Off on a Comet

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The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various nations and ages are condemned to a two-year-long journey on the comet. They form a mini-society and cope with the hostile environment of the comet (mostly the cold). The size of the 'comet' is about 2300 kilometers in diameter - far larger than any comet or asteroid that actually exists. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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Book 1, Chapter 1 10:37 Read by Patrick Wells
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Book 1, Chapter 3 6:33 Read by elongman
Book 1, Chapter 4 2:11 Read by Diana Majlinger
Book 1, Chapter 5 18:45 Read by elongman
Book 1, Chapter 6 19:05 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Book 1, Chapter 7 18:24 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Book 1, Chapter 8 17:35 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Book 1, Chapter 9 12:36 Read by elongman
Book 1, Chapter 10 13:09 Read by elongman
Book 1, Chapter 11 12:33 Read by KevS
Book 1, Chapter 12 15:49 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 13 17:15 Read by Elwood Mott
Book 1, Chapter 14 15:25 Read by Elwood Mott
Book 1, Chapter 15 18:58 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 16 15:51 Read by Dee Wykoff
Book 1, Chapter 17 19:44 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 18 22:38 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 19 16:18 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 20 17:24 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 21 18:06 Read by CalmDragon
Book 1, Chapter 22 14:10 Read by aphrael
Book 1, Chapter 23 13:13 Read by Ric F
Book 1, Chapter 24 18:54 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 1 14:55 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 2 12:44 Read by KevS
Book 2, Chapter 3 21:23 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 4 21:06 Read by Esther
Book 2, Chapter 5 16:00 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 6 14:24 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 7 11:51 Read by Jeanie
Book 2, Chapter 8 18:34 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 9 14:48 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 10 14:55 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 11 14:53 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 12 17:33 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 13 15:34 Read by Ric F
Book 2, Chapter 14 18:14 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 15 20:45 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 16 21:12 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 17 17:07 Read by klbonds
Book 2, Chapter 18 11:44 Read by Hollie Sheard
Book 2, Chapter 19 8:20 Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet

Reviews

Loved it!!


Once you get past the fact that this could never happen it is an amazing book!! I love how most Jules Verne's books invoke your imagination. Also the readers did an amazing job!! Especially Kirby Bonds and Esther.

Bravo!


Great tale from a greater author

fun story


narration is inly om, some very poor audio quality. story is fun but bey far fetched. a typical jules verne of the era

Every vile antisemetic stereotype!


I generally enjoyed this tale despite the unbelievable premise. That's often the fun of Sci Fi. However, the "bad guy" in the story is a Jewish merchant, and short of accusing him of killing gentile babies and using their blood to make Passover matzoh, he uses every vile antisemetic stereotype in describing him. Yes, I know, literature needs to be looked at through the lens of the times in which it was written, but this is really too much.

ANOTHER UNIQUE ADVENTURE


Verne produces another sci-fi scenario which stands alone. The ending is blah, but the story is intetesting, if not compelling.


Very well read, thanks. I am so amazed at the genius of Vern.


Getting kinda' hard to listen to the characterazations of the "niggers" and the "dirty Jews " but I do realize when it was written and I guess that was par for the course. But the premise is interesting...

Jules Verne!


Nothing like a great classic delivered by the superb readers.