In an alternate-historical February 1975, Commander Gary Lucas and Lunar Module pilot Charlie Shepherd set out to explore a vast, mysterious depression at the lunar south pole.
The late Shane Johnson crafts this 2002 slow-burn tale of discovery, planting its flag in the soil of hard sci-fi and real history before veering off-course into startling directions.
At first Marcus Stiller thought his telescope was playing tricks on him. It wasn’t. A dark red spot has appeared on the lunar surface—a spot no one can explain. And it’s growing.