Moonwar

When Moonbse is threatened with closure by technology-hating factions on Earth, its leader Douglas Stavenger - who cannot return to Earth except to die - vows to save the colony which has been his life's work and his father's dream. But if Moonbase uses violence to defend itself, their cause will be lost as surely as if it were destroyed. Only an audacious, nearly impossible combination of military defence and political wisdom can save them. From back cover Avon paperback November 1998: This is our future. Seven years ago, the remarkable Stavenger family made Moonbase a reality. Now a substantial community lives, labors and flourishes under the leadership of Doug Stavenger, thanks to the wonders of nanotechnology: virus-size machines that can build, refine, cure, create and destroy. But the science that sustains the young off-Earth colony has been declared illegal by the home planet's rulers. And one man with the power to dictate policy is determined to lay claim to Stavenger's peaceful city... or to obliterate it, if necessary. Seven years ago, Moonbase rose up like the Phoenix out of the lunar dust, overcoming the bitter enmity of Earthside foes for the right to exist. Now its it's total war. EDITORIAL REVIEW: The sequel to ''Moonrise''. Douglas Stavenger and his dedicated team of scientists are determined to defend their life's work, but technology-hating factions on Earth want to close the flourishing space colony, Moonbase. Can a combination of military defence and political wisdom save the colony? "L-1's out." The chief comm tech looked up sharply from her keyboard. In the thrilling sequel to MOONRISE, Moonbase faces its worst crisis