The Floating Island

by Jules Verne

The Floating Island, or The Pearl of the Pacific (also published as Propeller Island , and as The Self-Propelled Island ) is a science fiction novel by French author Jules Verne (1828-1905). It was first published in 1895 as part of the Voyages Extraordinaires . It relates the adventures of a French string quartet in Milliard City, a city on a massive ship in the Pacific Ocean, inhabited entirely by millionaires. Includes a new introduction by literary scholar Darrell Schweitzer. Read More

The Floating Island, or The Pearl of the Pacific (also published as Propeller Island , and as The Self-Propelled Island ) is a science fiction novel by French author Jules Verne (1828-1905). It was first published in 1895 as part of the Voyages Extraordinaires . It relates the adventures of a French string quartet in Milliard City, a city on a massive ship in the Pacific Ocean, inhabited entirely by millionaires. Includes a new introduction by literary scholar Darrell Schweitzer. Read Less