IT IS THIRTY YEARS FROM NOW, AND WE HAVE COLONIZED THE MOON. American Fred Fredericks is making his first trip, his purpose to install a communications system for China's Lunar Science Foundation. But hours after his arrival he witnesses a murder and is forced into hiding. It is also the first visit for celebrity travel reporter Ta Shu. He has contacts and influence, but he too will find that the moon can be a perilous place for any traveler. Finally, there is Chan Qi. She is the daughter of the Minister of Finance, and without doubt a person of interest to those in power. She is on the moon for reasons of her own, but when she attempts to return to China, in secret, the events that unfold will change everything - on the moon, and on Earth.

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Kim Stanley Robinson
Amerikansk SF forfatter som fik trykt sin første novelle I 1975 og sin første roman I 1984. Dette var "The Wild Shore" den første af Robinson's tre bøger om Orange County I Kalifornien. Senere fuldte "The Gold Coast" og "Pacific Edge." Med årene blev Robinson et af de bedste navne I branchen og han har hang til at skrive om steder han har besøgt, se f.eks. bøgerne "Escape from Kathmandu" og "Antarctica." Men Robinson's indtil nu største triumf er hans trilogi om kolonisering; "Red Mars", "Green Mars" og "Blue Mars". Bøgerne vandt Hugo og Nebula priser. Senere er kommet "The Martians" nogle noveller med personerne fra Mars trilogien. Robinson's nyeste bøger omfatter "The Year's of Salt and Rice" og "Forty Signs of Rain"