《A Journey in Other Worlds》作者：[美]Astor, John Jacob【完结】
https://www.dlgyc.com/tupiao/2754535.jpgWhatdidourancestorsdreamofwhentheygazedupatthestarsandlookedbeyondthepresent?Wildlyimaginativebutgroundedinreasonedscientificspeculation,AJourneyinOtherWorldsracesfaraheadofthenineteenthcenturytoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeintheyear2000.Atthebeginningofthetwenty-firstcentury,Earthiseffectivelyacorporatetechnocracy,withbigbusinessesusingincredibleadvancesinsciencetoimprovelifeontheplanetasawhole.Seekingotherplanetshabitableforthegrowinghumanpopulation,thespaceshipCallisto,poweredbyanantigravitationalforceknownasapergy,embarksonamomentoustourofthesolarsystem.Jupiterprovestobeawildernessparadise,fullofthreateningbeastsandlandscapesofinspiredbeauty,wheretheexplorersmustfightfortheirlives.DangerslesstangiblebutequallydeadlyawaittheCallistocrewonSaturn,whichyieldsprofoundsecretsabouttheirfateandtheultimatedestinyofmankind.Thoughtful,adventurous,andrepletewithadazzlingarrayoffuturisticdevices,AJourneyinOtherWorldsisaclassic,unforgettablestoryofutopiasandhumankind'srestlessexplorationofthestars.JohnJacobAstor(1864-1912)wasoneofthewealthiestmenintheworldandaninventorofsuchdevicesasthepneumaticwalkway,abicyclebrake,aflyingmachine,andaninternalcombustionengine.HediedonthedoomedTitanicvoyage.S.M.StirlingistheauthorofsuchnovelsasIslandintheSeaofTime,ThePeshawarLancers,Conquistador,andTheDomination
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