The Lightning Wheel
The Fiery Wheel is a 1908 science fiction book by Jean de [La Hire]. It was originally serialized of publication in daily newspaper Le Matin.
Plot
Five humans are abducted by a spaceship and transported to the planet Mercury. There they must face a cannibalistic species of aliens. On Earth, there is an attempt to save them using psychic powers.Influence
After the novel's success, Le Matin gave La Hire an exclusive contract.Bertrand Méheust, a French sociologist, began a study of the science fiction parallels to UFO mythology when he stumbled upon a copy of the novel in his family's attic. He opened it and began reading how the central characters find themselves being lifted up by a ray into a flying disc that hums and glows with a halo of light.