Play From the Earth to the Moon — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Jules Verne, 1865

The Baltimore Gun Club will fire three people at the Moon from a nine-hundred-foot cannon. Climb into the aluminum shell as its passenger, ride the recoil that should kill you, and steer a voyage no one has ever survived to describe.

A moment from one playthrough

Ten seconds to ignition, and the barometer says a stray dog has been sealed into the projectile with you by mistake — an extra body, extra weight, a variable no one calculated. The countdown doesn't stop for anyone. Ride it out and trust the math, or scramble to rebalance the cabin before the powder blows?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live From the Earth to the Moon, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of From the Earth to the Moon, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Jules Verne's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Jules Verne's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of From the Earth to the Moon unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing From the Earth to the Moon

Is From the Earth to the Moon free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open From the Earth to the Moon and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Jules Verne's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds From the Earth to the Moon as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play From the Earth to the Moon aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and From the Earth to the Moon plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.