Jules Verne worlds
12 stories drawn from this tradition. See the whole library.
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Once upon a time…
I sit by the window, watching the world change around me. I remember when this street was quieter, when neighbors knew each other by name. There's an old oak tree that’s…
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The Trickster and the Salt Labyrinth
In the days when ships took their orders from kings and the moon told the tides what to do, there lived a sailor named Gray Finn. He was quick with a smile and quicker…
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Once upon a time…
We woke in the saltlight of World’s third moon, the dunes whispering like old women. Our group had six: Keta with her listening drum, Torin the tinker who smelled of…
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Once upon a time…
En un futuro no muy lejano, cuando la tierra ha cambiado tanto que apenas la reconoces, caminas por un paisaje desolado. El aire es denso y el sol apenas logra atravesar…
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Once upon a time…
We talk near the seal-fat lamp. The flame is small. The wind outside is loud, but it cannot get in. Tonight I will tell of a long walk and a trap made by sleep. In the…
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Once upon a time…
I am old, old enough to see three harvests turn in a single year, or so it feels to these bones. I am the last to remember what the river sounded like when it still…
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Once upon a time…
Quando dona Áurea acordou antes do sol, o bairro ainda era um fiapo de silêncio. Ela empurrou a janela, sentiu o cheiro de café da vizinha e começou o dia como fazia há…
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Once upon a time…
En un tiempo lejano, en una tierra cubierta por espesos bosques y misteriosas colinas, vivía un hombre llamado Joaquín. Era un leñador, conocido por su fuerza y su…
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Once upon a time…
In the days of shadowed seas and hidden iron beasts, there lived a man named Gideon. He was known to many as a seeker of truths and treasures, once a sailor, now a…
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Once upon a time…
In the days of long ago, when the night shadows stretched longer, I found myself in a village that was nestled between tall, whispering trees and the misty breath of the…
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Once upon a time…
In the vast, uncharted waters of the great ocean, where the sea met the sky in a seamless embrace, there existed a realm known to few. This was a place where the waves…
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Once upon a time…
In the deep, whispering currents beneath the vast, unending sea, I found myself a stranger in a world where light danced like sprites upon the ocean's floor. I came from…