Kind of a fun character, but Verne forgot to write a story for him. ( )

Follow-up to Robur the Conquerer. This time he's back and with a vessel that can run on land, sea or sky, or underwater. Slightly more interesting than its predecessor as events are investigated by a proto-fbi agent. Overall though it still pretty pointless and boring. ( )

This was another one of Verne's lesser works. Although the plot was somewhat interesting, the writing came across as a bit stale and old-fashioned and the plotting was not as strong as it could have been. Even for myself, who likes Verne, I don't think this is a very impressive novel.

2 stars. ( )

I like Verne very much even though much of his works I have read so far are cartoonish.

Nonetheless, there is just a positive, forward looking sense that I find invigorating.

This is not the best I have read to date , and I understand the last he wrote. Some say it is a poor cousin of Captain Nemo, and I get that.

It is also a sequel apparently to Robert the Conquerer, which I have now obtained via Gutenberg so will report on that later

Big Ship

11 March 2020 ( )

One of the lesser known Verne works and somewhat of a follow up to" Robur the Conqueror".

Unlike "Robur", the protagonist is fairly likeable. "Robur" is almost a travelogue - The antagonist, Robur, appears quickly. In "Master", the story is more of a mystery - Robur appears at the end of the story. In this it is somewhat like Nemo's appearance in "Mysterious Island", though "Master" is certainly not up to its story-telling and depth.

I enjoyed reading it as a technological mystery. It does not have the foretelling of "Robur" but I don't think that was the intent. Verne is simply recycling a character because he needs a genius antagonist. Just read and enjoy for what it is. ( )