Voyages Extraordinaires Books in Order
The Voyages Extraordinaires is Jules Verne's sweeping cycle of adventure and early science-fiction novels, published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel and designed to dramatize the geography and science of the known world. Mostly self-contained tales, they range from balloon flights and submarine voyages to journeys across continents and into the cosmos.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1863 · Jules Verne
An eccentric British explorer named Samuel Fergusson sets out to cross the unmapped heart of Africa in a hydrogen balloon of his own clever design.…
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Buy on Amazon1864 · Jules Verne
After decoding a cryptic runic message left by a medieval alchemist, the headstrong Professor Lidenbrock drags his reluctant nephew Axel to an…
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Buy on Amazon1865 · Jules Verne
With the American Civil War over, the artillery enthusiasts of the Baltimore Gun Club need a new project and resolve to fire a manned projectile at…
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Buy on AmazonLes enfants du capitaine Grant
1868 · Jules Verne
When a message in a bottle reveals that the shipwrecked Captain Grant may still be alive, Lord Glenarvan sails to find him, accompanied by Grant's…
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Buy on AmazonVingt mille lieues sous les mers
1870 · Jules Verne
Marine expert Professor Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and the harpooner Ned Land join a hunt for a mysterious sea monster, only to be captured and…
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Buy on Amazon1870 · Jules Verne
Continuing the Gun Club's lunar venture, three travelers find themselves sealed inside their cannon-fired projectile and hurtling through space. A…
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Buy on AmazonLe Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours
1873 · Jules Verne
The precise and unflappable English gentleman Phileas Fogg wagers his entire fortune that he can circle the globe in just eighty days. Setting off…
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Buy on Amazon1875 · Jules Verne
During the American Civil War, five Northern prisoners escape by balloon and are blown across the world to an uncharted Pacific island. Led by the…
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Buy on Amazon1875 · Jules Verne
Told through the diary of a passenger, this account follows the British sailing ship Chancellor as it carries cotton across the Atlantic. When fire…
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Buy on Amazon1876 · Jules Verne
When a Tatar uprising cuts Siberia off from the capital, the Tsar dispatches courier Michel Strogoff on a perilous journey across the empire to warn…
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Buy on Amazon1877 · Jules Verne
A mysterious cosmic event tears a chunk of the Earth's surface away and sends it hurtling through the solar system as a new comet. Captain Hector…
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Buy on Amazon1878 · Jules Verne
When the captain and crew of a whaling ship are lost at sea, fifteen-year-old apprentice Dick Sand is left in command of the vessel and its…
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Buy on AmazonLes Cinq Cents Millions De La Bégum
1879 · Jules Verne
A shared inheritance of five hundred million francs splits between two heirs with opposing visions. A humane French doctor founds a model city…
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Buy on Amazon1881 · Jules Verne
A prosperous settler living in the Brazilian interior has long hidden that he was once condemned for a crime he did not commit. To attend his…
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1882 · Jules Verne
A romantic young Scotswoman refuses to marry until she has witnessed the rare optical phenomenon of the green ray, said to grant clear sight into…
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Buy on Amazon1885 · Jules Verne
A Hungarian nobleman's patriotic conspiracy is betrayed, costing him everything and forcing him to vanish. Reinventing himself as the enigmatic…
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Buy on Amazon1886 · Jules Verne
Members of a Philadelphia aeronautics club, devoted believers in lighter-than-air flight, are confronted by a brash inventor named Robur who insists…
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1887 · Jules Verne
Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, this tale follows a principled Florida plantation owner who opposes slavery and sides with the…
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Buy on Amazon1889 · Jules Verne
Amid the failed French-Canadian rebellions against British rule in the 1830s, a patriot whose family name was disgraced by a traitorous father fights…
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Buy on Amazon1890 · Jules Verne
A genial French showman, the strongman and trickster Cesar Cascabel, has earned enough touring America to bring his family home to Europe. Robbed of…
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Buy on Amazon1891 · Jules Verne
When her husband's ship vanishes during an expedition, the American heiress Dolly Branican refuses to accept that he is dead. Recovering from grief…
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Buy on Amazon1892 · Jules Verne
A flamboyant French reporter named Claudius Bombarnac is assigned to chronicle a railway journey across Central Asia aboard a new Trans-Asian…
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Buy on AmazonAnte la bandera (Face au drapeau)
1896 · Jules Verne
A brilliant but unstable French inventor has devised a devastatingly powerful explosive weapon, and a band of pirates schemes to seize control of it.…
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Buy on Amazon1906 · Jules Verne
Two French-Canadian cousins set off for the Klondike during the great gold rush, drawn by the lure of a fabled deposit. Braving the brutal cold and…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Voyages Extraordinaires books in?
Publication order — Publication order — the order in which the books were first published. This is the standard, most widely recommended way to read the series. Start with “Cinq semaines en ballon.”
How many books are in the Voyages Extraordinaires series?
We list 24 books by Jules Verne , published between 1863–1906.
Where can I buy the Voyages Extraordinaires books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.