Moon Science Fiction for 50 Years

The Eagle Has Landed: A Lunar Anthology, curated by award-winning editor and anthologist Neil Clarke, is a captivating reprint of short science fiction stories that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. This collection serves as a shining reminder of the endless possibilities and fascination surrounding our nearest interstellar neighbor, the moon.

On July 20, 1969, mankind achieved what had once seemed like an impossible feat: the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed the first manned spacecraft on the lunar surface, and Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon. While only a handful of new missions have followed since, the allure of the moon continues to captivate generations of writers and artists, who have imagined the boundless potential of lunar life.

From thrilling adventures in the vast expanse of space between Earth and the moon, to journeys across the moon's illuminated face to its mysterious dark side, to the establishment of permanent settlements on its surface, science fiction has for decades provided readers with bold and forward-thinking ideas about our nearest celestial neighbor and its significance for humanity, both in the present and future.

The stories in this anthology, written in the fifty years since mankind's historic first steps on the moon, explore the endless possibilities of lunar exploration and life. From John Varley's "Bagatelle" to Hannu Rajaniemi's "Tyche and the Ants," the collection showcases a diverse range of narratives that capture the moon's enduring appeal and the human spirit of discovery.

Table of Contents: Introduction Bagatelle by John Varley The Eve of the Last Apollo by Carter Scholz The Lunatics by Kim Stanley Robinson Griffin's Egg by Michael Swanwick A Walk in the Sun by Geoffrey A. Landis Waging Good by Robert Reed How We Lost the Moon by Paul McAuley People Came From Earth by Stephen Baxter Ashes and Tombstones by Brian Stableford Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's by Adam Troy Castro Stories for Men by John Kessel The Clear Blue Seas of Luna by Gregory Benford You Will Go to the Moon by William Preston SeniorSource by Kristine Kathryn Rusch The Economy of Vacuum by Sarah Thomas The Cassandra Project by Jack McDevitt Fly Me to the Moon by Marianne J. Dyson Tyche and the Ants by Hannu Rajaniemi The Moon Belongs to Everyone by Michael Alexander and K.C. Ball The Fifth Dragon by Ian McDonald Let Baser Things Devise by Berrien C. Henderson The Moon is Not a Battlefield by Indrapramit Das Every Hour of Light and Dark by Nancy Kress In Event of Moon Disaster by Rich Larson Permissions About the Editor

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