Facing the Flag

About this book

Jules Verne’s Facing the Flag plunges readers into a late-19th-century thriller where the genius of modern science collides with human greed and patriotism. When an inventor of unparalleled skill creates a device with terrifying potential, rival powers and ruthless agents converge to seize it, setting off a relentless chase across seas and secret strongholds. Verne balances breathless adventure with sharp questions about the responsibilities of technology, loyalty, and the brink between progress and destruction, delivering suspense, moral tension, and vivid, cinematic set pieces that still resonate today. Featuring memorable characters caught between conscience and ambition, it’s both a page-turner and a prescient meditation on control and consequence.