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For the Flag
| Alternate Title: | Facing the Flag |
| Author: | Jules Verne |
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Ace Books, 1969 Original English publication, 1897 Original French publication, 1896 |
| Series: | Voyages Extraordinaires: Book 42 |
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1. Five Weeks in a Balloon |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Mundane SF |
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Synopsis
"Facing the Flag" is one of the earliest stories dealing with a very modern theme: the development of weapons of mass destruction, and the international community's attempts to reconcile this. Thomas Roch, a celebrated inventor, has supposedly created a weapon so devastating that he demands enormous amounts of money to contract it to the nations of the world. However, his acclamations are not only heard by the sovereign nations; his superweapon is also intently sought after by a villianous mind, striking from his secret island fortress...
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