While in New York City representing the work of one of the earliest impressionist painters (who he befriends in Tahiti), Thomas meets author Jules Verne at the release of his book, Around the World in Eighty Days . (The perfect book for Thomas!) Verne, who is known as the "father of science fiction,’ also wrote:

• Journey to the Center of the Earth

• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

• The Mysterious Island

• From the Earth to the Moon

Most of Verne's novels were published in the Voyages Extraordinaires series. Did he ever write about Thomas? More on that later…