Lunar Descent
By Allen Steele
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Allen Steele
Before becoming a science fiction writer, Allen Steele was a journalist for newspapers and magazines in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Missouri, and his home state of Tennessee. But science fiction was his first love, so he eventually ditched journalism and began producing that which had made him decide to become a writer in the first place. Since then, Steele has published eighteen novels and nearly one hundred short stories. His work has received numerous accolades, including three Hugo Awards, and has been translated worldwide, mainly into languages he can’t read. He serves on the board of advisors for the Space Frontier Foundation and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He also belongs to Sigma, a group of science fiction writers who frequently serve as unpaid consultants on matters regarding technology and security. Allen Steele is a lifelong space buff, and this interest has not only influenced his writing, it has taken him to some interesting places. He has witnessed numerous space shuttle launches from Kennedy Space Center and has flown NASA’s shuttle cockpit simulator at the Johnson Space Center. In 2001, he testified before the US House of Representatives in hearings regarding the future of space exploration. He would like very much to go into orbit, and hopes that one day he’ll be able to afford to do so. Steele lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, Linda, and a continual procession of adopted dogs. He collects vintage science fiction books and magazines, spacecraft model kits, and dreams.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Just over two decades old now, and very much of its time, with the main plot revolving around a labor dispute between under-appreciated lunar grease monkeys and perfidious upper management that intends to sell the lunar colony to a Japanese conglomerate (horrors!). But, while the plot is fine, the book is marred by its incredibly sexist treatment of its two main female characters, who are mostly there to sass the male leads until they sleep with them as a reward for the guys showing some guts at key plot points. Surely this was nearly as offensive 20 years ago as it is today. There are a couple major plot holes in the final resolution, but the adventure part of the story more or less works.