A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 1999-01-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #1607 |
Description
"A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future" by John Jacob Astor is a science fiction novel published in 1894. Set in the year 2000, it envisions a world transformed by technological marvels: worldwide telephone networks, solar power, and space travel. American explorers journey to Jupiter, encountering a dangerous jungle world filled with monstrous creatures and vast resources. On Saturn, they meet ancient spirits who reveal troubling prophecies about their fates and describe Cassandra, a distant icy world harboring unworthy souls. (This is an automatically generated summary.)