Off on a Comet

Off on a Comet (French: Hector Servadac) is an 1877 science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne. It recounts the journey of several people carried away by a comet contacting the Earth. The comet passes by various bodies in the Solar System before returning the travelers to the Earth.

Off on a Comet
Drawing by Paul Philippoteaux, engraving by Charles Laplante (fr), 1877
AuthorJules Verne
Original titleHector Servadac
TranslatorUnknown (1877), Ellen Frewer (1877), Edward Roth (1877-78), I. O. Evans (1965)
IllustratorPaul Philippoteaux
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SeriesThe Extraordinary Voyages #15
GenreScience fiction, adventure
PublisherPierre-Jules Hetzel
Publication date
1877
Published in English
1877
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Preceded byMichael Strogoff 
Followed byThe Child of the Cavern 
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