num_pages: 702
description: After hijacking a balloon from a Confederate camp, a band of five northern prisoners escapes the American Civil War. Seven thousand miles later, they drop from the clouds onto an uncharted volcanic island in the Pacific. Through teamwork, scientific knowledge, engineering, and perseverance, they endeavour to build a colony from scratch. But this island of abundant resources has its secrets. The castaways discover they are not alone. A shadowy, yet familiar, agent of their unfathomable fate is watching.What unfolds in Jules Verne’s imaginative marvel is both an enthralling mystery and the ultimate in survivalist adventures.
language: French
title: L'île mystérieuse
titlecomplete: L'île mystérieuse
characters: Jupiter, Top, Cyrus Smith, Tom Ayrton, Bonadventure Pencroff, Bob Harvey, Robert Grant, Herbert Brown, Captain Nemo, Nebuchadnezzar, Gideon Spilett
genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Literature, Novels, French Literature, 19th Century, Classics, Adventure, Science Fiction, France
ratings_count: 52710
places: Lincoln Island, Tabor Island, Richmond, Virginia
series: Capitaine Nemo
publisher: Distribooks Int'l+inc