A review by jonwood
A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke

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.