Fantastic Voyage

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Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that follows a miniaturized submarine crew navigating the human bloodstream to perform a life-saving medical mission.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Isaac Asimov
basedOn Fantastic Voyage self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fantastic Voyage (1966 film)
centralTheme Cold War tensions and espionage
application of advanced technology to medicine
exploration of the human body as an inner space
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Houghton Mifflin first edition cover artist (United States)
featuresTechnology miniaturization technology
featuresVehicle submarine Proteus
genre science fiction
hasAdaptation Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain
hasSetting human bloodstream
miniaturized submarine
hasSubject blood clot removal
brain surgery
immune system response
sabotage and treachery within a mission
influencedWork Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain
language English
mainCharacter Captain Bill Owens
Cora Peterson
Dr. Michaels
Dr. Peter Duval
Grant
medium print
narrativePerspective third‑person narration
notableFor detailed depiction of physiology and circulation
novelization of a film based on an original screenplay
plotSummary A miniaturized submarine crew is injected into a human body to remove a life‑threatening blood clot in the brain.
publicationYear 1966
publisher Bantam Books
Houghton Mifflin
subgenre hard science fiction
medical science fiction
targetAudience adult readers
timeSpanOfFictionalEvents 60 minutes inside the human body

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Fantastic Voyage basedOn Fantastic Voyage self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fantastic Voyage (1966 film)
Isaac Asimov notableWork Fantastic Voyage