The Tower of Destiny (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781612271019)

Joseph Méry (1798-1866) was the nearest French equivalent to Edgar Allan Poe as a ground-breaking pioneer of speculative fiction. The title piece is a significant exercise in alternate history, in which Méry imagined that Napoleon's life took a different turn in Egypt in 1799. The Truth About Creation argues in a mock-serious manner that there is nothing supernatural about God's creation of the world.The Lunarians, inspired by the New York Sun's famous "moon hoax" of 1835, offers a colorful picture of a Selenite civilization. The Explorations of Victor Hummer describes the rediscovery of a mythical city in Egypt. What We Shall See outlines the Utopian prospects of future human progress and includes some striking imagery of a future Paris, also featured in the classic The Ruins of Paris.

Author: Joseph Mery
ISBN-10: 1612271014
ISBN-13: 9781612271019
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2012
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d