Moon Dreams
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4.6 • 25 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
The world has been treading water for the first two decades of the twenty second century, technology continues to evolve but in a zero sum world violence is creating the new barbarians that could bring civilization down. In this world Paul Richards and his genius friend Cooper Paaly are working on a source of clean and nearly free power, but unknown to them they have stumbled across much more than a source of energy. When Coop vanishes with his invention Paul is left to clean up the pieces, but when Coop calls to ask for help from a mysterious lab in a desolate desert town Paul cannot resist and is rapidly drawn into a plan to build an outlaw colony on the moon, driven by an industrialist with grandiose dreams. But just when the dream takes flight global realpolitik takes hold and it is left to Paul and his small group of friends and followers to try and save the world from a new Genghis Khan.
Customer Reviews
Excellent, couldn’t put it down!
Characters you have feelings about, a story that keeps pulling you in, technology that’s just close enough to be believable. A fun read and a great subject.
Great story with poor composition
I highly recommend this but only if you have the stamina to decipher run on sentences and poor punctuation. Such problems detract from the flow of the story. Sometimes the flow stops completely because it is not clear who or what the author meant. There is also the problem of continuity: Is Janice Jones the doctor, as she is first introduced, or the RN she is later presented as and who is separate from the doctor?
This is an exciting SF story of the settlement of the moon based on the discovery of a new power source. It is also an interesting story of the political and, unfortunately, military ramifications of such a development. The characters are well written. The main character is especially thought out and thoughtful.
I really liked this book and would give it five stars if it weren't so frustrating to read. I can also recommend Harris's book titled ELGIN but with the same reservation. They both read as if they were dictated rather than written.
Moon Dreams
I really enjoyed this book especially the last half when it really got cooking! The back story was very involved and important to understanding the crisis and actions the characters needed to take to resolve the problem. I found the concept of a revolutionary energy propulsion system fascinating as I did the power grab that resulted.