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	• Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Bantam Classics) Jules Verne Bantam, 2006 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 127 reviews view larger image
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what raiders of the lost ark is to archaeology, this is to geology

This is a great adventure story that can be appreciated by kids and adults alike. While science fiction, it is admirably well-suited for inspiring an interest in the science of geology. I recommend this book to anyone who likes tales of adventure, iceland, or geology.

a great intro to Jules Verne

This book is great! It blends amazing scientific theories with non-stop adventure and excitement. I wish that there was a sequel
to this incredible book. I highly suggest it to sciece critics and
people who love adventourous writing.

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Going Down

Jules Verne's Journey to the Center was an excellent book because instead of the usual facts that are written down he tells us a story that has theories and facts of the earth included with in the storyline. Most of the book takes place in the earth itself, but in the beginning most of it takes place in Iceland. This book is about a professor and his nephew that make a discovery that there is a way down to the center of the earth if they ascend down a mountain in Iceland. On they're way they meet a guide that leads them to the mountain called Mt. Sneffels. After that they descend down in to the mountain. They keep going down toward the center. They face many dangers and difficulties, such as thirst, light, getting lost, some injuries and fatigue. Later in the book they make discoveries that other scientist would have thought that they never existed. Jules Verne went straight into the story after giving the characters an introduction. The story was really good because it kept you in to the book and it also was fun to read while you learn something's as well. Compared to other books like this one I find that Journey to the Center of the Earth was better than the others. That is just my opinion though. Jules Verne did an excellent job on writing this book. He includes facts like how the earth is made up. This book is very informative without you realizing that you can learn things. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and science related books because this book is packed with adventure and has a lot of facts related to science. When you finish this book you finish it with new knowledge.

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King of Science Fiction

Jules Verne is definitely the father and master of science fiction. In this book, he chronicles the adventures of a German professor, his nephew, and an Icelandic guide into the depths of the earth. When I read it, it was very different from what I expected. Having been exposed to various film and television versions of this story, I imagined some sort of drilling machine was involved. Also, I had thought that there was some interaction with primitive tribes in the underground realm.

On reading this book, you'll discover a very different story. The professor buys and old book, and finds an ancient manuscript written by a famous alchemist in which the alchemist claims to have journeyed to the center of the Earth. The professor inspired by this claim rushes to Iceland to retrace the alchemist's footsteps. He drags his reluctant nephew along with him, and hires a guide in Iceland. These three men proceed to walk into the crater of a volcano, and they follow the empty lava tubes into the depths of the Earth. This is more of a survival story than anything else. They face shortages of food, water, light, and more. Verne really knows how to keep a story moving. For adventure fans, this is a great book to read!

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