A Fall of Moondust
by Arthur C. Clarke
Taste attributes: science fictionadventuredisasterfresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA heightened science-fiction novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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2.8 / 5
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About This Book
An early Arthur C. Clarke novel that takes place on the Moon. The setting is a future in which the Moon has become a tourist destination, and one of the attractions is a huge dust bowl on which one can sightsee from a "dust cruiser". Then there's a serious accident...... This is an excellent hard SF adventure.
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- Arthur C. Clarke
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 224
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