"Világ ura" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1904. A mysterious vehicle terrorizes the United States, breaking speed records on land, water, and air while leaving no trace. Detective John Strock must solve the impossible: explain these phenomena and the strange fire rising from an inaccessible volcanic crater. When a letter arrives signed "Master of the World," the investigation takes a dangerous turn, leading Strock into a confrontation with a familiar nemesis and his incredible machine, the Terror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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