"Wal, stranger, I reckon we could take 'em if we wanted tu!""Yes," I replied, "if you think them worth the price. But if you do, you rate them even more highly than they rate themselves; and English colonists are not much behind the citizens of the model Republic in honest self-esteem.""Wal," he said, "how much du yew calc'late we shall hev to pay?""Not more, perhaps, than you can afford; only California, and everyAtlantic seaport from Portland to Galveston."

Percy Greg's Across the Zodiac (1880) is a landmark of Victorian scientific romance, imagining a voyage to Mars by means of "apergy," a fictional anti-gravitational force, aboard a craft significantly named the Astronaut. Blending pseudo-scientific exposition, travel narrative, philosophical dialogue, and social satire, the novel anticipates later science fiction while remaining rooted in nineteenth-century debates about progress, empire, gender, and political order. Its Martian civilizati...

This novel is considered one of the early works of the science fiction genre. It tells the story of a British engineer, Lieutenant Horace G. Darrell, who travels to Mars by means of a spacecraft he designs himself. On Mars, he encounters a highly advanced Martian civilization and becomes involved in their society and politics.Percy Greg's "Across the Zodiac" is notable for its imaginative portrayal of interplanetary travel and the depiction of an alien society. The novel often explores the...

Percy Greg's 'Across the Zodiac' is a groundbreaking science fiction classic that transports readers to a meticulously crafted alternate universe where space travel and advanced societies are the norm. The novel follows the protagonist through a gripping journey filled with political intrigue, scientific innovation, and cultural exploration. Greg's literary style seamlessly combines elements of adventure, social commentary, and technological futurism, making it a standout work in the realm...

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If you're a fan of swashbuckling interplanetary science fiction, add Across the Zodiac to your must-read list. This wildly imaginative novel, originally published in 1880, helped to originate the genre. This entertaining read offers the perfect blend of compelling science, creative details, and rousing adventure.

If you’re a fan of swashbuckling interplanetary science fiction, add Across the Zodiac to your must-read list. This wildly imaginative novel, originally published in 1880, helped to originate the genre. This entertaining read offers the perfect blend of compelling science, creative details, and rousing adventure. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing work...

Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record is a science fiction novel by Percy Greg, who has been credited as an originator of the Sword and planet sub-genre of science fiction. The book details the creation and use of apergy, a form of anti-gravitational energy, and details a flight to Mars. The planet is inhabited by diminutive beings; they are convinced that life does not exist elsewhere than on their world, and refuse to believe that the unnamed narrator is actually from Earth. (...