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ⓘ About Jules Verne
Jules Verne was a French author of novels. He was born in 1828 and died in 1905. Verne is the most famous French author to ever live thanks to the mainstream appeal, popularity, and ultimately the legacy and quality of his works. He was known for starting the science fiction genre on its way as well as his dynamic novels. Even though he pioneered the genre, the novels and what he writes about did not always fall into the sci-fi category specifically. He wrote about strange worlds and travel through air, space, and underwater before aircraft and submarines or even space travel had been invented. Beyond Agatha Christie and Disney Productions, he is the third most often translated author ever.
All Book Series by Jules Verne
The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
Book 10 of 59 · published 1872
The Begum's Fortune / Les Cinq Cents Millions de la Bégum
Book 19 of 59 · published 1879
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
Latest in the series · book 59 of 59 · published 1910
The English at the North Pole
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1866
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1869
The Pearl of Lima: A Story of True Love
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1853
The Collected Works of Jules Verne
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2004
The Anthology of the Greatest Sci-Fi Classics
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jules Verne?
Jules Verne was a French author of novels. He was born in 1828 and died in 1905. Verne is the most famous French author to ever live thanks to the mainstream appeal, popularity, and ultimately the legacy and quality of his works.
Which Jules Verne series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Voyages Extraordinaires series, the earliest of Jules Verne's multi-book series: it opens with Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) and runs to 59 books across 1863–1910, ending with The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz (1910). Jules Verne's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jules Verne written?
Jules Verne has 102 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1853 and 2022. 74 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Voyages Extraordinaires series with 59 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jules Verne's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jules Verne's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Voyages Extraordinaires (1863–1910, 59 books), Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1866, 2 books) and Children Of Captain Grant (1867, 3 books), plus 5 more.
How are Jules Verne's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jules Verne's 102 books into 8 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Voyages Extraordinaires (59 books, 1863–1910); Children Of Captain Grant (3 books, 1867); Barsac Mission (2 books, 1905); Adventures of Captain Hatteras (2 books, 1866); Captain Nemo (2 books, 1869–1874), plus 3 further series.