Master of the World (1904) - Jules Verne
Public domain
Category: Classic
Narrator: Jim Killavey
Tags: Classic, Sci-Fi, Literature
Master of the World By: Jules Verne Narrated by: Jim Killavey Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 02-10-2013 Language: English Publisher: Jimcin Recordings, When a volcano suddenly seems to erupt and threaten a mountain town of North Carolina, Inspector Strock is sent to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a vehicle traveling at many times the top speed of the entrants, Strock is again consulted. And when an odd-shaped boat is sighted moving at impossible speeds off the New England coast, Stock and his boss begin to wonder if the incidents are related. Then Strock gets a note warning him to abandon his investigation, on pain of death but he is intrigued rather than deterred., The story is set in a period when gasoline engines were new and automobiles were rare, and so the appearance of a vehicle that can move at astounding speeds on land, on water - and as later seen, underwater and through t
