The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island () is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "In Search of the Castaways", though its themes are vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled "Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson," seen as indicating the influence of the novels "Robinson Crusoe" and "The Swiss Family Robinson". Verne
Dragons of Despair Dragons of Despair Dragons of Despair is the first in a series of 16 "Dragonlance" adventures published by TSR, Inc. (TSR) between 1984 and 1988. It is the start of the first major story arc in the "Dragonlance" series of "Dungeons & Dragons" ("D&D") role-playing game modules, a series of ready-to-play adventures for use by Dungeon Masters in the game. This series provides a game version of the original "Dragonlance" storyline later told in the "Dragonlance Chronicles" trilogy of novels. This module corresponds to the events told in the first half of the novel "Dragons of Autumn Twilight" by Margaret