The Relentless Moon

Abstract

The Relentless Moon is the third instalment in the Lady Astronaut series. The narrative takes place simultaneously with The Fated Sky. While the second novel is set in a rocket on the way to Mars, The Relentless Moon follows a new protagonist, astronaut Nicole Waring, on the International Aerospace Coalition’s (IAC) colony on the moon. With the threat of the Earth First movement, who are undermining the efforts of the IAC, both on Earth and on the moon, Nicole becomes responsible for the maintenance of the lunar base, as well as with finding the possible saboteurs hiding in the base. While the novel focuses on many of the political implications of the space program, the efforts to stem the climatic impact of the meteorite strike on Earth and the technological needs to establish the newly founded colony are also two of the main topics of the narrative.