesar Cascabel is a colorful journey across half the globe with a family that never gives up.

Jules Verne published this in 1890, packed with adventure and heart. If you love road trip stories with unexpected twists, you will enjoy this one.

When the captain dies at sea, a fifteen-year-old boy must take charge of the ship and everyone on board. Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen is an adventure story about courage, betrayal, and growing up fast.

Jules Verne published this in 1878, and it also tackles the horrors of the slave trade. It is exciting to read and has a strong moral heart.

A scientist secretly pumps oxygen into a sleepy town to see what happens, and the results are wild. Doctor Ox is a funny, clever story about science gone out of control.

Jules Verne published this short tale in 1872. It is one of his most playful works, and you can finish it in a single sitting.

A family floats down the Amazon River on a giant raft, heading to a wedding, but a dark secret follows them. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is part river adventure, part mystery, and all excitement.

Jules Verne published this in 1881, bringing the Amazon jungle to life. You will feel the heat, hear the water, and race to find out the family's secret.

A mad scientist invents a weapon that could destroy any navy in the world, and a pirate kidnaps him to get it. Facing the Flag is a thriller about dangerous inventions and what happens when science falls into the wrong hands.

Jules Verne published this in 1896. It feels ahead of its time, like a warning about weapons technology that still rings true.

Three men climb into a balloon and float across Africa, and everything that can go wrong does. Five Weeks in a Balloon was the book that made Jules Verne famous.

Jules Verne published this in 1863 and launched a career full of wild adventures. If you love travel, danger, and surprises at every turn, start here.

After the Civil War, a group of gun lovers decides to shoot a capsule at the Moon with people inside it. From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon tells the full journey there and back.

Jules Verne wrote this a hundred years before the real Moon landing. He got some of the details surprisingly right, and it's fun to see how close he came.

A group of Americans builds a giant cannon to launch a bullet straight at the Moon. From the Earth to the Moon is part adventure, part science, and all fun.

Jules Verne published this in 1865, over a century before humans actually reached the Moon. If you enjoy stories where bold ideas meet wild determination, you'll like this one.

A rich young man gets stranded on a desert island and has to learn to survive from scratch. Godfrey Morgan is about what happens when comfort disappears and real life begins.

Jules Verne takes a character who has never worked a day in his life and drops him into nature. It's a fun and fast story about growing up the hard way.

A message in a bottle sends a group of travelers around the world to find a lost sea captain. In Search of the Castaways is a race through storms, earthquakes, and wild lands.

Jules Verne takes you from South America to Australia and beyond. Every chapter brings a new danger and a new place to discover.

What will a single day look like a thousand years from now? In the Year 2889 imagines flying cities, video calls, and news you can eat for breakfast.

Jules Verne wrote this short story as a fun look at the far future. Some of his predictions came true, which makes it even more fun to read.

A professor finds a coded message that leads him down a volcano and into the Earth itself. Journey to the Center of the Earth is pure adventure from start to finish.

Jules Verne fills the underground world with ancient seas, giant mushrooms, and prehistoric creatures. You'll feel like you're climbing down right beside the characters.

A stubborn merchant refuses to pay a small tax to cross a bridge, so he travels all the way around the Black Sea instead. Kéraban the Inflexible is a funny adventure about a man who won't bend for anyone.

Jules Verne turns a simple trip into a wild journey full of danger and laughs. You'll shake your head at Kéraban's stubbornness and root for him at the same time.

A mysterious vehicle appears that can drive, fly, sail, and dive, and its inventor threatens the world. Master of the World is a chase story about one man's dangerous hunger for power.

Jules Verne wrote this as a sequel to Robur the Conqueror. It's fast, tense, and packed with the inventive spirit that makes Verne so fun to read.

A courier must cross all of Russia to deliver a secret message while enemies try to stop him. Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar is a race against time through ice, fire, and betrayal.

Jules Verne created one of his bravest heroes in Michael Strogoff. The action never stops, and you'll root for him on every page.

The American Civil War tears families apart, and two sides fight over freedom, loyalty, and the future of a nation. North Against South tells that story through the eyes of people caught in the middle.

Jules Verne is known for science fiction, but here he turned to real history with the same sense of adventure. It is a side of Verne you might not expect.

A comet hits the Earth and carries a piece of land, along with its people, into space. Off on a Comet is Jules Verne at his most wild and creative.

Jules Verne published this in 1877, mixing humor, science, and survival in outer space. If you like space stories with a sense of fun, you will love this.

Written in 1863 but lost for over a century, this novel predicts a future Paris ruled by technology and money. Paris in the Twentieth Century is a dark warning about a world that forgets art and humanity.

