About this title: Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene, incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment. A brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival, A FALL OF MOONDUST is a tour-de-force of psychological suspense and sustained dramatic tension by the field's foremost author.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Roc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780451147172ISBN:0451147170
Description: Good. 0451147170 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Gollancz
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. 224p., 21 cm. heavy yellowing inside covers, edge wear and some scuffing, still intact and text unmarked. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
Date Published: 1961
Description: Fair. Paperback; Harcourt, Brace & World; 1961; Fair with no DJ; Well worn but still very readable. Unconditional money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New American Library
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good. First Edition. -1st Edition--No Jacket. Good 16mo-over 5 3/4"-6 3/4" tall 215 pgs. Interior-Near flawless. The boards are well preserved w/ only light signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, New York
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780451147172ISBN:0451147170
Description: Very Good. First printing paperback, Signet, 1974. VG. Twenty-two people and a small space ship are trapped in a sea of dust. 215 pp. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: 4th Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Book New American Library
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780451097958ISBN:0451097955
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. A tourist bus with 22 people imprisoned in the Sea of Thirst by a fall of moondust. Very light shelf wear, spine tight, text crisp & clean, used bookstore stamp inside cover. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780451123671ISBN:0451123670
Description: Good- 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 215pp. 9th prtg. Covs rubbed, creased; edges & corners browned, worn, creased. Sp quite creased; edges & ends worn. Stamp w/blacked out price inside frnt cov. Bdg cracked at pgs 66/67. SELENE--Queen of the underworld--or tourist bus, imprisoned in the Sea of Thirst by a fall of moondust. Twenty-two people on a tour of death. And Chief Engineer Lawrence, the man with the impossible job. For how do you find a small ship in the depths of a sea of dust? And if you find ... read more
"Close on the heels of the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 seems like a good time to revisit this book. A very real fear scientists had in the 60s was that a vehicle landing on the Moon would sink into deep pools of dust. In fact, this fear was real enough to dictate how Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon: carefully with one foot testing the ground, and with his hands still holding firmly to the lunar lander.
Such lethal quicksand-like dust pools appear not to exist after all. However, this novel is still a fun sci-fi read, imagining a moon with a strong human presence. If you are a fan of other Clarke novels, give this one a try."
"I've been picking up the SF Masterworks series books one by one from the local library and loving the range of them. Picked this one up as it was a thin tomb and I was looking for a quick read. I found it instantly gripping, even if the futuristic setting was now somewhat dated. A mooncraft gets buried in a sea of dust on the moons surface. Can they rescue its passengers before they run out of air. A gripping read that sent me looking for more Arthur C Clarke!"
"This is a story of a disaster and it's ensuing rescue attempt set on the moon. Clarke is a stickler for details and he seems to take great pains to get the science right and explore the implications. In particular, the phenomenon of dust seas on the moon. I have no idea of whether they are a genuine feature of the moon or not as this was written well before Man landed on it but he makes you believe in it the way he writes about them.
It is a tense and exciting read that maintains the tension all the way through. Ideal movie material infact, I'm suprised that it hasn't been turned into one.
This was my first Clarke novel and I shall be interested in reading another to see what else he can do."
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