Artemis

About the book

Jazz Bashara works as a porter and petty smuggler in Artemis, the only permanent human colony on the lunar surface. Struggling to survive on a low income, she accepts a dangerous job from a wealthy businessman to sabotage a local oxygen production facility. When the mission fails, Jazz becomes trapped in a corporate conspiracy involving industrial monopolies and organized crime. The plot moves through vacuum-sealed corridors and lunar plains, using real-world chemistry, engineering, and welding techniques to solve life-threatening mechanical failures.

Readers who value hard science fiction grounded in physics and logistics will appreciate the technical accuracy of life in a low-gravity environment. Those looking for a tense heist narrative find a protagonist who relies on scientific calculations rather than lucky guesses. The book provides a detailed look at the economics of space colonization and the practical limitations of lunar infrastructure. You finish the story with a clear understanding of how human civilizations might realistically manage oxygen, heat dissipation, and labor on the moon.

Details

Published

2017

Publisher

National Geographic Books

ISBN

9780525532101

Language

EN