Michael Strogoff Author:Jules Verne Michael's mission is to cross Siberia and warn the brother of the Czar that a traitor is about to betray the important town of Irkutsk, capital of Western Siberia, to the besieging Tartar armies. What the outcome of his mission is I shall not reveal, but its whole course is one continuous series of thrilling adventures, hairbreadth escapes, scen... more »es of torture, and panoramas of a land laid waste by invading armies and the scorched-earth tactics of retreating populations. In addition to these and countless other sources of suspense and terror, the novel contains a love story that, while it does not dominate the narrative, is a moving and sustaining element that persists throughout the harrowing ordeals.
Michael Strogoff is frequently described as Verne's masterpiece.« less