City on the Moon [Unknown Binding]

Murray Leinster (Author), Ed Emshwiller (Author), Donald A. Wollheim (Author)

Book Description

Life on the moon under anything less than optimal conditions had always been a nightmare, and as Joe Kenmore and his colleague, Moreau, drove back to the City On The Moon on that day the Earth shuttle was due to land, the nearby mountain supporting critical elements of the shuttle’s landing mechanisms crumbled causing an avalanche and resulting in chaos. Optimal conditions were no where in sight that day and as Kenmore and Moreau’s investigations lead to their conclusion that explosions had been responsible for the avalanche. Now they realized that they were in a race against the clock to restore the landing beam before the shuttle had reached it’s point of no return prior to landing. Kenmore had more than strictly humanitarian reasons for wanting to prevent a mishap aboard the shuttle that day, because on this particular mission, Arlene Gray was aboard. Kenmore had been anxiously awaiting her arrival, and while in the scope of things Kenmore’s comparatively meaningless love life might hang in the balance

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• Unknown Binding
• ASIN: B00005XCKL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun and interesting old sci-fi story, June 23, 2010

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City on the Moon (Hardcover)

Civilian City, set up by the United States to give other nations free access to the Moon, has always been a hotbed of intrigue. But, when someone tries to kill Joe Kenmore and his colleague, Moreau, with a bomb, it suddenly gets much more serious. Hurrying back to the City, Kenmore and Moreau are shocked to find it abandoned. Someone sabotaged the City, and they will stop at nothing to make sure that no one resurrects it. Now it is up to Kenmore and a few trusted associates to save the City on the Moon, and the very future of mankind!

Murray Leinster was the pen name of American author William Fitzgerald Jenkins (1896-1975), a prodigious author of fiction and non-fiction. He is rightly considered one of the fathers of science fiction; with his story "The Runaway Skyscraper" appearing in 1919! This book was published in 1957, and is a very good sci-fi book.

It has that definite 1950s feel - with a tough, no-nonsense hero, and a heroine who adores him and need him to carry her through the adventure. If this sort of thing upsets you, then you will no doubt want to give this story a skip. But, allowing for its outdated feel and technology, it is a very interesting and exciting story, as you watch Kenmore never allowing the bad guys to get him down.

This is a fun and interesting old sci-fi story, and I highly recommend it!