Master of the World

by Jules Verne · first published 1904

Master of the World (French: Maître du monde), published in 1904, is one of the last novels by French pioneer science fiction writer, Jules Verne. At the time Verne wrote the novel, his health was failing. Master of the World is a "black novel," filled with foreboding and fear of the rise of tyrants such as the novel's villain, Robur, and totalitarianism. It is a sequel to his 1886 novel Robur the Conqueror.

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Genre:

Science Fiction, Adventure fiction, Crime fiction

Original language:

French

Year page:

1904