he can circumnavigate the globe in exactly eighty days. Although witnesses feel that his claim is little more than the boasting of a rich eccentric, Fogg is in fact undertaking a secret mission on behalf of his Eridanian colleagues. Along with Passepartout, Fogg begins a quest to find a piece of stolen alien technology – a teleportation device that had recently fallen into the hands of the Eridani's rivals, an alien race known as the Capellas. His journey brings him face to face with the infamous sea scourge Captain Nemo, a Capellan agent who is also known in British circles by his nom de guerre – James Moriarty. The two combatants match wits with one another at several key locations, including the mysterious ghost ship known as the Mary Celeste. The journey climaxes with a final battle at Fogg's home in London, mere moments before meeting the deadline required to win his world-spanning wager. See also Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life Wold Newton family Notes The novel concludes with a twenty-one page addendum written by H.W. Starr entitled "A Submersible Subterfuge or Proof Impositive". It originally appeared in Leaves from the Copper Beeches and published for the Sons of the Copper Beeches Scion Society of the Baker Street Irregulars; Livingston Publishing Company, Narberth, 1959. Starr exhaustively details the irreconcilable inconsistencies that take place within Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and its companion novel, The Mysterious Island (which likewise features the character of Captain Nemo). He further contrasts the life and personality of Nemo, as originally presented by Verne, with that of James Moriarty – nemesis of Sherlock Holmes. Information contained within the addendum actually challenges Farmer's merging of both characters, citing specific comparisons of age, personality and lineage. References Phillip Jose Farmer Official Website The Wold Newton Universe 1973 American novels 1973 science fiction novels Novels by Philip José Farmer American science fiction novels Works based on Around the World in Eighty Days American steampunk novels Wold Newton family Sherlock Holmes novels Sherlock Holmes pastiches Crossover novels Parallel literature DAW Books books Novels set in the 19th century Novels set in London Novels about extraterrestrial life