Olympus Rising (Paperback)

She's built something worth protecting. Now someone powerful wants to take it.

Xanthe Waters didn't set out to be the most important person on the Moon. She set out to do the mission. But Olympus Base is now humanity's best bet for clean energy — and that makes it a target.

The Lunar Commission wants control. The eco-terrorists in the tunnels below want something else entirely. And the shadowy forces backing all of it don't care what happens to Xanthe's crew, as long as they get what they came for.

To stop them, Xanthe has to understand them. And the closer she looks, the harder it becomes to see clearly who the villains are — and whether she's still one of the heroes.

The fight for Olympus was never just about survival. It's about who gets to decide what humanity's future looks like. And the closer Xanthe gets to the truth, the more the line between hero and villain blurs.

Readers of The Expanse, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Andy Weir will love this gripping lunar conspiracy thriller.

• Morally complex antagonists
• Power vs. principle
• Found family under external threat
• Conspiracy from above
• Leadership at the cost of everything