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Off on a Comet
Drawing by Paul Philippoteaux, engraving by Charles Laplante (fr), 1877
Author
Jules Verne
Original title
Hector Servadac
Translator
Unknown (1877), Ellen Frewer (1877), Edward Roth (1877-78), I. O. Evans (1965)
Illustrator
Paul Philippoteaux
Language
French
Series
The Extraordinary Voyages #15
Genre
Science fiction, adventure
Publisher
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
Publication date
1877
Publication place
France
Published in English
1877
Media type
Print (hardcover)
Preceded by
Michael Strogoff
Followed by
The Child of the Cavern
Off on a Comet (French: Hector Servadac) is an 1877 science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne. It recounts the journey of several people carried away by a comet contacting the Earth. The comet passes by various bodies in the Solar System before returning the travelers to the Earth.
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