Do you need more Moon joy this week?
Another week passes on the lunar frontier, and Conrad Station continues its quiet, watchful existence under the Joyful Moon.
Deputy Genevieve Miller keeps making her daily rounds through the habitats and corridors. She listens to half-spoken conversations in Alex’s bar, reads the wary glances of prospectors, and feels the subtle tension that never quite leaves the station. The fragile peace holds, but everyone knows it could shift with a single wrong word or a well-placed shadow.
Mask of the Joyful Moon
Mask of the Joyful Moon is the powerful continuation to the Fabulae Lunae saga. It follows Gen as she steps into the role of deputy on a Moon where law enforcement is thin, alliances are uncertain, and help from Earth is always three long days away. This is hard science fiction with real boots-on-the-regolith detail — straw-cup beers, aging crawlers, struggling water recyclers, and the constant knowledge that you mostly have to handle things yourself.
If you’re new to the series or want to refresh before the new book launches, here’s the recommended reading order:
The Lunadyne Incident
- The story that first exposed the fragile world of Conrad Station and the corporate shadows behind it. Buy on Amazon
Thunder Moon Tussle
- Join prospector Nils Carmike as he builds roads, spins tales in Alex’s bar, and gets pulled into the hidden agendas shaping the Moon. Buy on Amazon.
Mask of the Joyful Moon
- Gen Miller’s story. A lone deputy. A broken sheriff. Secrets that could crack the station wide open. Pre-order on Amazon
This week on the Moon
This week on the Moon, the quiet cycles continue at Conrad Station. Deputy Genevieve Miller moves through the habitats with steady determination, picking up on the small tensions and whispered conversations that hint at deeper trouble brewing beneath the surface. While the Joyful Moon watches patiently from above, the fragile peace holds — but the undercurrents are growing stronger, and Gen knows the next storm could break at any moment.
Pre-order Mask of the Joyful Moon today
This series delivers authentic lunar living: straw-cup beers to beat surface tension, creaky old crawlers kicking up regolith, water recyclers struggling to keep everyone alive, and the constant knowledge that real
These books deliver authentic lunar living — the engineering challenges, the isolation, the quiet danger, and the resilience it takes to survive on the high frontier.
Pre-order Mask of the Joyful Moon today so the book lands on your reader the moment it launches: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G16F7MQW
The Joyful Moon is still watching… and she has more stories ready to tell.
I’ll be back next week with another Weekly Moon Dispatch. Until then, keep your air scrubbers running, your straw-cup handy, and your eyes on the regolith.
— Torn MacAlester Still riding the trails with Nils, Gen, and the whole Fabulae Lunae crew 🚀🌕