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A Honeymoon in Space.
George Griffith's charming,
classic 1900 adventure through
the solar system. Includes the
original Stanley L. Wood
illustrations.

Daybreak. James Cowan's
charming science fantasy
about a group of earthlings
carried off to Mars to confront
a new Christianity anticipates
the later science fiction novels
by Christian apologist C.S.
Lewis. Includes the original
illustrations.

A Trip to Venus. One of the
earliest books to accurately
describe in detail the uses to
which rockets might be put in
space exploration, it is also an
exciting, humorous adventure
on another world.

A Voyage to Cacklogallinia.
Representative of the type of
moon-voyages being published
prior to the 19th century: full of
sharp satire, high adventure
and low humor. The
pseudonymous "Samuel
Brunt" is taken to the moon by
the inhabitants of
Cacklogallinia: a race of giant,
intelligent chickens.
Mass-market paperback.

Across the Zodiac.The novel
that introduced the word
"astronaut" to the language
tells of a voyage by spaceship
to Mars and the discovery
there of a dysfunctional
scientific utopia.

Conquest of the Moon.
Andre Laurie was a
contemporary of and
sometimes collaborator with
Jules Verne. In this novel, he
describes a trip to the moon
made by dragging the moon to
earth via giant electromagnets!
Includes the original
illustrations.

Drowsy. Did the hero of this
1917 novel by the founder of
the legendary Life humor
magazine make a trip to the
moon or not? Includes the
extraordinary illustrations of
Angus MacDonall.

The First Men in the
Moon.H.G. Wells' classic
novel about a daring flight to
the moon, the discovery of an
alien civilization...and the
mystery---and perhaps
tragedy---that resulted. Also
available in paperback from
Apogee Books.