Author

John Jacob Astor

1864-1912

John Jacob Astor (1864-1912) is a public-domain author available on Rivro. Read free books, explore subjects, and discover related classics.

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Jupiter (Planet) -- Fiction Manned space flight -- Fiction Saturn (Planet) -- Fiction Science fiction Space ships -- Fiction Utopias -- Fiction

Books by John Jacob Astor

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

"A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future" by John Jacob Astor is a science fiction novel published in 1894. Set in the year 2000, it envisions a world transformed by technological marvels: worldwide telephone networks, solar power, and space travel. American explorers journey to Jupiter, encountering a dangerous jungle world filled with monstrous creatures and vast resources. On Saturn, they meet ancient spirits who reveal troubling prophecies about their fates and describe Cassandra, a distant icy world harboring unworthy souls.