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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.
But by some miscalculation they have landed in another solar system, and extremely low on the antimatter needed to continue to Ymir, they must shape the nearby planet Harlequin's moon, Selene, into a new, temporary home. Their only hope of ever reaching Ymir is to rebuild their store of antimatter through decades of terraforming the moon.
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 illiterate children of the original colonists, born and bred to build Harlequin's moon into a virtual antimatter factory.
Rachel Vanowen is one of these children. Basically a slave girl, she must do whatever the terraforming Council tells her. She knows that the 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 for the food and any training they receive. With no concept of the future and with life defined as duty, how will the children of Selene ever survive once the Council is through terraforming and abandons Selene for its ultimate destination of Ymir?
But by some miscalculation they have landed in another solar system, and extremely low on the antimatter needed to continue to Ymir, they must shape the nearby planet Harlequin's moon, Selene, into a new, temporary home. Their only hope of ever reaching Ymir is to rebuild their store of antimatter through decades of terraforming the moon.
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 illiterate children of the original colonists, born and bred to build Harlequin's moon into a virtual antimatter factory.
Rachel Vanowen is one of these children. Basically a slave girl, she must do whatever the terraforming Council tells her. She knows that the 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 for the food and any training they receive. With no concept of the future and with life defined as duty, how will the children of Selene ever survive once the Council is through terraforming and abandons Selene for its ultimate destination of Ymir?
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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
"
""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
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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 (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"
""
"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
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
\LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His Beowulf's Children, co-authored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes was a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.
BRENDA COOPER has published many short stories, including a collaboration, Ice and Mirrors, with Larry Niven in Scatterbrain. She lives in Kirkland, Washington.
BRENDA COOPER has published many short stories, including a collaboration, Ice and Mirrors, with Larry Niven in Scatterbrain. She lives in Kirkland, Washington.
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