The Sphinx of the Ice Realm: The First Complete English Translation, with the Full Text of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by,Used

The first complete English translation of Jules Vernes epic fantasy novel.Decades after Edgar Allan Poes longest and weirdest tale, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, was publishedthe protagonist disappearing into the misty, mystifying Antarctic seas; his fate unknownJules Verne took up the challenge to answer what had happened to him. In The Sphinx of the Ice Realm, he penned the most amazing journey of his fabled career: a voyage across the bottom of the world! An astonishing mix of manhunt, sea story, scientific speculation, and polar nightmare, Vernes epic fantasy novel appears here for the first time as a new and complete translation by noted Verne expert Frederick Paul Walter. The book is a treat for any fan of science fiction and fantasy, and includes many fascinating notes for students and scholars alike. In addition, the book features a complete, readerfriendly rendition of the original Poe tale that sparked Vernes uniquely imaginative response.One of the newest shining stars to be added to [the] constellation of recent Verne translations is The Sphinx of the Ice Realm, translated by Frederick Paul Walter A noteworthy addition to the ongoing international revival of Jules Verne, this book is highly recommended for all aficionados of Vernes Voyages Extraordinaires. Science Fiction StudiesThe book is gripping right up until the end Here together are two great fantastical ocean novels by master writers who do not deter our active imaginations: the ocean is used as an adventure playground with untold mysteries, nightmares, wonders, and vulnerabilities. San Francisco Book Reviewa valuable addition to the literature on Verne and 19thcentury explorer narratives. CHOICEan Antarctic adventure story that seeks to rival, in its macabre atmosphere, Poes original tale the excellent Textual Notes gloss Vernes rampant allusions to Poes oeuvre. A book like this goes some distance towards establishing how recursive and intertextual early SF often was. Los Angeles Review of BooksJules Verne was born in 1828 into a French lawyering family in the Atlantic coastal city of Nantes. Though his father sent him off to a Paris law school, young Jules had been writing on the side since his early teens, and his pet topics were the theater, travel, and science. Predictably enough, his legal studies led nowhere, so Verne took a day job with a stock brokerage, in his offhours penning scripts for farces and musical comedies while also publishing short stories and novelettes of scientific exploration and adventure.His big breakthrough came when he combined his theatrical knack with his scientific bent and in 1863 published an African adventure yarn, Five Weeks in a Balloon. After that and until his death in 1905, Jules Verne was one of the planets bestloved and bestselling novelists, publishing more than sixty books. Other imaginative favorites by him include The Mysterious Island, Hector Servadac, The Begums Millions, Master of the World, and The Meteor Hunt. Verne ranks among the five most translated authors in history, along with Mark Twain and the Bible.