The Moon is a Harsh MistressOn Luna, an open penal colony, in 2076, revolution against the Authority is being plotted -- not by the originaly prisoners, but by their descendants. Led by a one-armed computer technician, a radical blonde bombshell, an aging academic, and a sentient, all-knowing computer, the revolution's proclamation--"TANSTAAFL" (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)--remains a slogan of the libertarian movement today. |
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