Based on the major motion picture scheduled for release in the UK on 9th July 04, starring Jackie Chan, Steve Googan, Jim Broadbent and a host of other stars. Phileas Fogg has accepted a bet that seems impossible to win. He must travel the globe in 80 days or give up his passion - inventing - forever! With the help of his valet (who is really a spy on a mission to retrieve a stolen artefact) and a mysterious woman, he will set off an on adventure of epic proportions. Follow along in the junior novel as Fogg escapes mad princes, foils evil plots and tries not to lose his bet.