Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus

Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus

From Captain Nemo’s Library

What if the extraordinary voyage of the Nautilus was not entirely the invention of Jules Verne? What if a young survivor had returned from the depths with a story so remarkable that the world could scarcely believe it?

Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus invites readers aboard the legendary submarine through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old assistant, the supposed sole survivor of Captain Nemo’s ill-fated expedition. His account, eventually entrusted to Jules Verne, chronicles an astonishing journey beneath the world’s oceans in 1866.

Within its richly illustrated pages lie shipwrecks and diving bells, coral kingdoms and frozen underwater canyons, formidable sharks, giant octopuses, mysterious luminous creatures, and the fabled lost city of Atlantis.

Presented as a recovered account of a voyage that may or may not have occurred, this imaginative volume blurs the boundaries between scientific discovery, maritime legend, and literary fiction.

A New York Times bestseller, Oceanology is a particularly fitting curiosity for Captain Nemo’s Library. After all, what better addition to the collection than a book that claims to reveal what truly happened aboard the Nautilus?

Book Details

• Format: Hardcover, illustrated
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 0.8 × 12.2 × 10.2 inches
• Publication Date: August 25, 2009
• Recognition: New York Times bestseller

From the Library: A curious account for those who suspect that the ocean has never surrendered all its secrets.