{"product_id":"journey-to-the-isles-of-brian-stableford-9781612277943","title":"Journey to the Isles of Atlantis","description":"\u003cp\u003eJourney to the Isles of Atlantis is the sixteenth volume in a series of anthologies translating antique items of French roman scientifique. Included in this collection are \u003cem\u003eFututistic Paris in 5839\u003c\/em\u003e (1822), a story for which the editor was fined a thousand francs and sentenced to three months in prison; \u003cem\u003eThe Clockmaker of Nuremberg\u003c\/em\u003e (1882) and \u003cem\u003eThe Inventor\u003c\/em\u003e (1902), which anticipate the age of aviation; \u003cem\u003eKing Beta\u003c\/em\u003e (1905), in which an aeronaut ends up in a kingdom where modern science is unknown and people still believe in the power of enchanters. Optimistic accounts of the human future future are presented in \u003cem\u003eHumans in the Year 3000\u003c\/em\u003e (1907), dedicated to H G Wells, and \u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of the Earth in 2009 \u003c\/em\u003e(1909). Finally, the eponymous Atlantis-based fantasy written in 1914 features Plato's fictitious island, and uses that vanished civilization as a satirical reflection of contemporary France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Stableford,Gustave Guitton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612277942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612277943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollywood Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Brian Stableford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474154045695,"sku":"9781612277943","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ffeac39-9fc0-44e7-96e1-caa388a7fbac.jpg?v=1762315163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journey-to-the-isles-of-brian-stableford-9781612277943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}