Luna

New Moon

416 pages

English language

Published Feb. 10, 2015 by Orion Publishing Co.

ISBN:
978-1-4732-0223-8
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OCLC Number:
922334362

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4 stars (2 reviews)

Having woven intricate and gripping plots around thought provoking looks at the future of countries like India, Brazil and Turkey, Ian McDonald now turns his attention to the moon. Luna is a gripping thriller about five corporate families caught in a bitter battle for supremacy in the harsh environment of the moon. It's very easy to die on the moon but with its vast mineral wealth its also easy to make your fortune. This is SF that will be perfect for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson and Ken Macleod alike. Told over two volumes this will do for the moon what the award winning River of Gods did for India, the award-winning Brasyl for Brazil and the award winning The Dervish House for Turkey - it will give it a vibrant, extraordinary and believable future.

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Review of 'Luna' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I decided just to finish this series off and it was a wise decision. Read this in a day and it was a very satisfying conclusion to the series.
This one is about change and abandoning toxic behaviours for new possibilities. Some decent speculation as to how a lunar colony could become a lunar state and what options that offers for exploring the solar system. Ofc, there is handwavium technology in here but that's a given for this kind of story telling.
The whole series is a recommend from me.

Review of 'Luna' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Circling back round to what I previously described as 'Wilbur Smith on the Moon'.
The second in the series builds nicely on the premise and is in itself a solid, entertaining read. This remains an 'aristocratic family shenanigans' story at heart but there is interesting world building underpinning this.
I devoured this in a day and was thoroughly entertained. Recommended.

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Corporations
  • Space colonies
  • Corrupt practices
  • Lunar bases
  • Fiction

Places

  • Moon