Off on a Comet

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Off on a Comet

Drawing by Paul Philippoteaux, engraving by Charles Laplante (fr), 1877
Author	Jules Verne
Original title	Hector Servadac
Translator	Unknown (1877), Ellen Frewer (1877), Edward Roth (1877-78), I. O. Evans (1965)
Illustrator	Paul Philippoteaux
Language	French
Series	The Extraordinary Voyages #15
Genre	Science fiction, adventure
Publisher	Pierre-Jules Hetzel
Publication date	1877
Publication place	France
Published in English	1877
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Preceded by	Michael Strogoff
Followed by	The Child of the Cavern

Off on a Comet (French: Hector Servadac) is an 1877 science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne. It recounts the journey of several people carried away by a comet contacting the Earth. The comet passes by various bodies in the Solar System before returning the travelers to the Earth.