Off on a Comet

When a mysterious comet sweeps past Earth, Captain Hector Servadac and a handful of companions are hurled into the strangest adventure of their lives. Torn from the familiar world and carried away on a fragment of land into space, they must piece together the truth of their impossible situation while confronting freezing temperatures, dwindling supplies, strange new skies, and the eerie beauty of the cosmos.

Off on a Comet is one of Jules Verne’s most imaginative scientific romances—a bold mixture of astronomy, survival adventure, satire, and Victorian wonder. As Servadac, Count Timascheff, Lieutenant Procope, the loyal Ben Zoof, the irascible Professor Rosette, and the miserly Isaac Hakkabut struggle to understand their new world, Verne transforms a cosmic disaster into a grand voyage across the solar system.

This edition brings Verne’s fantastic adventure to a new generation of readers, preserving the flavor of the classic tale while presenting it in a fresh, readable form. With its blend of science, humor, danger, and sweeping celestial spectacle, Off on a Comet remains a remarkable journey into the unknown from one of the great pioneers of science fiction.