ISBN: 9788190696340    Publisher: Campfire Year of publishing: 2010     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 72        Language: English

A sleepy American town is woken up in the middle of the night by horrifying noises. Terror-stricken citizens claim to have heard unexplained rumblings and there are reports of bright lights emanating from a nearby mountain. As the head police inspector in Washington DC John Strock is assigned to investigate the mysterious happenings. He sets out on the case, having no idea what shocking secrets will be discovered. During his investigation, reports of other inexplicable events around the country start to come to light. Unusual boats, fast cars and flying machines all play a part in the mystery as it unfolds. Strock starts to suspect that all these incidents are connected in some way, and strives to get to the bottom of it. Will he succeed in his quest? Or will the Master of the World live up to his name?
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Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French author who helped pioneer the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days and The Mysterious Island. Verne wrote about space, air and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented and any space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author of all time, behind Agatha Christie and considered one of the 'Fathers of Science Fiction' along with H. G Wells.
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