Around the World in Eighty Days

Walt Disneyas star-studded motion picture based on Jules Verneas classic novel hits theaters in June 2004. Verneas comic high adventure featuring the exploits of reserved Englishman Phileas Fogg and his hot-blooded manservant Passepartout combines exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against timeaand to this day remains hugely popular. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the author of Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and other scientific adventures.

Bruce Sterling is the author of the nonfiction books <b>Tomorrow Now</b> and <b>The Hacker Crackdown,</b> as well as the novels<b> Distraction, Holy Fire, Heavy Weather,</b> and <b>Islands in the Net.</b> With William Gibson he co-authored the acclaimed novel <b>The Difference Engine.</b> He lives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.