Around the Moon by Jules Verne is the thrilling sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. It follows three adventurers—Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan—who are launched into space aboard a bullet shaped projectile fired from a giant cannon. As they orbit the Moon, they encounter unexpected challenges: a near collision with an asteroid, disorienting weightlessness, and the eerie silence of space. The novel blends imaginative adventure with scientific speculation, offering vivid descriptions of lu ...