'Harstad effectively builds tension by moving among the perspectives of adults and teens on the Moon and on Earth readers don’t get to know the characters terribly well, which only adds to the book’s icy remove.However, if you want a good read, which is frightening and scientific.' - ellathebookworm, The Guardian 'This book is quite scary, so if you don't like scary books, I wouldn't recommend it.(.) Sure, this novel has plenty of logic-defying scenes, but they don't stall the escalating tension.' - Rollie Welch, Cleveland Plain Dealer The narrative zips past training and detours safely around the confusing, alphabet-soup of NASA-speak. Like Stieg Larsson, another Scandinavian, Harstad knows how to tuck in a nasty shock. ' 172 Hours on the Moon is a well-crafted physical object, peppered with vintage photographs of Apollo moon shots.Norwegian title: Darlah: 172 timer på månenĬ : some suspense, but way too hasty and unscientific.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author (Apr.Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. Creepy and bleak, Harstad’s story is both psychologically and atmospherically disturbing. Harstad effectively builds tension by moving among the perspectives of adults and teens on the Moon and on Earth readers don’t get to know the characters terribly well, which only adds to the book’s icy remove. Unfortunately, their hopes and dreams mean little when inexplicable, terrifying things start happening shortly after their arrival at the long-disused DARLAH 2 base, and the trip turns into a desperate struggle for survival. French Antoine, Japanese Midori, and Norwegian Mia are the three winners of a globe-spanning lottery, each with his or her own reasons for wanting to travel to the Moon. A mysterious signal on the Moon prompts humanity to return there in 2019 to address unfinished business, though the true goal of the mission is obscured by a massive publicity stunt: taking three teenagers along with the regular crew. Norwegian author Harstad makes his YA debut with this chilling combination of science fiction and horror, which won that country’s Brage Award when it was first released there in 2008.

172 hours on the moon by johan harstad