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Title:
Red Moon
Author:
David S. Michaels and Daniel Brenton
ISBN:
978-0-9796929-4-9
Genre:
Science Thriller
Page
Count:
416
Reading
Level:
13 & up
Content
Rating:
R
Cover
Price:
$16.99
READ
THE FIRST THREECHAPTERS, HERE!
July 13, 1969. Three
days before Apollo 11 lifts off from Cape Canaveral, the Soviet Union
launches Luna 15, a rocket carrying the lunar lander, Firebird. They
later claim it was a failed robotic probe, concealing a final attempt at
beating America in the moon race and sealing the fate of its lone
occupant, Grigor Belinsky, a cosmonaut blackmailed into flying the
one-way mission.
July, 2019. A
multinational mission lands on the moon’s Sea of Crises. American
astronaut Janet Luckman leads a team in search of the Mother Lode: lunar
ice, laced with Helium-3—a desperately needed energy source. The future
of humanity rides on Luckman’s success. Luckman discovers the Firebird
and recovers its flight log, but the body of its mystery cosmonaut (Belinsky)
is missing. Facing a 51 hour deadline, the dangerous lunar environment
and a traitorous crew member bent on murder, she struggles to find the
Mother Lode and uncover Belinsky’s fate.
A firestorm erupts
on Earth as both American and Russian authorities attempt to hide the
truth about Firebird. As renowned scientist, Milo Jefferson,
investigates the Firebird mystery in Moscow, he finds himself in a hall
of mirrors created by the sinister genius leading Russia’s new Tsarist
government: Mikhail Rabikoff. Rabikoff knows that the revelation of
Belinsky’s fate could topple his regime and will risk the fate of
humanity in his attempt to elude Jefferson’s inquiries and destroy the
truth.
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"Part secret/alternate history, part near-future Lunar
exploration, part political intrigue past and future, this
superb novel had me riveted through its 617 pages. If you've
ever wondered how the Soviets came to lose the Moon race in the
1960s, you'll find Red Moon compelling and irresistible. Scenes
of launches scrubbed because of bad weather, of cosmonauts dying
unknown, were heartbreaking – Michaels shows these (possible)
catastrophes as failures for all humanity, not just Communism.
"At the same time, he convincingly shows how Soviet paranoia
shot itself in the foot and worse. Meanwhile, these and other
threads in the novel are told and tied together via richly human
stories. This is not just among the best first novels I've read
in years; it's among the best novels, period. David Michaels'
Red Moon is a masterpiece."
-- Paul Levinson, Former President Science Fiction Writers of
America and author of The Silk Code, winner of the Locus award
for best SF novel of 1999.
"A Cracker! "Red Moon" is one of those books that you simply
can't put down - and at over 600 pages it is a fair read.
Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction, it is an enthralling case
of what - literally - might have been."
--David Harland, author of The Apollo Expeditions and Jupiter
Odyssey
"RED MOON is an exceptional novel of speculative fiction. The
author has done a tremendous job in intertwining three related
plots to generate an oeuvre of hefty proportions and
considerable creativity. A gripping and passionate tale that is
sure to please. Highly Recommended. "
-- E. Alexander Gerster, for Singularity: An Online
Review
"I simply cannot recommend this book highly enough. If you have
ever read any kind of alternate history novel, 'Red Moon' will
totally redefine how you look at them, and now sets the standard
as to how they should be written."
-- Jeff Edwards, KOOL radio (Twin Falls, Idaho) book reviewer
"The best space fiction novel in 40 years portrays the desperate
last ditch attempt of a Chelomei-like Chief Designer to put a
cosmonaut on the moon before the Americans. Outstanding!"
-- Mark Wade, Encyclopedia Astronautica,
http://www.astronautix.com/
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