I'm looking for science fiction novels about or based on the moon.

[Ian Fortytwo]

I can name a couple however I know there are many more out. And with your brains you could help.

It's funny I have had a fascination about the moon since I was a kid. One book I remember partly when I was a teenager, was a nonfiction book that had pictures of the moon surface with alien craft and machines.

The two books I can name are:

The Fall of Moondust, by Arthur C. Clarke.
Artemis, by Andy Weir.

Good luck, and thanks.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

There's the obvious offering from HG Wells

The First Men in the Moon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

which links to this nice list

Moon in science fiction - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[The Judge]

You've got the two that first sprang to my mind, so I can't help you further.

However, I'll move this over to Book Discussion, as Book Search is really for those who are vainly trying to recall the title or author of books they read in the past and they're able to give some details of that book.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Ian McDonald’s Luna series. They are awesome.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein. One of his better novels.

 

[Droflet]

Mutineer's Moon, David Weber. Back in the days when he could pen a great adventure yarn.

 

[mosaix]

I was disappointed with Artemis, not a patch on The Martian.

 

[Hugh]

Clifford D Simak "Trouble with Tycho"

 

[Vince W]

I was disappointed with Artemis, not a patch on The Martian.

Agreed. Very disappointing.

John Varley's Steel Beach is part of his Eight Worlds universe and is set on the moon.

 

[Paul_C]

Rogue Moon - Algis Budrys

 

[hitmouse]

The Lotus Caves by John Christopher

 

[hitmouse]

The Space 1999 novels.

 

[BAYLOR]

The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Earthwreck by Thomas N Scortia
Inherit the Stars by James Hogan

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

I still cannot remember the name of the nonfiction book about the moon with pictures/photos.

 

[tachyon]

Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson
Adrift on the Sea of Rains by Ian Sales

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Check out the Once & Future Moon anthology, recently published by Eibonvale, which had my short story 'White Face Tribe.'

 

[BAYLOR]

Avengers of the Moon by Alan Steele

 

[Hugh]

Not mentioned yet?
Early days...
Jules Verne "From the Earth to the Moon"+ "Around the Moon"

 

[Rodders]

Moonrise and Moonwar by Ben Bova. Part of his Grand Tour series, I really enjoyed them.

 

[Capricorn42]

Earthlight by Arthur Clarke, it's one of his earlier novels (1955) so dated in various ways, but it does have some spell binding descriptions of journeys across the moon's surface, and a bizarre moonbase versus spaceship battle.