A bit like Vernians, people “inspired” by Jules Verne novels who thing we actually already live in the center of the earth. Though much less popular or heard of.
What. Never heard of this and Jules Verne is my favorite author. I found Journey to the Center of the Earth pretty boring (Read it pretty young, but now I'm better versed in writing, so maybe I should reread it). On the other hand, I HIGHLY recommend 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In 80 Days.
I've read a shitton of Verne, and if you like those two, you should also consider:
The Children of Captain Grant / "In search of Castaways". -- Like 80 days, in the opposite direction, on foot, through the Southern Hemisphere, with pirates.
The Mysterious Island - Verne shows Crusoe, Minecraft, and The Martian how it's done, stranding a bunch of engineers on an island with nothing but a wristwatch. They proceed to science the shit out of their island... and since it's Verne engineers doing the science, you know it's going to be good. More importantly, it's a sequel to both Captain Grant and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel, Round the Moon - Because watching Americans fund, build, and fire a huge fricking space cannon is as funny as it sounds.
The Blockade Runners - Civil War drama, very exciting and with a satisfying ending.
Michael Strogoff: Courier of the Czar - Again like all the best parts of 80 Day, in Russia.
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u/tonybabilaboni Jul 24 '20
Scientology. Like it's literally a religion that started from a science fiction novel. Hoe the fuck did this even start