{"product_id":"the-chase-of-the-golden-meteor-9780803296190","title":"The Chase of the Golden Meteor","description":"The discovery of a falling golden meteor and the race to find it form the core of this exciting tale from the master of science fiction, Jules Verne. An asteroid wanders into the earth's gravitational field and is spotted by two rival Virginia astronomers. The discovery becomes a worldwide sensation when it is announced that the asteroid is solid gold and is plummeting toward earth. \u003cp\u003eThe approaching disaster is brought on by the machinations of the brilliant but absent-minded French scientist and inventor Zephyrin Xirdal. Xirdal has invented a ray with which he pulls the golden asteroid from orbit and hopes to guide it to crash at a spot of his choosing. Xirdal, the two Virginia astronomers and their families, and representatives from many nations race to find and claim the golden meteor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chase of the Golden Meteor\u003c\/i\u003e is vintage Verne, artfully blending hard science and scientific speculation with a farcical comedy of manners. This unabridged edition will be sure to delight Verne's legion of fans and attract new ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne (1828-1905), one of the founders of science fiction, is the author of such classics as \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. Gregory A. Benford is an acclaimed science fiction writer and a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine. He has won the Nebula Award for \u003ci\u003eTimescape\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf the Stars Are Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Gordon Eklund.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328450859282,"sku":"9780803296190","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2649b666-72e7-40d5-b03b-0f0821cca136.jpg?v=1727740360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chase-of-the-golden-meteor-9780803296190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}