The Big Book of Lunar Firsts

By Michael Canfield
Published by Vauk House Press
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Published: July 07, 2012
Words: 7,898 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476170459


Short description

For Jack - an old space-jock always at odds with the settlement’s ever-expanding bureaucracy - another jaunt across the frontier, baby-sitting tourists, just goes to show how fouled-up the priorities of the Lunar colonies can get. Now against the stark beauty of his world, he makes a final stab at carving out a future worth living for. A Jack Hauser Moon Colonies short story.

Extended description

For Jack - an old space-jock who always seems to find himself at odds with the settlement’s ever-expanding bureaucracy - another jaunt across the frontier, baby-sitting tourists, just goes to show how fouled-up the priorities of the Lunar colonies can get.

Now against the stark beauty of his world, he makes one final stab at carving out a future worth living for. A story of records, rules, and traditions - every one of them in need of breaking. A Jack Hauser Moon Colonies tale.

Michael Canfield writes about monsters, superheroes, couples, bank robbers, babies, astronauts, paranoids, background artists, hobbyists, and other people. He has published mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, or just-plain-odd stories on StrangeHorizons, futurismic, EscapePod, M–Brane SF, in dead-tree magazines including Realms of Fantasy, Talebones, Black Gate, Flytrap and other places. His novelette “Super-Villains” was republished in the prestigious Fantasy: The Year’s Best series, edite.. (Read more)


Tags

scifi, space opera, sf, moon, astronauts, lunar, moon landing, jack hauser

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