num_pages: 168
description: ""Facing The Flag"" is a science fiction novel written by Jules Verne. The story takes place in the late 19th century and follows the adventures of a French inventor named Thomas Roch, who is hired by a mysterious American businessman to create a powerful weapon. Roch soon realizes that the weapon he is building is a deadly electromagnetic device that can destroy anything in its path. As he struggles with his conscience about the potential destruction that his invention could cause, Roch is kidnapped by a group of pirates who want to steal the weapon. The rest of the novel follows Roch's attempts to escape from the pirates and prevent the weapon from falling into the wrong hands. Along the way, he encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a beautiful young woman who becomes his ally and confidante. ""Facing The Flag"" is a thrilling adventure story that explores the ethical dilemmas of scientific progress and the consequences of unchecked power.Then the question to which I have never been able to suggest a satisfactory answer once more surges into my mind. Why was Thomas Roch abducted from Healthful House in the manner already fully described? Does the Count d'Artigas hope to force from him the secret of his fulgurator with a view to utilizing it for the defence of Back Cup in case his retreat should by chance be discovered? Hardly. It would be easy enough to starve the gang out of Back Cup, by preventing the tug from supplying them with provisions.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
language: English
title: Facing The Flag
titlecomplete: Facing The Flag
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, France, Adventure, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 769
publisher: Kessinger Publishing