A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

When Professor Hardwigg discovers a cryptic parchment hidden inside a medieval Icelandic manuscript, he deciphers a challenge left by the 16th-century alchemist Arne Saknussemm: descend through the crater of Mount Sneffels before July and you will reach the centre of the Earth. Dragging his sceptical nephew Harry and the stoic Icelandic guide Hans into the volcanic abyss, the Professor leads an expedition that defies every scientific certainty of the age. Through suffocating tunnels, an underground ocean teeming with prehistoric monsters, and a violent volcanic eruption, the three men push the limits of human endurance—and emerge, against all odds, to tell the tale.