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Red Moon

By: Kim Stanley Robinson
Narrated by: Maxwell Hamilton, Joy Osmanski, Feodor Chin
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It is 30 years from now, and we have colonised 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.

Red Moon is a magnificent novel of space exploration and political revolution from New York Times best-selling author Kim Stanley Robinson.

©2018 Kim Stanley Robinson (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK Science Fiction Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Robinson is one of the world's finest working novelists, in any genre." (Guardian)

"Polymathic, visionary brilliance." (Financial Times)

"Robinson's work has a strong, intelligent social conscience." (GQ)
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I was having trouble finishing the print version. This audio book worked great. As usual Robinson tries to put all his research on the page which often compromises the pace of the story with unnecessary tangents. but then again it's a KSR novel, what are you going to do!

interesting new series from KSG

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Disappointed in this. KSR at his best is brilliant, calling this one average is perhaps a little charitable. The ending is the most obvious setup for a second book I have seen (heard) in years.

Very little sci-fi mainly political.

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I just love love love love love love love yay it it's fantastically great and interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yay!!!!!!!!!!

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I really liked this but it just ends. It’s a cliff hanger where do I get the next part Grrrrh

Absolutely brilliant

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There are far too few superlatives to describe the power of KSR's writing. This is prose fiction at its best. The psychological thriller, the political drama, the crime story all rolled into one. What KSR does best is to paint a picture of the protaganists experiences through their voices. Here three different protagonists voices wind around each other and complement and combine to provide a compelling narrative. Additionally it is wonderfully narrated in a manner that has drama but stays true to the author's vision. Superb.

Sci-Fi at its best

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Quite enjoyable, I loved all his Mars books. This is not in the same league, but still recommendable. The narration was better than his last book, but still dull. Too much use of the word “regarded”, when “looked at” would have been better. Same in last book as well... next book, the one set on Mercury.

Decent story, but abrupt end

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Kicks off reasonably well although i had trouble distinguishing who was who
Ending is abrupt leading on to book 2 I suspect
Was it really necessary to flip back and forth from earth to the moon so often with little justification/massive risk
Relies a lot on coincidences
Pregnancy was a limp side line not properly resolved

I won't be buying book 2....

Where was it going - i'll never know

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I found the story dull and uninteresting but could see how someone could enjoy this book

slow and hard to get interested

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This book started well and had lots of potentially interesting concepts to explore in terms of politics, economics and technology... but most were delivered like a dull lecture without any counterpoint perspective. in the end the moon didn't play any essential role in the central narrative it just became an exotic location.

The performance was confusing too... the different narrators didn't take on individual characters throughout... meaning the tone of voice and quality of accent didn't provide an instant and consistent clue to the identity of the speaker.

Finally there where sentences where the narrator simply put emphasis on the wrong word.

disappointingly pedestrian

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