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agentnk_'s review against another edition
Fall of Moon dust is as much a rescue story as it is a sci-fi story. Set on the moon the novel explores the human condition when it is tested by extreme circumstances. Interestingly this book was first published in 1964 well before the moon landings.
badseedgirl's review against another edition
5.0
This book was such a great read for me. I picked it up and felt I was immediately thrust into this lunar environment. The action was paced sublimely. Although the science of a "sea of sand" was not correct, it was easy to suspend belief for this extremely well written story.
sarahholland's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Read as a result of reading An Informal History of the Hugos.
unevendays's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
breckenridge's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Plot and characters were simple but solid. Low rating because author had a character state that the invasion of Aboriginal Australia by whites was ultimately a good thing because before that the Aboriginals were so busy surviving living in a desert they didn't have any energy left to develop and join civilization.
arf88's review
5.0
By far my favourite Clarke book so far.
Nail-biting drama, a race against the clock, one life threatening problem after another. A disaster book set on the moon, what's not to love?
Nail-biting drama, a race against the clock, one life threatening problem after another. A disaster book set on the moon, what's not to love?
jonwood's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a solid read, it's "The Martian" before "The Martian" was a book. Written by Clarke before the real life moon landing, this bool chronicles scientists efforts to keep people alive who are trapped on the moon. I appreciated the science details used without being overly dried or technical. I was wearily of reading another novel by Clark after reading all the Space Odyssey novels, with the exception of 2001, I found them all a bit too brief and dryly technical at times, but "A Fall of Moondust" proved to be a well paced adventure, with humor and science used as a way to inject realism, peril, without over powering the narrative.
barbtrek's review
5.0
I love Arthur C. Clarke. To me, his books are just pure, wholesome Science Fiction. There are no explicit sex scenes or gory murder scenes, just a bunch of awesome ideas and a great story.
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
A fall of moondust is the 'Martian' novel of 1961. Set in a crisis situation on the lunar surface, a group of people need to survive hard vacuum and a catastrophic event. What's interesting about this book is the idea of the lunar surface being a quicksand powder. That was before man even stepped on the moon. Arthur Clarke later accepted that the novel was wrong about the lunar conditions but anyways the novel is a great suspenseful read even if wrong on the hard science.
modernviking's review against another edition
4.0
Love reading these old classic sci-fi novels, where they were so careful to work within the best known science of the times (deep lunar 'seas' of fine dust that would swallow anything on them) in ways that seem so wrong now. Can't wait to read novels of today in 50 years to see the same.