The Relentless Moon

eBook, 384 pages

Langue : English

Publié 13 juillet 2020 par Tom Doherty Associates.

ISBN :: 978-1-250-23696-8

(1 critique)

The Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the Meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated. Riots and sabotage plague the space program. The IAC’s goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes uninhabitable is being threatened.

Elma York is on her way to Mars, but the Moon colony is still being established. Her friend and fellow Lady Astronaut Nicole Wargin is thrilled to be one of those pioneer settlers, using her considerable flight and political skills to keep the program on track. But she is less happy that her husband, the Governor of Kansas, is considering a run for President.

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SocProf reviewed The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut, #3)

My favorite in the series (so far)

5 étoiles

I have loved all three volumes in this series (the fourth one is coming out in March 2025), but I especially liked this one. This 3rd volume in the Lady Astronaut series does not actually feature the original lady astronaut, Elma York, who was the central character of the first two volumes (only very briefly at the end). In this one, the setting shifts to the Moon, and the central character is Kansas governor's (and presidential hopeful) wife, Nicole Wargin, who was present in the previous volumes, herself a pilot. At this point in the story, there is an established base on the moon, with regular flights back and for from Earth. However, there is political turmoil both on Earth and the moon, with successive catastrophes and sabotage. It's pretty fast-paced and very engaging.