Building Harlequin's Moon

Niven, Larry; Cooper, Brenda

ISBN 10: 1470810735 ISBN 13: 9781470810733

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2012

Synopsis

Fleeing an endangered solar system, the crew of the John Glenn intended to terraform the planet Ymir in hopes of creating a utopian society. Thrown off course, their only chance now is to rebuild their store of antimatter through decades of terraforming a nearby moon.

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Review

  Real, hard science, but character-driven from the first page. The scope is enormous, but the focus is intimate.
"Building Harlequin''s Moon" is a big tale, well told. Wonderful world-building and characters you can care about.
-- Syne Mitchell (09/16/2005)

Building Harlequin''s Moon is a big tale, well told. Wonderful world-building and characters you can care about. -- Syne Mitchell (09/16/2005)

Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcomer Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000-year layover in space.

"Niven and Cooper have crafted a multi-generational, star-spanning epic, with intriguing, fast-paced action. Against a backdrop of mind-boggling technology, the authors ask important questions about how far science should go, and its impact on social structures and human rights. Niven and Cooper are playing God on a grand scale."-Brian Herbert, New York times bestselling author of "Dune: The Battle of Corrin" on "Building Harlequin's Moon"

"Recent astronomy hints at a beautiful but stark vision of the solar systems around us. "Building Harlequin's Moon" is the best fiction I've seen based on this vision."--Vernor Vinge, Hugo Award--winning author of "A Fire Upon the Deep"
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"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcomer Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000-year layover in space. . . . Niven and Cooper provide complicated characters, particularly the AI, which struggle with realistic moral dilemmas."--"Publishers Weekly "on" Building Harlequin's Moon
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"Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper colonization novel is a hugely ambitious, meticulously rendered feast for both head and heart. I can't wait to see what they do next!" ---Steven Barnes on "Building Harlequin's Moon
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"Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper have accomplished that most difficult of tasks, a novel full of real, hard science, but character-driven from the first page. The scope is enormous, but the focus is intimate, with characters who live and breathe. A marvelous read!"-Louis Marley on "Building Harlequin's Moon
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""Building Harlequin's Moon" is a big tale, well told. Wonderful world-building and characters you can care about."--Syne Mitchell
Niven and Cooper have crafted a multi-generational, star-spanning epic, with intriguing, fast-paced action.
--Brian Herbert "New York Times bestselling author of Dune: The Battle of Corrin "

Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper colonization novel is a hugely ambitious, meticulously rendered feast for both head and heart.
--Steven Barnes

Real, hard science, but character-driven from the first page. The scope is enormous, but the focus is intimate.

--Louis Marley

Building Harlequin's Moon is a big tale, well told. Wonderful world-building and characters you can care about.
--Syne Mitchell

Recent astronomy hints at a beautiful but stark vision of the solar systems around us. Building Harlequin's Moon is the best fiction I've seen based on this vision.--Vernor Vinge, Hugo Award--winning author of A Fire Upon the Dee

Niven and Cooper have crafted a multi-generational, star-spanning epic, with intriguing, fast-paced action. Against a backdrop of mind-boggling technology, the authors ask important questions about how far science should go, and its impact on social structures and human rights. Niven and Cooper are playing God on a grand scale. "Brian Herbert, New York times bestselling author of Dune: The Battle of Corrin on Building Harlequin's Moon"

Recent astronomy hints at a beautiful but stark vision of the solar systems around us. Building Harlequin s Moon is the best fiction I ve seen based on this vision. Vernor Vinge, Hugo Award--winning author of A Fire Upon the Dee

Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcomer Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000-year layover in space. . . . Niven and Cooper provide complicated characters, particularly the AI, which struggle with realistic moral dilemmas. "Publishers Weekly on Building Harlequin's Moon"

Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper colonization novel is a hugely ambitious, meticulously rendered feast for both head and heart. I can't wait to see what they do next! "Steven Barnes on Building Harlequin's Moon"

Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper have accomplished that most difficult of tasks, a novel full of real, hard science, but character-driven from the first page. The scope is enormous, but the focus is intimate, with characters who live and breathe. A marvelous read! "Louis Marley on Building Harlequin's Moon"

"Building Harlequin's Moon" is a big tale, well told. Wonderful world-building and characters you can care about. "Syne Mitchell""

About the Author

Larry Niven is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

Brenda Cooper is the author of the Silver Ship series--"The Silver Ship and the Sea," "Reading the Wind," and "Wings of Creation." She has also published many short stories, including a collaboration with Larry Niven--""Ice and Mirrors""--in Scatterbrain. She lives in Kirkland, Washington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470810735
• ISBN 13: 9781470810733
• Binding: Audio CD