Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea&&L/I&&R, is not only a brilliant piece of scientific prophecy, but also a thrilling story with superb, subtle characterizations.&&LBR&&R&&LBR&&RThe year is 1866 and the Pacific Ocean is being terrorized by a deadly sea monster. The U.S. government dispatches marine-life specialist Pierre Aronnax to investigate aboard the warship &&LI&&RAbraham Lincoln&&L/I&&R. When the ship is sunk by the mysterious creature, he and two other survivors discover that the monster is in fact a marvelous submarine―the &&LI&&RNautilus&&L/I&&R―commanded by the brilliant but bitter Captain Nemo. Nemo refuses to let his guests return to land, but instead taking them on a series of fantastic adventures in which they encounter underwater forests, giant clams, monster storms, huge squid, treacherous polar ice and―most spectacular of all―the magnificent lost city of Atlantis!&&LBR&&R&&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R&&LSTRONG&&RVictoria Blake&&L/B&&R&&L/B&&R is a freelance writer. She has worked at the &&LI&&RParis Review&&L/I&&R and contributed to the &&LI&&RBoulder Daily Camera&&L/I&&R, small literary presses in the United States, and English-language publications in Bangkok, Thailand. She currently lives and works in San Diego, California.&&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R