Ben Bova - Moonrise - 00.nfo
General Information
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Title: Moonrise
Author: Ben Bova
Read By: Dick Hill
Copyright: 1996
Audiobook Copyright: 1996
Genre: SciFi
Publisher:
Series Name: Moonwar
Position in Series: 1
Abridged/Unabridged: Unabridged
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Source: Internet/DC++
Condition: Good Enough
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Number of MP3s: 24
Total Duration: 17h50
Total MP3 Size: 489.7 Mbytes, 513482712 Bytes
Parity Archive: 3 Par2,14%
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Encoded At: 64 kbit/s, 44 kHz mono
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Book Description
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It's the 21st century and the world is on the brink of a scientific renaissance. The U.S. government has finally had the good sense to privatize the development of outer space and, as a result, a number of scientific advances are in the offing. New rocket technology makes it possible to reach any place on Earth within an hour. Nanotechnology promises incredible medical breakthroughs. Not everyone appreciates these scientific marvels, however. Radical environmentalists and religious fundamentalists want to turn back the clock. Standing against the neo-Luddites is Masterson Aerospace, which is involved in most of the major scientific breakthroughs of the day. Unfortunately, Masterson is crippled from within when its CEO apparently commits suicide and his wife, Joanna, backs her lover, Paul Stavenger, a former astronaut, over her mentally unbalanced son, Greg, in the board election that follows. Thus begins a power struggle that eventually leads to murder and the near destruction of Moonbase, where most of the novel takes place. The family intrigues are far-fetched at times, but Bova's picture of life on the moon and the technology necessary to sustain it is highly believable. Although his villains sometimes thin into one dimension, his protagonists, Stavenger and his son, Doug, are both well developed.
Script Readable
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[INTERFACE]
Genre=SF
Language=English
Title="Moonrise"
Author="Ben Bova"
Narrator="Hill"
Duration=17h50
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