Tongues of the Moon

The last outpost of humanity clings to the Moon’s crater, a fragile dome shielding a handful of survivors from a dying Earth below. Old ideological rifts have never been sharper, as Soviet, American, Argentine, South African and other forces eye each other warily, each convinced they must seize the remaining power. When a series of bright flares crown the vanished cities of Europe, the fragile peace shatters in an instant.

Inside the dome, Colonel Broward and Lieutenant Scone scramble for cover as sudden gunfire erupts, the air punctuated by exploding .22 rounds and the staccato of automatic weapons. Amid the chaos they glimpse the grim faces of their opponents—Soviet marshals, Argentine officers and others—each fighting for control of the moonbase’s vital communication hub, the bonephones. Their desperate push for survival hints at a larger gamble: whoever dominates the control center could command the last voice of humanity.