Rebel Moon

I picked up this little book at a local dollar shop. The only thing that grabbed my attention was that it was co-authored by Vox Day, whose columns I enjoy reading over at WorldNetDaily. In the 21st moon, the Moon is colonized and produces much of the food needed for the world. The world is now governed by the United Nations, which is, well, the UN. After years of mismanagement and heavy-handed administration, the colonies revolt against the New World Order and declare themselves a free state. And then the fight begins. Along the way you meet Dalton Starkiller, a techno gaming geek who volunteers for the lunar militia in a moment of patriotism. Dalton soons discovers war is no video game. And there are more discoveries to be made by all parties involved. The writing is uneven throughout the book. The description of lunar combat is well-thought and creative, the historical observations are also interesting and the descriptions of national tendencies are amusing. And in keeping with the theme of global bureaucracy, get ready for LOTS of three-letter phrases all through the book. Might want to make your own little glossary. Unfortunately, many of the characters only seem to be stereotypes of so many other sci-fi types. Other aspects of technology and culture are ignored, and the ending, well, what is it? The end, or the beginning of an unpublished sequel? You can't tell.

I picked this book up for a dollar in shanghai (home for me) and I just couldnt put it down. It is brilliant! However, the ending is well.. awesome except for the aliens...

The year is 2069. The Earth is under the peaceful control of the UN. The New World Order has brought about peace, is feeding everybody and is getting things done. Almost.The Moon is helping feed the Earth (just like in many sci-fi stories) by growing food and using gravity to delivery it. But they're getting sick of paying for the air, working under bad conditions and dealing with the corrupt colonial offcials. Not much different from 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' is there? We even have a chees playing computer that is used to help the 'Rebels'.On the other hand, there are lots of battle scenes with realistic results (such as one scene where a room full of babies are killed), leaders within the UN who are fully developed characters and a plot twist near the end.The only REAL problem is the lack of a end. I think another book was (or is) in the works.

2069: After decades of futility, the UN has finally done what it was designed to do: establish peace on Planet Earth. At long last the centuries-old dream of a new world order is within reach...But 50,000 lunar colonists aren't buying into the plan, and they need volunteers. Soldiers, warriors, brave and true. Too bad Dalton Starkiller is what they've got. A techno-geek who joined the Lunar Defense Forces in a moment of patriotic weakness, Starkiller's a hacker, not a hero; a gamer, not a guerrilla. Does Starkiller have what it takes to be a 21st century soldier? The real game has begun: now he must led his comrades through the moon's labyrinthine battlegrounds in their desperate rebellion against Mother Earth. I found the book very intertaining. No complaints here!

Good action and plot development (for the most part) with some interesting characters. I suspect that the Aliens had more to do with the video game ties than any conviction of the authors.