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For readers who love secret island bases, ingenious machines, and adventures driven by moral choices, with pirates seeking a devastating weapon and an engineer determined to protect its secret.
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Facing the Flag by Jules Verne is a science fiction adventure about a weapons inventor, his secretive attendant, and pirates who seek control of a devastating new explosive. Its suspense rests on a sharp question: what happens when an inventor’s wounded pride makes him willing to arm almost anyone?
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Thomas Roch believes his invention will change warfare. His explosive weapon, the fulgurator, promises destructive power beyond anything governments already possess. But his demands for payment and recognition prevent an agreement. Rejection deepens his bitterness, and his unstable behavior eventually brings him to Healthful House, a private institution in North Carolina.
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