Rogue Moon
1960 novel by Algis Budrys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rogue Moon is a short science fiction novel by Lithuanian-American writer Algis Budrys, published in 1960. It was a 1961 Hugo Award nominee. A substantially shortened version of the novel was originally published in F&SF; this novella-length story was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two, edited by Ben Bova. It was adapted into a radio drama by Yuri Rasovsky in 1979.
Author | Algis Budrys |
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Cover artist | Richard M. Powers |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
Publication date | 1960 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 176 |
Rogue Moon is largely about the discovery and investigation of a large alien artifact found on the surface of the Moon. The object eventually kills its explorers in various waysāmore specifically, investigators "die in their effort to penetrate an alien-built labyrinth where one wrong turn means instant death",[1] but their deaths slowly reveal the funhouse-like course humans must take in moving through it.[2]