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Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius is a novel by Kevin J. Anderson, published in 2002 by Pocket Books.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 46 relations: Adventure fiction, Alexandre Dumas, Arctic ice pack, At the Mountains of Madness, Atlantis, Captain Nemo, Crimean War, Crossover (fiction), Five Weeks in a Balloon, Florence Nightingale, Franco-Prussian War, From the Earth to the Moon, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, IGN, In Search of the Castaways, Indian Rebellion of 1857, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne, Kevin J. Anderson, Lawyer, Lionel Barrymore, Napoleon III, Nautilus (fictional submarine), Ottoman Empire, Phileas Fogg, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, Pocket Books, Raja, Robur the Conqueror, Said bin Sultan, Seine, Siege of Paris (1870–1871), Steampunk, The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, The Call of Cthulhu, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (novel), The Martian War, The Mysterious Island, The Mysterious Island (1929 film), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Victor Hugo, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film).

  2. American steampunk novels
  3. Crossover novels
  4. Cultural depictions of Florence Nightingale
  5. Cultural depictions of Jules Verne
  6. Cultural depictions of Napoleon III
  7. Cultural depictions of Victor Hugo
  8. Franco-Prussian War fiction
  9. Novels based on works by Jules Verne
  10. Novels by Kevin J. Anderson
  11. Novels set during the Crimean War
  12. Novels set in Atlantis
  13. Works based on The Mysterious Island
  14. Works based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Adventure fiction

Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement.

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Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas nocat, was a French novelist and playwright.

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Arctic ice pack

The Arctic ice pack is the sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean and its vicinity.

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At the Mountains of Madness

At the Mountains of Madness is a science fiction-horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931.

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Atlantis

Atlantis (Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος|island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations.

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Captain Nemo

Captain Nemo (also known as Prince Dakkar) is a character created by the French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905).

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Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between the Russian Empire and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia-Piedmont.

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Crossover (fiction)

A crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story.

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Five Weeks in a Balloon

Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa (Cinq semaines en ballon) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863.

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.

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Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes (De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne.

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Georges-Eugène Haussmann

Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann (27 March 180911 January 1891), was a French official who served as prefect of Seine (1853–1870), chosen by Emperor Napoleon III to carry out a massive urban renewal programme of new boulevards, parks and public works in Paris commonly referred to as Haussmann's renovation of Paris.

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H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer.

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H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways (lit) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–68.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan

Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (16 October 1797 – 28 March 1868), styled as Lord Cardigan, was an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its charge at the Battle of Balaclava.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne.

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Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne (Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author.

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Lawyer

A lawyer is a person who practices law.

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Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director.

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Napoleon III

Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as the second Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870.

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Nautilus (fictional submarine)

Nautilus is the fictional submarine belonging to Captain Nemo featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1875).

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Phileas Fogg

Phileas Fogg is the protagonist in the 1872 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days.

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Pierre-Jules Hetzel

Pierre-Jules Hetzel (15 January 1814 – 17 March 1886) was a French editor and publisher celebrated for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels, highly prized by collectors.

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Pocket Books

Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius and Pocket Books are Pocket Books books.

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Raja

Raja (from, IAST) is a royal Sanskrit title that was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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Robur the Conqueror

Robur the Conqueror (Robur-le-Conquérant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886.

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Said bin Sultan

Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi (سعيد بن سلطان,, Saïd bin Sultani) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Busaid dynasty from 1804 to 4 June 1856.

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Seine

The Seine is a river in northern France.

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Siege of Paris (1870–1871)

The Siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871 and ended in the capture of the city by forces of the various states of the North German Confederation, led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Steampunk

Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired by, but not limited to, 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.

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The Adventures of Captain Hatteras

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: The English at the North Pole (Les Anglais au pôle nord) and The Desert of Ice (Le Désert de glace).

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The Call of Cthulhu

"The Call of Cthulhu" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft.

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, also promoted as LXG, is a 2003 steampunk/dieselpunk superhero film loosely based on the first volume of the comic book series of the same name by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 steampunk/adventure novel by Kevin J. Anderson. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (novel) are American steampunk novels, crossover novels and novels by Kevin J. Anderson.

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The Martian War

The Martian War: A Thrilling Eyewitness Account of the Recent Invasion As Reported by Mr. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius and the Martian War are American steampunk novels, crossover novels, novels by Kevin J. Anderson and Pocket Books books.

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The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island (L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius and The Mysterious Island are crossover novels.

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The Mysterious Island (1929 film)

The Mysterious Island is a 1929 American sound part-talkie science fiction film directed by Lucien Hubbard, based on Jules Verne's 1874 novel L'Île mystérieuse (The Mysterious Island).

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers) is a science fiction adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne.

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Victor Hugo

Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, was a French Romantic writer and politician.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, from a screenplay by Earl Felton.

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See also

American steampunk novels

Crossover novels

Cultural depictions of Florence Nightingale

Cultural depictions of Jules Verne

Cultural depictions of Napoleon III

Cultural depictions of Victor Hugo

Franco-Prussian War fiction

Novels based on works by Jules Verne

Novels by Kevin J. Anderson

Novels set during the Crimean War

Novels set in Atlantis

Works based on The Mysterious Island

Works based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo:_The_Fantastic_History_of_a_Dark_Genius