One of the most critically acclaimed hard science fiction novels from a twotime Sidewise Award winning author.amp10amp34A nailbiting thriller.amp34amp8722Publishers Weeklyamp160amp34I loved it. Great hard science fiction with convincing space battles. amp34amp8722Larry Nivenamp34Will delight and enthrall.amp34amp8722Library Journalamp34A provocative science fiction novel.amp34amp8722Foreword Reviewsamp10Hot Moon the first book in the highly acclaimed Apollo Rising Series is set in an alternate 1979 where the United States and the Soviet Union have permanent Moon bases orbiting space stations and crewed spy satellitesall supported by frequent rocket launches. In this thrilling hard science fiction novel the near future of the Cold War extends beyond Earth creating a tense and actionpacked space rivalry.amp10Commanded by career astronaut Vivian Carter Apollo 32 embarks on a NASA fiction mission to dock at Columbia a NASA space station before heading to the volcanic Marius Hills region of the Moon. But when four Soviet Soyuz craft suddenly appear and attack the station Vivian is caught in the crossfire. In a desperate move she spacewalks through the hard vacuum back to her Lunar Module just in time to escape as the station falls into Soviet hands.amp10With their original mission canceled Vivian and her crew are redirected to Hadley Base a NASA scientific outpost on the Moon. Soon this unarmed base home to eighteen astronauts also comes under attack forcing Vivian and her colleagues into a series of daring acts of ingenuity and improvisation as they face the full brunt of the Soviet threat.amp10With multiple viewpoints shifting from American to Soviet perspectives Hot Moon tells the gripping story of a nearfuture alternate history filled with highstakes space rivalry hard science fiction and NASA fiction adventures. If you love hard science fiction novels that blend realworld technology with alternate history scenarios Hot Moon will keep you on the edge of your seat.amp