Robur The Conqueror

By Jules Verne

Book Overview

Robur the Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne.The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over the world. The events are capped by the mysterious appearance of black flags with gold suns atop tall historic landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. These events are all the work of the mysterious Robur (Latin for "oak"), a brilliant inventor who intrudes on a meeting of a flight-enthusiast's club called the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440414254
• ISBN13: 9781440414251
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"