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Fantasy

Penguin Island

by Anatole FranceBook 49 of 40 in Ron Miller Science Fiction Classics
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Description

The story takes place in Antarctica, where a fictional penguin population mirrors the foibles of human beings. With the devil's help, a missionary arrives in Antartica and baptizes the local penguins. With God's help, he then turns them into human beings. As a result, the penguins must now try to figure out how to live together and create a civilization. They experience their own barbaric Ancient Times and Middle Ages, and in their efforts to create a modern age, they undergo social conflicts and devastating wars.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatWar-Torn

Details

First published
1909
Pages
345
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
J. Lane
Language
English
Series
Ron Miller Science Fiction Classics, Book 49

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