The year is 1866 and newspapers across the globe are reporting stories of a terrible monster haunting the worlds oceans, and is believed to be responsible for the sinking of multiple ships. Professor Pierre Aronnax, his
servant Conseil and the master harpooner Ned Land, board the U.S. Abraham Lincoln and begin the hunt
for the monster. When the three are thrown overboard during an encounter with the monster they discover the beast is actually the Nautilus, a submarine built and designed by its mysterious Captain Nemo. After being captured and imprisoned aboard the mysterious vessel they are taken on a journey through the depths of the world discovering secrets of the worlds deepest depths and terrifying revelations about their mad captain. This was an interesting book, and while it takes awhile to get going it, however once it gets going it isn't too bad with only the occasional slow spot between action. Probably my only real complaint about this book was the almost constant use of Latin classify of marine life, which I understood why it was done that way, but it felt like I needed a degree in marine biology to figure out what kind of sharks, fish, and whales they were talking about. Overall though I feel that this book is definitely worth reading if you enjoy science fiction.
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