Fromthediscoveryofastrangeparchmentinanoldbookseller’sshoptothefantasticdescentthroughadormantvolcanointoasubterraneanworldofdangerandbeauty,AJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthisaswonderfullyentertainingtodayaswhenitwasfirstpublished.OneofJulesVerne’sfinestnovels,itsuniquecombinationof“hard“scienceandvividimaginationhelpedestablishthisbrilliantFrenchmanasthefatherofmodernsciencefiction.Ahigh-tensionodyssey,itdepictsthreemenwhoventureintoanunknown,fearsomeunderworldtodiscoverwhatliesatthemysteriouscenteroftheearth--whileriskingtheirchancesofeverreturningtothesurfacealive.WithanIntroductionbyBearGryllsandanAfterwordbyLeonardNimoy
