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Gerald Brennan earned a B.S. in European History from West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. He's the author of Resistance, which Kirkus called an extremely impressive debut, and four space books including Island of Clouds. ( Speculative sci-fi at its finest. - Neal Thompson, author of Light This Candle.) His writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Newcity and was on the latter's 2019 Lit 50 list of notable literary Chicagoans; he's also the founder of Tortoise Books, a Chicago-based independent press that WGN Radio's Rick Kogan recently called ...one of the best, most provocative, and rewarding publishing houses in the entire country.
Gerald Brennan is the poet laureate of the desolation of space, a master of capturing it not as the operatic backdrop of movie science fiction, but as the darkly oppressive deadly void between worlds. Alone on the Moon is Brennan in peak form it's Apollo 13 minus Hollywood, a very human exploration of an alternate history moon mission...right up to its nail-biting conclusion. David Hitt, author, Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story With unnerving clarity, Brennan takes us into the fictional heart of a Soviet moon landing attempt. The creative elements are breathtaking. For me, what is even more terrifyingly impressive is what is not fiction. Brennan's thorough research delves into uncomfortable truths buried in famous people and achievements. This is the story of two actual people, placed in circumstances that so easily could have taken place in reality. Francis French, spaceflight historian Alone on the Moon not only looks back at an entirely plausible 'what if,' but also pays long overdue tribute to truly unsung heroes of early Soviet spaceflight. This book, like Brennan's other work, had me on the edge of my seat throughout...I couldn't put it down! Emily Carney, blogger and space historian, AmericaSpace
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