Teenagers on a PR mission to reinvigorate NASA and raise money, gone terribly, horribly wrong? Sci-fi horror on the moon? Oh HELL yes. Why did I read this book: 172 Hours on the Moon first caught my eye based solely on its title – and then when I read the blurb, I was instantly sold. How did I get this book: e-ARC from the US Publisher (via NetGalley) In this chilling adventure set in the most brutal landscape known to man, highly acclaimed Norwegian novelist Johan Harstad creates a vivid and frightening world of possibilities we can only hope never come true. And in the black vacuum of space… no one is coming to save them. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, but little do the teenagers know that something sinister is waiting for them on the desolate surface of the moon. Midori believes it’s her way out of her restrained life in Japan.Īntoine, from France, just wants to get as far away from his ex-girlfriend as possible. Mia, from Norway, hopes this will be her punk band’s ticket to fame and fortune. Now three ordinary teenagers, the winners of NASA’s unprecedented, worldwide lottery, are about to become the first young people in space–and change their lives forever. It’s been decades since anyone set foot on the moon. Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (US) / Atom (UK) Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult There's one thing to note though, I usually don't like scary books, but I loved this book.Title: 172 Hours on the Moon (Original title: DARLAH) I would class the genre of the book as science fiction, as most of it is not true, but I read it in a few days, it was so engaging. However, if you want a good read, which is frightening and scientific, it's the one for you. This book is quite scary, so if you don't like scary books, I wouldn't recommend it.

Is there enough time for the three 'lucky' teens to escape? Or will they be stuck, on the moon, forever? There is something up there that will send shivers through your body. There is a reason that nobody had returned to the moon. But why has nobody heard of Darlah before? And why is an old man, Oleg Himmelfarb, so terrified when he sees the drawings of Darlah 2 on the television? The book is set in the year 2018, and is about three teenagers who enter a competition, (not all to their own will), to spend 172 hours on the Moon at moon base Darlah 2, the first time on the moon in nearly fifty years.

172 hours on the moon