Dead Man on the Moon: A Luna City Special Investigations Novel

The characters were solid, their relationships interesting (I'm rooting for Noah & Ilene), the world believable. I really enjoyed it. Seriously, I'm definitely jonesin' for a sequel here.

There's a lot to like in Dead Man on the Moon. First the characters are well drawn with interesting quirks. For example, the medical examiner collects vampire jokes (and yes there are a fair few in the book). The daily life and detail of Luna City/University is not fully explained but we come to learn a lot about it through the story. With few exceptions, everyone living on Luna is a student and has a primary job (usually related to their major) and a secondary job assigned based on the persons skills and abilities. If you don't have any skill, well then you get the really dirty jobs like cleaning the fish tanks and recycling bins. Cost of living is very high but there's also a complex system of barter that helps residents live on their salaries. It all seems to hold together making Luna City/University seem like it could be real. For the full review see the February issue of SFRevu.com.

This is a nice little trade paperback with a GREAT cover. The cover caught my eye, but the writing got me to buy. It seemed believable right from the start. The business of the characters is familiar to anyone who has watched CSI but the character development seemed original. I cared about what happened to theses folks. Too short for my taste, so where is my sequel?