by Dan Simmons
First published 1994
Richard Baedecker walks across the lunar surface as part of a moon expedition, experiencing something unforgettable on that desolate world. Years pass. Back on Earth, his life falls apart completely. Reality itself seems to lose its solid foundation around him. Everything connects back to that lunar mission in ways he cannot understand. What actually happened up there on the moon's surface? The moon appears empty and abandoned, but Richard begins to suspect otherwise. He sets out on an extraordinary journey to find answers. The truth about his lunar experience becomes the key to understanding why his world has become unmoored. His search takes him through landscapes both physical and metaphysical as he tries to piece together the mystery of what the moon really is and what it did to him during those crucial moments of contact.
Genres: science-fiction, mystery, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: mind-bending, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Moon, Earth
Period: Present Day
332 pages · Paperback · Heyne