Five men and a dog traveling in a hot air balloon are caught up in violent storm. "They continue to travel for many, many miles, finally crash landing on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean. Using only their ingenuity and resources they find on the island they create a very civilized home for themselves, complete with (almost) all the modern conveniences. The island seems to be a perfect - albeit lonely - home for the five men. But all is not exactly well. Due to some rather strange occurrences the men become convinced that they are not alone on the island ..."
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The creators of [Lost] credit The Mysterious Island as the chief inspiration for the show.
You can read the complete review on my blog at this link.
I bought this for the last round and didn't finish, so I plan to read it this time around....looking forward to it. :)
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