Facing the Flag（面对国旗）

Facing the Flag or For the Flag is a patriotic novel by Jules Verne. Like The Begum's Millions which Verne published in 1879 , it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. It can be considered one of the first books dealing with problems which was to become paramount half a century after its publication: brilliant scientists discovering new weapons of great destructive power, whose full utilisation might literally destroy the world; the competition between various powers to obtain control of such weapons; and also the efforts of ruthless non-state groups to have it.

儒尔·凡尔纳（1828-1905）：法国科幻小说家。他最初学法律，1863年出版了他的第一部小说《气球上的五星期》，获得巨大成功，从此一发不可收。他一生共出版了六十六部长篇小说，其中包括代表作：三部曲《格兰特船长的女儿》、《海底两万里》和《神秘岛》。他的小说可分两大类：一类在未知的世界中漫游，另一类在已知的世界中漫游。他的作品景色壮观、情节惊险、构思巧录、引人入胜。他被公认为现代科幻小说之父。