The Moon and the Desert

Name: The Moon and the Desert
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert E. Hampson
ISBN: 9798350881707

Author: Robert E. Hampson

Narrator: Roman Howell

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/27/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

What would it really take to make the Six Million Dollar Man? a medical thriller on earth and in space!

Glenn Armstrong Shepard had his sights set on going to Mars as a flight surgeon, but a training accident on the Moon left him crippled. Now he has a new plan: to be fitted with bionic prosthetics and come back even stronger.

Fate and the Space Force have other plans, and Glenn is grounded. Another doctor—his ex-fiancée—takes his place, and Glenn will have to fight to prove he can be an astronaut once more. . .

About Robert E. Hampson

Robert E. Hampson is a professor of physiology/pharmacology and neurology with over thirty-five years' experience in animal neuroscience and human neurology. He is a member of the SIGMA Forum and the Science and Entertainment Exchange-a service of the National Academy of Sciences.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ernest on March 02, 2023

The Moon and the Desert takes a fresh look at the ideas behind Martin Cadin's 1972 novel Cyborg, and the more familiar TV show it spawned, The Six Million Dollar Man, which aired exactly 50 years before the book's release on March 7th, 1973. The main character, Glen Armstrong Shepard isn't a test pi......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on April 20, 2023

I picked this book up after seeing Declan Finn review. This was thoroughly enjoyable. This is not a book about a man with bionic enhancements going around kicking ass. A very thoughtful book about a doctor and astronaut rebuilding his life and having his body rebuilt after an accident on the Moon. A c......more

Goodreads review by Steve on July 18, 2023

well written, good speculative fiction.......more

Goodreads review by Mark on July 19, 2023

An enjoyable read The story set in the near future, had a believable scientifically based premise, which was explained with great authority. There were some brief homages to the original Six Million Dollar Man television series, which made me laugh out loud. This story did a much better job explainin......more

Goodreads review by Douglas L. Jones on May 27, 2023

Speaker done good I enjoyed this story. A true page turner where you can't wait to see what's next. Well worth it. I'm waiting, not very patiently, for the next tale.......more