by Daniel T. de Lill (Author)
***Gold Award winner of a 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award Top Published Science Fiction Book of the Year ***A dystopian adventure about a young woman's quest to unlock the ghastly secrets behind life on her lunar home - a young adult (new adult) science fiction saga for fans of such thrilling epics as The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Giver, or The Maze Runner. Two hundred years after a massive event annihilates all life on Earth, the last of humanity survives on a moon colony called Lunar One. Young Amia undergoes the year-long Stage to live among the different societies, or pagodas, of Lunar One before selecting the one she will join. For Amia, life is simple, her society flawless.During the Stage, Amia's idyllic world begins to unravel as she learns the ghastly truths behind life on Lunar One - a sinister web of danger, betrayal, and mystery that makes the most difficult decision of her life impossible. With enemies lurking around every corner and uncertain whom to trust, can Amia bring down an obsolete and unjust system at the risk of human extinction?October 2020: "Lunar One is a futuristic science-fiction story set two hundred years after all life on Earth has been wiped out. Humanity now inhabits a moon colony called Lunar One. The protagonist, Amia, starts as a typical, somewhat naive, young girl who believes that her world and lunar society is good. As the story progresses, Amia's worldview is gradually shattered as she explores a mystery that will call her to bring down the ultimately unjust system. Author, Daniel T. de Lill, has brought a popular, futuristic concept to life with clear world-building foundations, such as a new calendar system that reflects the inciting incident of moving to the moon colony. Lunar One is permeated throughout by a sense of corrosive anxiety and frustration at a corrupt and unjust system. There are many elements of Lunar One's human society which invite poignant reflection on our own society and hierarchies, making this a fun science-fiction novel with important real-world implications." - Review by the Book Excellence Awards
Author Biography
A native of Potter County, PA, Daniel grew up under the darkest skies on the eastern seaboard. This inspired countless nights of dreaming of new worlds and a desire to understand the nature of our universe. After obtaining undergraduate degrees in French and chemistry from Lock Haven University, he obtained a doctorate in inorganic chemistry from The George Washington University. After seven years of research and teaching, he left academia to pursue his dream of writing science fiction. When he's not writing, he sells real estate on the Space Coast of Florida while watching rocket launches. He is the author of 30 scientific publications, two lab manuals, and one novelette, The First. Lunar One is his first novel. For more information, visit http: //www.danieldelill.com.