{"product_id":"hot-moon-9781647100506","title":"Hot Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A nail-biting thriller.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I loved it. Great 'hard' science fiction with convincing space \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebattles. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003eLarry Niven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFrom the Sidewise Award-winning\u003cbr\u003eauthor of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eClash of Eagles \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy\u003cbr\u003ecomes an alternate 1979 where the US and the Soviets have permanent Moon bases, \u003cbr\u003eorbiting space stations, and crewed spy satellites supported by frequent rocket\u003cbr\u003elaunches.\u003cbr\u003eApollo\u003cbr\u003e32, commanded by career astronaut Vivian Carter, docks at NASA's \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e space station en route to its main\u003cbr\u003emission: exploring the volcanic Marius Hills region of the\u003cbr\u003eMoon. Vivian is caught in the crossfire as four Soviet Soyuz craft appear\u003cbr\u003ewithout warning to assault the orbiting station. In an unplanned and desperate move, \u003cbr\u003eVivian spacewalks through hard vacuum back to her Lunar Module and crew and\u003cbr\u003eescapes right before the station falls into Soviet hands.\u003cbr\u003eTheir\u003cbr\u003eoriginal mission scrubbed, Vivian and her crew are redirected to land at Hadley\u003cbr\u003eBase, a NASA scientific outpost with a crew of eighteen. But soon Hadley, too, \u003cbr\u003ewill come under Soviet attack, forcing its unarmed astronauts to daring acts of\u003cbr\u003eingenuity and improvisation.\u003cbr\u003eWith\u003cbr\u003emultiple viewpoints, shifting from American to Soviet perspective, from\u003cbr\u003eoccupied space station to American Moon base under siege, to a covert and\u003cbr\u003eblistering US Air Force military response, \u003ci\u003eHot\u003cbr\u003eMoon \u003c\/i\u003etells the gripping story of a war in space that very nearly might have\u003cbr\u003ebeen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CAEZIK SF \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647100506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Smale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159507734709,"sku":"9781647100506","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f1990517-fab8-46ea-b338-93fdef547e74.jpg?v=1653968912","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hot-moon-9781647100506","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}