Book Review: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
In a future world, the moon is used as a penal colony for Earth. Some “earthworms” decide to take their chances in this new territory and voluntarily move to the moon for a fresh start, making it something like the new Wild West. There are methods of extracting resources on the moon to send back to Earth in exchange for the materials the “loonies” need. But there is growing resentment among the loonies at being a colony of Earth—the trade is highly unbalanced and loonies struggle to survive in an economy where they are not getting paid enough for their…
