The World Above the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781612270029)

A balloon ascent to the Heavens... A man with X-ray vision... A utopian metal city built on giant pylons above Paris... A sexless world in which women reproduce parthenogenetically and man is unknown... Is science insane? Unholy? See nine French authors of the 19th century grapple in a ground-breaking fashion with the future themes of science fiction. All the stories included in this volume predate the first translation into French of H.G. Wells. They are representative of a distinct tradition of romans scientifiques whose cardinal influences included astronomer Camille Flammarion and Villiers de l'Isle-Adam. This edition includes a historical introduction and notes by sf scholar Brian Stableford.

Author: Jules Perrin, Andre Mas
ISBN-10: 1612270026
ISBN-13: 9781612270029
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2011
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d