Hector Servadac

Hector Servadac is a science fiction novel written by Jules Verne. The story is set in the year 186x when a comet named Gallia passes near the Earth and causes a catastrophic event. The comet's gravitational pull separates a group of people, including the protagonist Hector Servadac, from the Earth's surface and launches them into space. Servadac and his companions find themselves on the comet's surface, which they discover is inhabited by strange creatures and has a different climate and atmosphere than Earth. They must adapt to their new environment and find a way to survive. As they explore the comet, they encounter a Russian aristocrat named Count Timascheff and his daughter, who were also separated from Earth during the comet's passing. Together, the group tries to find a way to return to Earth before the comet's orbit takes them too far away. The novel is a thrilling adventure that explores themes of survival, exploration, and the limits of human ingenuity. It is a classic work of science fiction that showcases Verne's vivid imagination and scientific knowledge.1905. Illustrated. French writer and pioneer of science fiction, whose is best known today for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. In Hector Servadac a comet takes Hector and his servant on a trip around the Solar System. In a tongue-in-cheek episode they discover a fragment of the Rock of Gibraltar, occupied by two Englishmen playing chess. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.