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Building Harlequin's Moon
by Larry Niven ; Brenda Cooper
ISBN: 0765312662
ISBN-13: 9780765312662
Format: Hardcover
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A marooned spaceship crew makes a desperate and ruthless decision with far-reaching repercussions in this hard SF saga. Bound for the distant planet Ymir, colony spaceship John Glenn is stranded with engine trouble in the wrong solar system. Over the next 60,000 years, the crew builds a moon, Selene, orbiting the gas giant planet of Harlequin, and populate the moon with their own children. These descendants, the Moon Born, are trained to manufacture the fuel that the John Glenn needs to continue its journey to Ymir. What the Moon Born do not know, however, is that the crew, or Earth Born, have no room on the ship for the Moon Born, and intend to leave them behind on Selene, which is incapable of supporting a permanent colony.
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"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcomer Cooper's well-written tale....[A] rich story."
-- Publishers Weekly
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Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 2005
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.75 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.56 pounds
Pages: 400
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When the terraforming crew of the interstellar starship John Glenn accidentally lands on the giant gas planet of Harlequin, they are forced to shape a nearby moon into a temporary home, a situation that tests the leadership capabilities of the lead terraformer Gabriel and changes everything that slave girl Rachel Vanowen and her people have ever known.
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Building Harlequin's Moon
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New York: Tor Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ not price clipped, no wear, binding is green cloth with gold lettering, pages are tight, text clean, 1st edition, book in very good condition! ; ; <div>The first interstellar starship, John Glenn, fled a Solar System populated by rogue AIs and machine/human hybrids, threatened by too much nanotechnology, and rife with political dangers. The John Glenn's crew intended to terraform the nearly pristine planet Ymir, in hopes of creating a utopian society that would limit intelligent technology. <br>But by some miscalculation they have landed in another solar system and must shape the gas giant planet Harlequin's moon, Selene, into a new, temporary home. Their only hope of ever reaching Ymir is to rebuild their store of antimatter by terraforming the moon. <br>Gabriel, the head terraformer, must lead this nearly impossible task, with all the wrong materials: the wrong ships and tools, and too few resources. His primary tools are the uneducated and nearly-illitera te children of the original colonists, born and bred to build Harlequin's moon into an antimatter factory. <br>Rachel Vanowen is one of these children. Basically a slave girl, she must do whatever the terraforming Council tells her. She knows that Council monitors her actions from a circling vessel above Selene's atmosphere, and is responsible for everything Rachel and her people know, as well as all the skills, food, and knowledge they have ever received. With no concept of the future and a life defined with duty, how will the children of Selene ever survive once the Council is through terraforming and have abandoned Selene for its ultimate goal of Ymir?<br></div> . ( more information) Offered by Cornerstone Used Books, Inc. (United States)
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Building Harlequin's Moon (Qty: 12)
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Tor Books, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brand New. 10.00 x 6.80 x 1.00. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 25.0 oz. When the terraforming crew of the interstellar starship John Glenn accidentally lands on the giant gas planet of Harlequin, they are forced to shape a nearby moon into a temporary home, a situation that tests the leadership capabilities of the lead terraformer Gabriel and changes everything that slave girl Rachel Vanowen and her people have ever known. A marooned spaceship crew makes a desperate and ruthless decision with far-reaching repercussions in this hard SF saga. Bound for the distant planet Ymir, colony spaceship John Glenn is stranded with engine trouble in the wrong solar system. Over the next 60,000 years, the crew builds a moon, Selene, orbiting the gas giant planet of Harlequin, and populate the moon with their own children. These descendants, the Moon Born, are trained to manufacture the fuel that the John Glenn needs to continue its journey to Ymir. What the Moon Born do not know, however, is that the crew, or Earth Born, have no room on the ship for the Moon Born, and intend to leave them behind on Selene, which is incapable of supporting a permanent colony. Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcomer Cooper's well-written tale....[A] rich story. -- Publishers Weekly (05/16/2005). . ( more information) Offered by Books and More by the Rowe (United States)
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Building Harlequin's Moon
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FINE-/VG+. 1st US edition, published 2005. with full number run 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. excellent condition hardback with dustjacket. not price clipped. clean and vibrant. tight binding with no loose pages. page edges nice and clean. internally all pages are clean and crisp and un-marked. only fault is a very small closed repaired nik to upper front corner, otherwise just light usage only and in excellent order throughout. in stock now in the UK. delivery within the UK 2-5 business days, worldwide 7-28 days. (ab111) ( more information) Offered by Snowdon Books (United Kingdom)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2005 AN OUTSTANDING COPY - SIGNED by LARRY NIVEN on the Title page. Author's Signature only. A First edition, First printing, with the corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED. ( more information) Offered by skylarkerbooks (United States)
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Building Harlequin's Moon **Signed**
Niven, Larry; Cooper, Brenda
New York: Tor Books, 2005. Signed by Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper on title page - signatures only. Book in Mylar cover. First Edition, First Printing. No remainder marks, no ink markings. NOT priced clipped. In well packed Boxes - no padded envelopes. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by All-Ways Fiction (United States)
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