with some superbly ingenious and exciting new twists. with some superbly ingenious and exciting new twists.' - Daily Express 'Expertly told and cruelly exciting to the end.' - The Sunday Times 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. 'The best book yet about man's most dramatic journey, the most exciting science fiction novel for years.' - Evening Standard On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment.

Nominated for the Hugo Award in 1963, this brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival is a tour-de-force of psychological suspense and sustained dramatic tension sure to appeal to fans of Andy Weir's The Martian. While time runs out for the passengers and crew, rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the unpredictable conditions of the lunar environment. But when a prototype tourist craft called the Selene encounters a moonquake, the ship plummets under a vast body of liquid-fine moondust called the Sea of Thirst. with some superbly ingenious and exciting new twists.A 'superbly ingenious' classic of space survival from the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey-one of science fiction's most influential grandmasters ( Daily Express).Įxpanding the Moon's population hinges on building a thriving tourist industry. 'The best book yet about man's most dramatic journey, the most exciting science fiction novel for years.' - Evening Standard A 'superbly ingenious' classic of space survival from the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey-one of science fiction's most influential grandmasters ( Daily Express).Įxpanding the Moon's population hinges on building a thriving tourist industry.

A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke