Moon child

Author: Jack Williamson & Feng Xiaoli
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Master of World Science Fiction Series. The Space Union, a civilian organization pursuing "cosmic unity," has launched a comprehensive exploration and survey of the major planets within the solar system. Three lunar astronauts experience an unusual landing and discover some strange black pebbles. Even more astonishingly, the children born subsequently to the three astronauts all possess extraordinary abilities: Nick and Valkyrie have superhuman appearance and intelligence, while Guy appears more like a foolish monster. They are called "Moon Children." Guy assembles the pebbles into a perfect tetrahedron, and Valkyrie reads an alien intelligence-stored message from it: to establish a lightspeed spaceship terminal station, emit a signal, and receive help from a great cosmic civilization. They can join their system, interact with other intelligent races in the universe, and live in harmony. Faced with the children's pleas, humanity remains indifferent, continuing to indulge in exploration and other planets' wealth. The Moon Children must overcome numerous difficulties (including their internal conflicts) to fulfill their mission. Finally, the massive terminal station stands tall on Earth, and humanity welcomes the messengers from space. The Moon Children, by Jack Williamson, is a powerful work radiating idealistic brilliance.