Jake Barnes, Lunar Freebooter

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My new hard science fiction novella is out!

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Jake Barnes. Former second-in-command of the Kron-X organized crime syndicate. A man running from a 400 year prison sentence awaiting him on Earth. And so Jake Barnes hightails it off-planet to the Moon, where Terran laws do not apply. The Moon, an irradiated wasteland where the slightest mistakes can be fatal. The Moon, home to eccentric solid rocket tycoon and former über-space-hero Austin Bonner, the only man known to carry nuclear weapons for personal defense. It is a decision that Jake will have frequent opportunities to regret...

Jake Barnes, Lunar Freebooter is a hard (realistic) science fiction novella with a focus on the practical realities of what life on the Moon would actually entail. There is no warp drive, no light sabers, no transporters, just rockets and equipment based on actual present or near-future technology. Technology we know would actually work. Additionally, the realities of resources on the Moon and the realities of living with radiation and vacuum are addressed with as much realism as current science makes possible.

It's not all about science and tech though. First and foremost Jake Barnes, Lunar Freebooter is an adventure, with a good dose of humor thrown in. Readers of Heinlein's "The Rolling Stones" or "Rocket Ship Galileo" might find in this the kind of practical sleeves-rolled-up can-do science fiction they have been missing.

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You can get the book on CreateSpace or Amazon, it is slightly cheaper on Amazon but the price difference is taken out of my cut. So if you want to support me in my quest to bring you more hard science fiction, buy at CreateSpace. A kindle version is coming soon, and if you buy the paperback, you get the Kindle version free through MatchBook!

https://www.createspace.com/4449024

http://www.amazon.com/Jake-Barnes-Lunar-Freebooter-Moon/dp/1492766739/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379755235&sr=8-1&keywords=Jake+Barnes%2C+Lunar+Freebooter

Also if you get a copy, do me a favor and write a review on Amazon! I would appreciate it.

Music: Junkyard Tribe by Kevin MacLeod
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Tags:
Science Fiction
Hard Science Fiction
Heinlein
rockets
space
Moon
Moon Colonization
Lunar Colonization
KSP
Kerbal Space Program