{"product_id":"2940149682492","title":"Classic Moon Stories - the Complete Series","description":"The stories in the three-volume Classic Moon Stories series continue the pattern established in the two previous anthologies published by AfterMath: the seven volumes of Classic Mars Stories and the three volumes of Classic Venus Stories.  This book contains the complete collection of these three volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1 of the Classic Moon Stories series contains the following complete works:\u003cbr\u003eMoon Lore, by Timothy Harley\u003cbr\u003eAre the Planets Inhabited?, by E. Walter Maunder\u003cbr\u003eTrips to the Moon, by Lucian of Samosata\u003cbr\u003eThe Discovery of a World in the Moone, by Michael Sparl and Edward Forrest\u003cbr\u003eMoon Lore describes many moon-related religious beliefs and superstitions.\u003cbr\u003eAre the Planets Inhabited? is a somewhat pedantic speculation that many more recent advances in  scientific knowledge have shown to be impossible.\u003cbr\u003eTrips to the Moon is the earliest known work to describe a visit to the Moon.\u003cbr\u003eThe Discovery of a World in the Moone is, in the words of the authors, \"a discourse Tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable World in that Planet.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2 of the Classic Moon Stories series contains the following complete works:\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon Metal, by Garrett P. Serviss\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon Pool, by Abraham Merritt\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon Rock, by Arthur J. Rees\u003cbr\u003eDark Moon, by Charles Willard Diffin\u003cbr\u003eBrood of the Dark Moon, by Charles Willard Diffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon Metal describes a new metal named \"artemisium\" whose discovery affects the world economy.  The moon and mining play a prominent role.\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon Pool is a lunar mystery with a biological context that is set in the context of a purported report to a scientific organization.\u003cbr\u003eThe Moon Rock is a dark tale that focuses on a mysterious Moon rock.\u003cbr\u003eDark Moon involves three intrepid adventurers who take a mysterious voyage.\u003cbr\u003eBrood of the Dark Moon is the sequel to \"Dark Moon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 3 of the Classic Moon Stories series contains the following complete works:\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Earth to the Moon, by Jules Verne\u003cbr\u003eAll Around the Moon. by Jules Verne\u003cbr\u003eThe First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003eTrips to the Moon, by Lucian of Samosata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Earth to the Moon was one of the most influential science fiction stories ever..  This highly creative novel illustrates why satellites should be launched as close as possible to the equator to take advantage of the Earth's rotational speed, a choice made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for many of its launches.\u003cbr\u003eAll Around the Moon, also by Jules Verne, is the sequel to From the Earth to the Moon.  It includes a description of water landings of spacecraft, a common sight for modern astronaut landings.\u003cbr\u003eThe First Men in the Moon describes H. G. Wells' distinctive views of the potential for human colonization of the Moon.\u003cbr\u003eTrips to the Moon is interesting as description of a space trip that he imagined more than 1,800 years ago.","brand":"AfterMath","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112016527600,"sku":"2940149682492","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149682492_p0.jpg?v=1763721287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149682492","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}