The next series in the Remembered Earth Universe follows the early settlement of the Moon.
In the Remembered Earth Universe: Lunar Series those that would capitalize Moon settlement want it done as cheaply as possible, that would be with AI and robots. But AI and robots don't always do the job, and when they don't, men have to pick up the pieces. But at what cost?
Moon Hab: A Short Story
Circling the Moon, alone, in a space station was easy. It wasn't until I over-nighted (remember, two weeks of darkness) that things got hard and deadly.
Moon 3D: A Novella
The next step in establishing a commercial settlement on the Moon was 3D printing a more permanent hab. But it was the first time and Joan Hartridge, lead foreman, would find it a challenge, a deadly challenge.
Moon Miner: A Short Story
Mining on the Moon will be very important for making life there affordable. Not the back-braking work on old Earth, it will be done by high tech machines. But that doesn't mean it will be any less challenging for the people in support.
Moon Town: A Novella
Humans or AI-powered robots? That seemed to have become the eternal question in the development of the Moon. But as with all eternal questions, the practical answer might be, can they complement each other?
Moon Power: A Novella
Multiplying settlements required more, reliable power. Two solar power farms located on either side of the string of Mare Frigoris settlements separated by a little over one-hundred-eighty degrees longitude could supply it. An expedition to prepare one of the areas for development ran into the unexpected. The AI brought along had its own idea.
Future stories to be written in the series:
Moon Rail
Moon Nuke
Moon Plex
The Remembered Earth Universe covers the science and technology of the next hundred years, as mankind moves into cislunar space (defined as that space in and around the Earth-Moon system and slightly beyond), and takes tentative steps to destinations further.
See the writer's website dwpatterson.com for more information.