A Fall of Moondust
Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene, incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment. A brilliantly imagined...
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Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene, incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment. A brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival, A FALL OF MOONDUST is a tour-de-force of psychological suspense and sustained dramatic tension by the field's foremost author.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780575073173 (0575073179)
Publish date: March 14th 2002
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
20th Century,
Space,
Space Opera,
Speculative Fiction,
Hard Science Fiction
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