Publisher's Synopsis
Set at the end of the twenty-first century when climate change has caused death and destruction around the world, particularly in the coastal regions of the United States, these stories focus on pioneers who have established lunar colonies to begin new lives. Focusing on lunar migrants as diverse as titans of industry, politicians, scientists, detectives, artists, and common workers, the stories portray the intersecting lives of these people. They discover that the moon is not the utopia for which they had hoped. The lunar colonies boil with the same challenges and conflicts that had been on earth. The stories are a captivating portrayal of a new world where old shadows continue to creep across the gray landscape.
