Jules Verne in Eighty Days" (1873). Verne is generally considered a major literary author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation is markedly different in Anglophone regions, where he has often been labeled a writer of genre fiction or children's books, largely because of the highly abridged and altered translations in which his novels are often reprinted. Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the "Father of Science Fiction", a
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009 video game) Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009 video game) Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is a mystery adventure game for the Nintendo DS, based on the Agatha Christie novel "The ABC Murders". The game was co-developed by American companies AWE Games and Black Lantern Studios, and published by DreamCatcher Interactive. The game has players control Captain Hastings who solves the mystery by inspecting crime scenes and questioning suspects. In order to appeal to players familiar with the original story, the game also offers the option to play with a different murderer, which results in different clues and testimony throughout the entire