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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is a solid follow up to Moonrise. After finishing the first book in the two-part story, a war with Earth seemed inevitable. I was a bit disappointed by the "fight" scenes (but Mr. Bova is no Travis Taylor). And I was a little perturbed at the women in the story. They all seemed to be clones of one another, especially when it comes to using sex to get what you want. Maybe that's the real world within the wealthy and powerful. Maybe I'm just naive. This is a must read for readers of Moonrise. (  )geordicalrissian | May 2, 2009 |   planetrobbie | Jan 29, 2009 | 0.018 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com (ISBN 0380786982, Mass Market Paperback)Ben Bova can really turn out the space sagas. Moonwar, the sequel to Bova's popular 1996 Moonrise, continues the story of Douglas Stavenger, the Kennedy-esque scion of Moonbase's founding dynasty. Moonbase is flourishing under Stavenger's management, but its existence--and Stavenger's very life--depends on nanotechnology, outlawed on Earth in response to a wave of Luddite fear and violence. United Nations peacekeepers arrive on the moon to enforce the anti-nanotech laws, accompanied by intrepid network news reporter Edith Elgin, who promptly falls for Doug. In the meantime, Doug's mother Joanna chooses to return to Earth, but once there she's held hostage by the secretary-general of the UN, who wants Doug to surrender to his forces (and be killed). Smarmy politicians, beautiful TV babes, calculating corporate barons--it's like Washington in the space age, with nonstop action and cool technology.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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