Book list for a lunar library

Robin — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:14:46 GMT

Alan, I have not read "Countdown for Cindy" but I think you were steering Sierra right with your first suggestion. For something more late-20th, early-21st century vintage, I'll recommend Steel Beach and Golden Globe by the excellent science fiction writer John Varley, whose stories all take place in this solar system. I don't know if these are in the Lunar Library or not.

Book list for a lunar library

Ken Murphy — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:22:31 GMT

'Steel Beach' is in the Lunar Library ...

http://www.outofthecradle.net/categories/lunar-library/

... I haven't reviewed it yet, but I'm not sure it would be an ideal recommendation for a young 13-year old.

As Alan noted, all of the sections roll up into the main page, so it's 30 pages long. The Lunar Library includes Books, papers, movies, CDs, games and lots of other near-Earth, near-future goodies. It's sorted by date of publication (roughly), so the top item is the recent report issued by the National Research Council on Lunar science. It should get bumped October 10th when the manga 'Earthlight' comes out. The Sections menu on the left allows you to drill down to a specific topic, like Youth Moon Fiction ...

http://www.outofthecradle.net/categories/
lunar-library/youth/youth-moon-fiction/

... or Youth High Frontier Fiction ...

http://www.outofthecradle.net/categories/
lunar-library/youth/youth-high-frontier-fiction/

Oh, and 'Moonwake' by Anne and Paul Spudis is an EXCELLENT book for all youngsters, chock full of adventure and loads of good facts about the Moon.

Book list for a lunar library

Tim, Colorado Springs — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:31:59 GMT

I'd recommend anything by Heinlein to any 13-old, but _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ is an especially excellent choice.