Jules Verne's publisher rejected this because it was too gloomy. Many of his predictions about cars, calculators, and electric lights came true.

A mysterious inventor builds a flying machine and kidnaps two men to prove that the future belongs to heavier-than-air flight. Robur the Conqueror is Jules Verne's high-flying adventure about technology and ambition.

Jules Verne published this in 1886, nearly 20 years before the Wright Brothers flew. He imagined aircraft before they existed, and the story still feels exciting.

A ship sails north with a crew that doesn't know where they're going or who's really in charge. The Adventures of Captain Hatteras follows one man's obsession with reaching the North Pole at any cost.

Jules Verne fills this novel with ice storms, mutiny, and survival against impossible cold. It's a gripping adventure about how far ambition can push a person.

Two teams of scientists travel to Africa to measure a piece of the Earth. The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa turns a science mission into a story of rivalry, danger, and wild African terrain.

Jules Verne mixes real science with adventure, wild animals, and political tension. It's a lesser-known Verne novel that fans of exploration will enjoy.

Two scientists inherit a huge fortune and build rival cities with opposite visions. The Begum's Fortune is a battle between a city of health and a city of weapons.

Jules Verne turns science fiction into a question about what people would build if money were no limit. This one feels like a warning as much as an adventure.

During the American Civil War, a ship captain tries to sneak past the Union navy to deliver goods. The Blockade Runners is a fast adventure about risk, profit, and a surprise passenger.

Jules Verne keeps this novella short and full of action. You can finish it in one sitting, and it will keep you guessing until the end.

Villagers in Transylvania fear the old castle on the hill, and strange lights have appeared there. The Carpathian Castle blends gothic mystery with technology in a way only Verne could.

Jules Verne wrote this before Dracula, setting his own story in the same region. The explanation behind the haunting is clever and ahead of its time.

Deep inside a Scottish coal mine, a mysterious girl has lived her whole life underground. The Child of the Cavern mixes adventure, science, and a hidden world beneath the earth.

Jules Verne turns a coal mine into a place of wonder and danger. If you like stories about discovering secrets in dark places, this one is for you.

A team travels to the frozen north of Canada to build a trading post, only to discover the ground they built on is floating out to sea. The Fur Country is a survival adventure in the Arctic wilderness.

Jules Verne fills this novel with geography, wildlife, and real danger. The slow realization of the crew's situation makes it one of his most suspenseful books.

A young woman refuses to marry until she sees the rare green flash that appears at sunset over the sea. The Green Ray is a charming adventure through the Scottish coast, full of beautiful scenery and gentle humor.

Jules Verne is known for science fiction, but this lighter novel shows his talent for romance and nature writing. It is a different side of Verne you might not expect.

Three lighthouse keepers on a remote island find they are not alone, and the others want them dead. The Lighthouse at the End of the World is a survival story set at the tip of South America.

Jules Verne wrote this as one of his last novels. It is darker than most of his other books, and the tension builds with every chapter.

Five men escape a Civil War prison by balloon and crash-land on a deserted island, and using nothing but their knowledge they build an entire civilization from scratch. The Mysterious Island is the ultimate survival adventure.

Jules Verne connects this story to both Twenty Thousand Leagues and other novels. It is a tribute to human skill and the power of working together.

A group of Americans buys the North Pole and plans to tilt the Earth's axis. The Purchase of the North Pole is a wild story about science, greed, and a plan that could change the planet.

Jules Verne mixed real science with big imagination. You will laugh at the bold scheme and wonder how close it comes to something real.

A ship catches fire at sea, and the passengers must survive on a raft with little food and no hope of rescue. The Survivors of the Chancellor shows what happens to people when the rules of society disappear.

Jules Verne wrote this as a diary, and every entry raises the tension. It is one of his darkest novels, and one of the hardest to put down.

A rich man in China loses his fortune and takes out a life insurance policy, setting off a wild chain of events. The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China is a fast, funny adventure about rediscovering the value of being alive.

Jules Verne set this story in a place he never visited, but his imagination fills every page. It is light, entertaining, and full of the surprises Verne is known for.

A lottery ticket gets lost, and two families in Norway race to claim it. Ticket No. "9672" is a suspenseful tale about luck, hope, and what money can do to people.

Jules Verne set this story against the beautiful fjords of Norway. It is a fun, fast read that shows Verne could write human drama just as well as science fiction.

Captain Nemo takes his submarine deep below the ocean, where no human has gone before. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is the adventure that made the world dream about exploring the deep sea.

Jules Verne published this in 1870, long before real submarines could do what he imagined. The wonder of the ocean and the mystery of Captain Nemo still pull readers in today.